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Jimmy Carter isn’t the only one with lust in his heart. I receive a handful of e-mails a day from my readers who are either stuck in an emotional affair…

The post 12 Ways To Recover from an Emotional Affair appeared first on World of Psychology.

Today I got a surprise. I was at a day-long training with a variety of activities, and one of them was watching a short video about older people in the…

The post Unexpected Crying: How Do You Handle It? appeared first on World of Psychology.

Chances are good either you or someone you love has moderate (I can get on a plane if I take a stiff drink or two first) to severe (I’d rather…

The post Learn To Fly Without Fear! appeared first on World of Psychology.

Huh?? That’s probably what you thought when you clicked on this blog post. Depression….. The X Files….. Right. I’ll admit, I’m a scifi fan, and the X Files is one…

The post How Depression Is Like The X Files appeared first on World of Psychology.

A woman who lives with chronic pain said to my mom the other day, “You can’t sit around and wait for the storm to be over. You’ve got to learn…

The post 7 Ways To Keep Going appeared first on World of Psychology.

Last night I was worried about a work thing that I felt less than ideally prepared for. Some parts were fine, but others worked against my weaknesses. In short, I…

The post Negative Anticipation Set Up For Worry appeared first on World of Psychology.

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My husband has recently discovered (with the help of his therapist) that he is severely depressed and suffers social anxiety. He realized that he has been “holding in” all of…

My wife was diagnosed with bipolar disorder a little over two years ago after a manic episode. Since then, she’s been on several medications but nothing has seemed to work.…

I was diagnosed with petit mal epilepsy as a child, I used to have crying spells for hours and complained of head and stomache pain. I dont remembermuch but I…

I don’t know how to put an end to the cycle. Currently I’m under an immense amount of pressure applying to colleges. I was a distance runner all my life…

From France: Hello! I’m a 23 year old girl and I have been seeing a 26 year old guy for about 6 months now and we have been a couple…

From a teen in the U.S.: Over the last two years I’ve lost emotion and I live in a fog. When I think about what’s wrong with me I can’t…

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