An addiction is any behavior we repeatedly indulge in for pleasure while ignoring the negative consequences it brings.  What is to be stressed is that any behavior can become an addiction.  It all depends on how the behavior fares in the criteria I use as the 3 signs of behavioral […] Read more »

I don’t share the sentiments of Tom Cruise’s character Jerry Maguire when he made famous the line: ‘you complete me’ to convince his lover that he loves her.  What Jerry Maguire was saying then was that without Dorothy (his wife), he cannot be happy.  This part of the movie gives […] Read more »

As more and more people are reaching the 100-year-old mark and the old age range of ‘65 and above’, the old age population has never been as healthy and active as today.  Compared to the life expectancy during the 1940’s, society today has advanced in medical sciences and government health […] Read more »

The internet is a huge playground of limitless possibilities.  Best of all (or worst) is that it can be accessed almost anywhere and by anyone.  One of the more common reasons on why people dwell in the internet is for social reasons. Internet socialization occurs as long as you come […] Read more »

Have you seen people stay in a job they have hated for 20 years?  Have you met a wife battered by her abusive husband but still choose to stay in the relationship?  How about a gambler who knows the dangers of gambling but is still helpless in quitting?  These stories […] Read more »

People see it all the time in counselling cases and in observing human development:  A gambling addict having gamblers for parents, an abuser going through an abused past, an angry person raised by angry parents, and the list goes on and on.  We simply fall prey to repeating our childhood […] Read more »

I share the concerns of the people who observed the rise of suicide cases in the nation and in the world.  Throughout 2010 I’ve come across dozens of people, friends and clients alike, who have expressed thoughts of ending their lives; and there are a good number who have actually […] Read more »

Believe it or not, depression or pathological sadness does not exist simply to make our lives more difficult that it already is.  Depression, like most other disorders, has its function and it has its purpose. Depression is simply the mind’s alarm system telling us that something is not right in […] Read more »

Self-love is important.  It is a big contributor to your health, your happiness and even your success in life.  How we interpret our reality depends heavily on how we see ourselves.  People who love themselves appreciate their daily experiences and welcome them with open arms; on the other hand, people […] Read more »