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OCD: Do your Quirks Rise to the Level of this Disorder?

Dr. Ilona L. Tobin

Mary felt like a prisoner to her fear of burning her house down. Despite having never left the stove on, Mary was convinced that if she left the house without checking the stove three times, her house would catch fire. If she left the house and forgot to check, or couldn't remember if she had, she would turn the car around and come back.

Helping Teens Deal with Grief

Margaret Conry, MFT

Teens experience grief differently than a child or adults. Although an adolescent may understand death, in contrast to adults, he/she may have less ability to cope because of intense, emotional responses. They often feel overwhelmed by their emotions, depressed, angry, and fearful of the future. There is also an increase in suicides among teenagers to-day and they may not know how to cope with the death of their own peers. They may see suicide as a way to cope with their own problems and They needs someone to model a healthy reaction and to explain that suicide is not a solution as there is always another way to solve a problem.

Dealing with Teenagers

Michael Hessdorf, LCSW

DEALING WITH TEENAGERS Are you kidding me? You didn't do anything for your project and its due tomorrow? What were you thinking? Nate, please shut off the computer. You have been on it now for the past three hours.

Coping with Loneliness

Dr. Ilona L. Tobin

As humans we are social beings, but sometimes we lose touch with that social part of ourselves—or we don't have enough chances to exercise it. When this happens, we may feel lonely and isolated.

Put No One Out of Your Heart

Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

We all know people who are, ah, . . . challenging. It could be a critical parent, a bossy supervisor, a relative who has you walking on eggshells, a nice but flaky friend, a co-worker who just doesn't like you, a partner who won't keep his or her agreements, or a politician you dislike. Right now I'm thinking of a neighbor who refused to pay his share of a fence between us.

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