This is Part Five of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. “OK, I get it,” you may be thinking. “But why does this happen to me time and time again. I’m tired of feeling rejected.” The Journey from Rejection to Acceptance Remember that the opposite of rejection is acceptance. While rejection certainly stings, like acceptance it is part and parcel […]
Read MoreThis is Part Three of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. At any point in time, some of our friends desire to be closer to us and some wish for more distance. The irony of craving for less social distance from specific friends is that there are other friends who desire the same from us whom we routinely ignore. […]
Read MoreThis is Part Two of a seven-part series published over seven consecutive weeks. We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. — Robert Louis Stevenson The next morning, as I was walking Alex to the school bus, I asked him, “Do you remember this past […]
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Read MoreThe coronavirus is the second threat to our way of life to result in unprecedented social distancing in the past thirteen years. The first, which appeared in 2007, is the smartphone. Watch Dr. Silard delve into this topic here.
Read MoreThis article has been coauthored by the psychologist Mora Zaharya, who can be reached at www.tratamientosonline.com Social distancing has become the new global norm to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Yet we must be careful with the words we use, as they have meanings that impact our emotions, thoughts and actions. Social Distance is Not Emotional Distance In actuality, what we […]
Read MoreSocial distancing started long before COVID-19.
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “COVID-19: The Second Social-Distancing Threat in 13 Years” was published in Psychology Today. You can read it here.
Read MoreSo lonely inside, so busy out there and all you wanted was somebody who cares. — Michelle Branch During the pandemic, almost all of us—with the exception of those working in essential businesses or health care—have become socially isolated. As a consequence, our collective mental health has taken a severe downturn and both loneliness and depression have become much more widespread. Loneliness versus Depression […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “How to Survive the Pandemic without Becoming a “Zoombie” was published in Psychology Today. You can read it here.
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