Many people have told me that they haven’t had children—or never will— because of their BDD. As one patient told me, “I grew up praying that my brothers wouldn’t look like me, and I was always reluctant to have children for the same reason.” Like this man, many are afraid that their children will be [...]
If I tap my patellar tendon just below the kneecap when my leg is flexed at the knee, the leg will extend. This is the knee-jerk reflex. If I tap it harder, the reflex is more brisk and the response is stronger. Within limits, there is a simple law operating in the nervous system with [...]
There are many kinds of techniques that promote relaxation and stillness of the mind. In 1957 the physiologist Dr W. R. Hess, the Swiss Nobel Prize winner, demonstrated the existence of a physiological relaxation response brought about by meditation and similar techniques. This relaxation response is opposite to the stress response of the fight or [...]
In the history of man we have passed the stage of overcoming our natural environment. We no longer fear for food or shelter. We have paused, and have come to examine ourselves a little. We see evidence of our growing introspection in the great demand for psychology courses in our schools and universities the introspective [...]
«Sex used to be so good. Really good. Would keep the erection. Take our time. Wonderful. And she was always satisfied. Now, that has all gone. Come too quickly. Just can’t help it. Try what I can, just can’t help it. Too quick. She’s not satisfied. Gets restless. I feel like a fool. ‘I used [...]
Youth has its problems too. As we have seen, the common problems of old age are frailty, and pondering that we could have done better. The problems specific to youth are a dawning awareness of increasing strength of body, intellect and emotions, and with it the uncertainty of how to use it. This follows because [...]