If you were hurt by someone you love, it’s important to get real about the injury and account for all the damages inflicted: the common money the compulsive gambler spent, the trust the adulterer squandered, the confidence the abusive parent wrecked. It’s equally important to note the damages that were not done, the parts ofContinue reading “What Can’t Be Hurt”
Author Archives: Keith R Wilson
The Shrink’s Links: Identity Design
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. I hope you have met, at least once in your life, someone who can break it down and tell you how it is; someone who brings out the best in you, with an unerring moral compass, and can give you a good swift kick in theContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Identity Design”
Has the Hurt Ended?
The wind stopped blowing and the sky looks nice, but, if this is a hurricane, you may be passing through the eye of the storm. The earthquake has struck, but watch for aftershocks. You’ve had a minor stroke, but is a major one coming along? If your loved one did something to hurt you andContinue reading “Has the Hurt Ended?”
Day One
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Day One is a simple way to journal. It’s easy to quickly enter your thoughts and memories and have them synced and backed up in the cloud. Day One is well designed and extremely focused to encourage you to write more. Click here to go toContinue reading “Day One”
Assessing the Damage
If you were in a car accident and sued the person at fault, you would go to court and describe the accident to establish culpability, of course; but, at some point, the judge would ask you what it cost to fix your car. The judge is asking for a monetary figure so she can fixContinue reading “Assessing the Damage”
The Shrink’s Links: Alternate Nostril Breathing
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Before you try drugs for anxiety, try alternate nostril breathing. Click here to go to the YouTube site.
Looking at the Flip Side
If you’ve been hurt by the one you love, don’t forget to look at the flip side. That’s the other side of the coin, the positives, the reason you have been with the person in the first place. It’s only fair, but don’t do it because it’s fair. Do it because the flip side saysContinue reading “Looking at the Flip Side”
The Shrink’s Links: Sabbatical of the Mind
Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Six years from retirement, working for a three-letter government agency, David L. Winters suddenly quit his job so he could devote some time to getting a handle on his anxiety, his over-eating, and to deepen his faith. Winters relied on medication to manage nearly disabling panicContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Sabbatical of the Mind”
The Road to Reconciliation: The Journey, Restated
I’ve been at this series for quite a while, describing the road to reconciliation. These posts are an early draft of what I expect to be my next book. You have the privilege of getting it first; but, sometimes, as I write, need to go back and revise. That’s the case this time. I hadContinue reading “The Road to Reconciliation: The Journey, Restated”
The Shrink’s Links: A Labor Day Manifesto
Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die. And you will have a window in your head. Not even your future will be a mystery any more. Your mind will be punched inContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: A Labor Day Manifesto”
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