Did You Ever Want to Be Anyone Else? (Re-post Due to Technical Send Error)

Did You Ever Want to Be Anyone Else? Did You? The Story: Easy Rider meets The Quiet American and both dance with Little Miss Sunshine. How to Choose a Psychologist: I ask you, “What possible good can any psychologist be to you if she can’t– out of nowhere, out of nothing, ‘back into’ …

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The Myth that ‘More Attention Is Always Better’

The Myth that ‘More Attention Is Always Better’ Before going forward, you’d do well to read: What? Are You Crazy? Me host Thanksgiving? ; The Weird Sisters, Sibling Position, Part 1;  The Weird Sisters, Sibling Position, Part 2;  What Does Birth Order Have to Do with Relationships Now? The Test;   What Does Birth …

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“The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown, Sibling Position, Part 1 of 2

“The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown, Sibling Position, Part 1 of 2 Before launching into this article, you might want to read: 1.  What Does Your Sibling Position Have to Do with Your Relationship? Walter Toman’s Birth Order Tendencies 2.  The Myth that More Attention is Better—Coming. 3.  Me? Host Thanksgiving? …

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What Does Sibling Position Have to Do with Love and Friendship?

Birth Position Tendencies** Before reading this entry please read: Me? Do Thanksgiving? You Have to be Crazy! and What Does Sibling Position Have to Do with Love and Friendship?–Spoiler Alert and The Bowen Center on Sibling Position How much does birth order matter once you leave home? Once you’ve made …

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Robin Williams, Oh How We Loved You, Depression is Real.

Robin Williams, Oh How We Loved You. Depression is Real. I started MysteryShrink as one answer to a question that is with me daily.  “What have you contributed today to make a difference to the emotional suffering of people?” The question is the same every day.  How can I take …

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Check Out New “WHAT I’M READING PAGE:” Free Bibliotherapy

WHAT I’M READING With the site update I’ve added a Bibliotherapy page. I’m a reader and a writer and convinced we learn most from stories. “Lists” and “Tips” may get people to click on a website thus accomplishing the advertising exposure the promise intended, but we don’t learn much from …

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