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Category Archives: Personal
The Therapist Who Loved Me
In early 1994, my psychiatrist suggested I would make more progress if I got a psycho-therapist. I agreed. One afternoon, my girlfriend, nine years older and not Jewish, drove me to the office. I had all sorts of fantasies that … Continue reading
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Floating On Balloons
My favorite dreams are about floating on balloons (always balloons that I make and attach to a chair, not commercial hot-air balloons). I think it was in 1992 — I was about 26 — that I had the best dream … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, Dennis Prager, high into the sky, hot air balloons, jet airliners, mom and dad
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What Do I Want From My New Therapist?
Last week, I started with a new psycho-therapist. I’ve had six years of therapy, and four main therapists. All have been Jewesses (except for one shaygetz). I only fell in love with one of them. I enjoyed that ride. Impossible … Continue reading
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Tagged alternate explanations, blokes, brother and sister, marketing seminar, psycho therapist, salutary effect
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The Profundity Of 12-Step Programs
I’m reading about the sixth step — “We’re entirely ready for God remove all these defects of character.” I am particularly struck by these sentences and how they applied to my own life: Many of us, ourselves victims of emotional … Continue reading
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What Binds Us To Life?
As I absorb the news that a friend offed himself, I am thinking about what binds us to life. For me it is friends, families, passions (Torah, literature, Alexander Technique), my belief that tomorrow will be better, that I am … Continue reading
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