Problems in the bedroom aren't all related to sex. A significant trigger in stressful relationships does however relate to poor sleep. Lying next to someone who fidgets, snores, thrashes, shouts out or kicks is no fun.
Not being able to sleep properly can stir up all sorts of potential problems. Fatigue has an effect on the planning... Read more
For many people time spent with the in-laws is little more than an exercise in defense and counter-manipulation. Tensions can sometimes build to a point where they tear families apart. So what causes the problems and what, if any, are the solutions?
Dr. Terri Apter is a psychologist and academic in the field of family dynamics. Her 20... Read more
What a curious turn of phrase ‘nervous wreck' is. A wreck implies something that was once fully functional but is now beyond repair. As for ‘nervous', well we know that refers to anxiety. So the implication is that as a result of anxiety the affected person is now a mangled emotional heap beyond repair? This is something worth thinking... Read more
Diagnosticians tend to be guided in their assessment of psychiatric diagnoses by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The manual, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is in its fourth edition (DSM IV) but the fifth version is due sometime around May 2012.
Like many other people I'll be interested to see... Read more
I've had at least a couple of bad experiences with the dentist. One of these related to a difficult extraction for which I don't blame the dentist. The second related to a painful and deep filling in which, for a reason I can't fathom, the anesthetic did not do its job. Rather than stopping or offering alternatives, the dentist pressed on, despite... Read more
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