Bitterness is rat poison we feed our memories. It’s the tedious self-torture of desolation row. Bitterness cavorts with evil. It causes people to disown their children or to seek revenge, while it sends others off on maniacal shooting rampages. It shatters the political unity … [Read more...] about Wallowing in the Lap of Bitterness
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The Psychological Roots of National Disunity
The moral philosophies of individualism and solidarity clash upon the withered plain, battling for the soul of America. Conservatives, for the most part, stand behind the former philosophy, while Liberals are tied to the latter. An intense conflict is disuniting the people, and … [Read more...] about The Psychological Roots of National Disunity
Why We Dither on Climate Change
I’ve been trying for some time to fathom the psychology of educated and supposedly sophisticated people who, in paralysis and resistance, are unwilling to respond rationally to the perils of global warming. We need to look deeply into the heart of this issue. Why haven’t … [Read more...] about Why We Dither on Climate Change
Taming the “Little Monsters” of Insomnia
“I’ve always envied people who sleep easily,” one insomniac wrote. “Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of their skull well-swept, and all the little monsters closed up in a steamer truck at the foot of their bed.” People can have trouble sleeping for lots of … [Read more...] about Taming the “Little Monsters” of Insomnia
Deliverance from Low-Level Anxiety
Many people suffer from low-level anxiety, which produces, as one sufferer said, “a frequent feeling of dread, a sense that I’m not up to the challenges that face me, a fear that I won’t make it, that everything will crumble.” I had this distress and tension in my mind and … [Read more...] about Deliverance from Low-Level Anxiety