Ah, 1970’s TV. So weird. So wonderful. In the opening sequence for Kung Fu, Kwai Chang Caine brands himself with the dragon and tiger by lifting an iron pot full of red-hot coals with his bare arms. Ouch. There’s a reason shaolin masters are not found on every street corner. Like Caine (but thankfully without…
When last we met I introduced you to Dr. Michel Dugas. One of Dr. Dugas’ claims to fame involves a clever metaphor: anxiety (specifically GAD or Generalized Anxiety Disorder) as an allergy to uncertainty. To Sneeze or Not To Sneeze Think about an allergy to dust or pollen. If anyone on earth gets a pile…
Sometimes it seems like anxiety is trying to tell us something. Those tingly feelings in our guts do feel like a warning signal; alerting us to something serious and best not ignored. However, anxiety is not NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command). I was listening recently to a discussion between 4 psychologists. One of them,…