Can we sabotage ourselves unconsciously?
A reader asks if we can sabotage ourselves unconsciously Originally posted 2013-05-26 07:21:34.
39 grams of sugar in a can of Coke! Yuck!
Did you know there are 39 grams (9.3 teaspoons) of sugar in this little 12 ounce can of Coke? Yuck! Originally posted 2019-02-02 21:54:25.
We miss Robin Williams
It seems like only yesterday that we were saddened and shocked to learn of the suicide of the national treasure, Robin Williams . . . Originally posted 2014-08-12 19:41:28.
New book on rational drinking!
I am very pleased to remind you of a book by my friends Dr. Michael Edelstein (left) and the late Will Ross (right)*, two people eminently qualified to teach us about how distorted thinking and irrational beliefs lead to excessive, self-destructive behaviors such as alcoholism and drug addictions. Originally posted 2013-01-11 18:53:48.
Ten Pounds of Shit in a Five Pound Bag?
Q: The intense Mr. X writes about a pattern of trying to “put 10 pounds of shit into a five pound bag,” that is, making unrealistic plans, and then feeling frustrated, and anxious about not accomplishing what he set out to do. Sound familiar? Originally posted 2019-01-05 21:41:42.
It is good to think about the future!
How far can you imagine into your future? For those suffering from addictions, alcoholism and depression, only about 9 days! Originally posted 2015-08-30 20:58:55.
Beat Your Smoking Addiction By Dr. Michael R. Edelstein, Author “Three Minute Therapy” Three Minute Refutations (TMR) involve a powerful exercise for changing your addictive thinking. Originally posted 2017-07-31 00:00:19.
Treating OCD with CBT?
How does REBT-CBT treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD )? Originally posted 2019-08-31 07:13:47.
What does REBT have to say about alcoholism and drug addiction ? Originally posted 2019-06-25 05:40:19.
Malls as dopamine factories
I have been thinking about shopping malls as “dopamine factories.” Neon and other bright, colorful, “noisy” stimuli dopamine neurons . . . Originally posted 2017-02-07 07:36:45.