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Want Help for Drug and Alcohol Addiction?
In the SHM Community Forums, Dini responded to one member who sought advice about her addiction to drugs and alcohol. He said: Hi Cat65, Welcome to these forums. There are plenty of decent, kind, wise and compassionate people around here who will respond to you with honesty just as you have so honestly described your own situation in your post. I admire the kind of honesty you expressed; it takes...
Read MoreWhen Your Parents Won't Listen
In the SHM Community Forums, Lily responded to one member who shared about her mom who doesn't really listen to what she says. She said: Mirmi, As we grow older, we notice more and more about our parents. It took me 40 years to realize that I never felt all those close to my Mother because she is so self involved that there's no room for ME in our relationship. As long as I keep the...
Read MoreCheat For Revenge On A Cheater
In the SHM Community Forum, Joanne responded to one member who had an unhealthy desire for revenge on his wife and at the same time, would really like to know why she doesn't love him anymore. She says: Ok, Mr. revenge-above-everything-else, let's say your plan works beautifully and she sees you with someone else. Then what? Do you think the pain in her eyes will someday just vanish?...
Read MoreThe First Step to Success: Awareness
In the SHM Community Forums, Dini responded to one member who considered herself a helpless liar. He said: Dear Firewoman, Welcome to this site! IMHO it takes enormous courage to step right up and state what's going on with you, and what your problems and difficulties are, with the honesty and candor with which you have done in your initial post. You have my admiration for that and I think...
Read MoreCyber Relationship: Cheating or Not?
In the SHM Community Forums, Frank responded to one member who had a partner who gave her a reason to believe that his cyber affair is for the good of their relationship. He said: He is confused and needs help. He did it for himself primarily. If he won't go, he won't go. That's something for you to consider when you decide whether to stay with him. This episode will pass, but his...
Read MoreAbusive Boyfriend
In the SHM Community Forums, Dini responded to one member who had been physically abused by his boyfriend because of a past relationship. He wrote: Hi Monica, I am sorry you are in such pain. I believe Annette and Gregg are right about abusers, whether physical or emotional; it is about control (having the family's member's BF stand "guard" at the door?) and he will try to...
Read MoreWitness Abuse and Your Child or Children
In the SHM Community Forums, Jimmy shared some thoughts about how domestic abuse can be considered child abuse. He said, "Did you know that domestic violence wintessed by a child is considered child abuse by many experts?" The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence has designated October asDomestic Violence Awareness Month. Moreover, the recently publicized divorceproceedings of...
Read MoreAffirmations for Fathers
In the SHM Community Forums, Jimmy shared a number of affirmations for fathers. He wrote: I will show rather than tell my children what to do. What I teach my children, I teach my children's children. Love you children for what they are, not what you expect them to be. I have trouble with this one, especially when I find myself correcting my children. Where to draw the line between...
Read MoreWhen Nudity in Art is Equal to Pornography
In the SHM Community Forums, Jimmy shared newsletter article written by Dr. Klein. It involves a story about a teacher who had been fired for exposing her students to the artfulness of nude art in a museum. He wrote: Sidney McGee, a popular art teacher with 28 years in the classroom, has been fired for leading her fifth-grade classes through the Dallas Museum of Art. It's the result of an...
Read MoreElder Care: What Do They Want?
In the SHM Community Forums, one member asked: "What are the elderly looking for?" Jimmy answered: I don't know much about this topic, but I do know that my Grandma wanted a quiet room. Her needs around her hearing loss changed as she aged. At first, we realized that she didn't want to come to our family get-togethers, not because she wasn't feeling well, but because we...
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