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Mother, Damned-est | Psychology Today

By bwc

Psychologically speaking, a difficult mother is a great deal more than a person with whom we have difficulties from time to time. A truly difficult mother is one who presents her child with a profound dilemma: “Either develop complex and constricting coping mechanisms to maintain a relationship with me, at great cost to your... »

More Than Just a Bad Dream–A Nightmare’s Impact on the Waking Brain: Scientific American

By bwc

via More Than Just a Bad Dream–A Nightmare’s Impact on the Waking Brain: Scientific American. Although we are taught quite the opposite – it’s not hard to believe if you’ve had a bad one that nightmare’s actually provoke anxiety. It begs the “chicken or the egg” argument. In my practice experience however, I’ve often... »

The Canadian Press: Study: More of today’s US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations

By bwc

…mental health professionals speculate that a popular culture increasingly focused on the external – from wealth to looks and status – has contributed to the uptick in mental health issues. via The Canadian Press: Study: More of today’s US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations. »