We just visited my mother-in-law who has dementia.Her long-term memory is enough that she recognizes us. But she has very little short-term memory, which means she repeats the same few things over and over.She’ll talk about how big the kids are and ask them what they’ve been up to this summer.Then her mind will move
Lily has a long history with anxiety, similar to mine in many ways.She describes herself as a sensitive child who often worried about being abandoned. She worried about going crazy and about her physical health in general, to the point of behaving in ways that might be called orthorexia, health anxiety, sleep anxiety, or OCD. She worried
Minds love dramatic statements. They also love ceilings, boxes, and limits.So, your brain will spit out all sorts of sensational statements that, if you don’t know better, you might be very tempted to take seriously.It’ll say things like “I can’t handle this”.“I don’t know how I’ll make it through.”“I’m lost. I’m floundering. I don’t know
Brains generalize in order to make sense of the world in the most predictive, efficient way possible. And while there are a lot of necessary benefits of this, there are some drawbacks too. We lose some nuance and fluidity when we’re hanging out in a highly generalized view of things. Our experience tends to be
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Within a few days of my last cigarette 18 years ago, I felt horribly sick. Thick, disgusting stuff was being coughed out of my lungs, my sinuses were draining, and I was so mentally foggy I was hesitant to drive my car. I remember thinking how unfair this was. This was my reward for trying to
Me and Dr. Bob Solomon are major geeks for helping people be themselves again. From the time we’re babies, we’re taught how to be. Don’t cry. Be a good girl or a good boy. Say please. Be grateful. Do the right thing. This is the beginning of us being led away from what feels right to
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My friend Phil Hughes wrote another book of metaphors. His first book was great. I like this one even more. It’s called “You Are Not Who You Think You Are!”One of my favorite chapters is called What Remains When the Last Layer Falls Away? “Discovering who you are is like peeling an onion.Layer after layer disappears
I view anxiety as a habit. (To be fair, I view most things–including personality, identity, and moods–as habits too).People who struggle with anxiety ask me about this all the time. They say “I can see how nail biting or binge eating or drinking is a habit. But how is anxiety a habit?”“Where’s the habit in
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Have you noticed that the more specific you get, the more universal things look?The more you talk with someone, going deep into the details of their life, their stories, worries, concerns, wishes and hopes……the more you see that they are just like you? The specifics may vary quite a bit, but in diving into those
Maria Brigantino helps people become free of eating issues because she’s been there herself. In this episode, we talk about how Maria went through anorexia, bulimia, obsession with her weight, and early trauma to where she is today–feeling grateful for these struggles and the deep peace they revealed to her. She shares how relief from her
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