Category Archives: Coping mechanisms

OUR RELATIONSHIP AND RECOVERY JOURNEY:   MY THOUGHTS:                                                                 … Continue reading →

Frequent visitors to this website know that I write an advice column, “Ask Dr. Dombeck”. A typical question I tend to see again and again is, “How can I best manage my (condition)?”. Because I strive to be an ethical … Continue reading →

A balanced diet and regular physical activity are the building blocks of good health. Poor eating habits and too little physical activity can lead to overweight and related health problems. By eating right and being active, you can stay at … Continue reading →

Welcome to our Wellness topic area, which is all about how people can enhance the quality of their lives and avoid serious illness by making simple but sometimes surprisingly difficult changes to their lifestyles. Wellness is a broad topic that … Continue reading →

Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn developed the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Since its inception, MBSR has evolved into a common form of complementary medicine addressing a variety of health problems. The National Institutes … Continue reading →

Question: After much self work and therapy it is apparent that I suffered some type of traumatic abuse while a young child. My therapist and I have tried regression hypnosis and I just won’t reveal those memories. All I do … Continue reading →

Anger, Thoughts, Anger: A Substitute Emotion Defining Anger Benefits and Costs of Anger: Social, Emotional, and Health Introduction Anger is a natural and mostly automatic response to pain of one form or another (physical or emotional). Anger can occur when … Continue reading →

Anger is a basic human emotion that is experienced by all people. Typically triggered by an emotional hurt, anger is usually experienced as an unpleasant feeling that occurs when we think we have been injured, mistreated, opposed in our long-held … Continue reading →

The Experience of Anger Anger is a fundamental emotion that everyoneexperiences from time to time.From a very early age, people learn to express anger by copying the angry behavior they seemodeled around them, and by expressing angry behavior and seeing … Continue reading →

Frequent visitors to this website know that I write an advice column, “Ask Dr. Dombeck”. A typical question I tend to see again and again is, “How can I best manage my (condition)?”. Because I strive to be an ethical … Continue reading →