Reflections on Psychiatry, Therapy, and Mental Health

Most of us heard the story of Narcissus in our childhood: he falls in love with his reflected image, and becomes so fixated that he eventually tumbles into the water and drowns. Children get the message of the fable; Narcissus is foolish, as foolish as the three little pigs, or the emperor without clothes, all of whom we readily saw through, even as children. Healthy Narcissism and Psychological Development The term Narcissism, however, is maligned. While I make this complai

Let's take an excursion and relate an aspect of a television screen to some deep issues in psychology and mental health. A TV screen...

The two gentlemen above are under stress. They are also in a fair amount of pain but if you were to ask, they would tell you that they...