mysteryshrink

I'm a psychologist who goes to way too many movies, for the same reason I chose this profession. I love stories. I use movies and novels working with people in my office and during speaking engagements. "You should write some of this down," I kept being told. So, this is it, folks.

Stress: Woman Lost and Alone in Scary Alleyways of Istanbul

Stress on the Cool, Blue Mediterranean Stress and Group Think Invade Istanbul and Mexico City and a Cruise Ship in the Carribean, Part One Isn’t Taking a Vacation about Escaping Stress? The next three entries will be examples of ‘group think’ and pressure to conform from around the world. These situations …

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Stress Up Against Charisma and Promises

Stress Management, Up Against a Charismatic Foe Can You Think for Yourself when under Stress? Dateline:  Oops. When the trial of James Arthur Ray–charged with being responsible for the sweat lodge deaths of three of his “students” went into indefinite recess, I dropped the ball on those Young Americans in …

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