Kelly M. Flanagan, Clinical Psychologist, Writer, Blogger writes: As a therapist, I can teach a couple how to communicate in an hour. It’s not complicated. But dealing with the troublemakers who started the fight? Well, that takes a lifetime. And yet. It’s a lifetime that forms us into people who are becoming ever more loving …
You may be oblivious to your partner’s cheating ways, but that doesn’t mean everyone else is. In fact, a fascinating new study suggests that strangers can quickly spot a cheater just by watching how couples get along. “People can determine whether complete strangers were cheaters or non-cheaters by simply watching them interact for a short …
Scientists Say ‘Infidelity Radar’ Is Real, And It Works In Minutes Read More »
You’re already busy and pushed to the end of your limits by the day-to-day grind. Taking on any more is just overwhelming — but suffering is also the secret to being successful. Gain usually comes through pain. More.
Many forensic psychologists and criminologists use the terms sociopathy and psychopathy interchangeably. Leading experts disagree on whether there are meaningful differences between the two conditions. I contend that there are significant distinctions between them. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), released by the American Psychiatric Association in 2013, …
From the crises in the Middle East to mass shootings in U.S. schools to the reckless striving for wealth and world domination, there is one overarching theme that almost never gets media coverage—the sense of insignificance that drives destructive acts. As a depth psychologist with many years of experience, I can say emphatically that the …
Why Are Humans Violent? The Psychological Reason We Hurt Each Other Read More »
Some women murder their children at birth. Some kill them over a lifetime. Many of us came from dysfunctional families. I knew mine was that, but have been realizing more and more just how seriously dysfunctional it is. When people extol their mothers I have long kept my mouth shut, partly because I believed the …