Kleptomaniac Confessions

Ever felt urged to steal a piece of bubblegum from the grocery store and given in? Then you are likely training to become either a kleptomaniac or an addictive compulsive thief. Do not despair – you’re not alone. Not a threat. And there is a way out.

Key Solution Focus Interviewing Skills

There are several key Solution Focus interviewing skills that are indispensable in moving individuals from problem focus to solution focus.

What's the Problem: Introducing Solution Focus Pt 1

Solution Focus is the brain child of Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer. This positive approach to problem resolution is rooted in the tradition of Milton Erickson’s brief therapy. It assumes that small modifications in the individual’s cognitive and behavioral expressions can lead to significant life changes.

The Iron Mask - The Common Sources of Personality Disorders

Do all personality disorders have a common psychodynamic source? To what stage of personal development can we attribute this common source? Can the paths leading from that common source to each of ...

Gender and the Narcissist

In the manifestation of their narcissism, female and male narcissists, inevitably, do tend to differ. They emphasise different things. They transform different elements of their personality and of th...

Dredging the Truth

Determing what is truthful for the writer is an important aspect of his or hers success.

Hypnotic Myths

Even though hypnosis has been around officially since the 1700s (Franz Anton Mesmer), there are still questions as to its validity and benefits. For the most part, these questions stem from fear and...

The Mind, Information, and Attitude

The Mind creates our attitude to life from the information that is flowing past us almost all the time. How can we be aware of what our mind is absorbing and how can we be sure that it is empowering to us. This article discusses some of the ways that our mind, both conscious and subconscious, processes and uses that information, how to evaluate the value of that information, and how to increase the amount of empowering information being received.

Get Out of Jail Free: Stop Being Defensive

When Marcus and Sally first met they immediately felt like kindred spirits. Marcus was generally warm and open. But as their relationship continued, Sally noticed that sometimes when he was upset he ...

A Jungian Approach to Mental Illness

All of us suffer from some form of emotional distress at some stage. Some forms of distress can last longer than they should and may significantly impair our everyday functioning. If this persists, w...

Erickson's Theory of Human Development

I’m sure you’ve heard the term “Identity Crisis” before. It’s thought of as a conflict of self and society and its introduction came from one of the most famous psychoanalyst of the 20th century. Si...

The Cyber Narcissist

To the narcissist, the Internet is an alluring and irresistible combination of playground and hunting grounds, the gathering place of numerous potential Sources of Narcissistic Supply, a world where ...

Introduction To Silicone And Silicone Products

Silicone (formally referred to as polymerized siloxane or polysiloxane) refers to any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms.

Those Elusive Beneficial Mutations

Naturalists claim that evolution is driven by beneficial mutations. Is that a plausible explanation for the diversity found in nature? Let's check it out.

Evolution - The Devil Is in the Details (Part Four of Six)

How likely is evolution by mutation? While mutations are rare, beneficial mutations are very rare indeed. What obstacles do those beneficial mutations face? Let's check them out.