I recommend David B. Wexler’s book Is he depressed or what? because it answered one of the clinical questions I found in my practice. A number of clients have contacted me for “anger issues.” Instead of the classic incident driven bursts of anger, they were irritable or annoyed almost all of the time. Wexler does [...]

Many thousands of people suffer from depression. Anti-depressants are, of course, an effective way to treat the symptoms of depression. Psychotherapy (one of the things counselors do) is also an effective treatment for depression, and is directed toward resolving the cause as well as the symptoms of depression.

A group of research psychologist and neuroscientists were asked twelve questions that were then formed into a book called The Nature of Emotion: Fundamental Questions, edited by Paul Ekman and Richard Davidson (1994). Of course they covered a lot more than 10 things and each author had a different theory. Here are 10 ideas that [...]

I have included the following ideas about emotion in several posts. But remember, repetition, like that used by our coaches and teachers, is a good thing. This is the short version of emotion that more easily fits in a tool bag:
· Emotion is a mental state in [...]