Eastern Psychological Services
The poison deeply hidden in video games. There are hundreds or thousands of research articles on the negative effect of violent video games on their users. They focus on the theme: violence. But I have not found one that recognizes the negative effect of nor violent video games. Here, I am going to reveal the […]
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The importance of recreational skills in our mental health After years of practice, I found out that those patients who have a gambling addiction, video game addiction, those who are suffering from psychosis, and, to a lesser extent, patients with depression and anxiety all lack recreational skills. Those who are anxious say: I don’t have
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Honesty and anxiety We have less to be anxious if we are more honest. Being more honest does not eliminate all your anxiety, but it would eliminate one source of your anxiety. Anxiety is like a river; many streams run into it. One of the streams that run into the river of anxiety is dishonesty.
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How can I stop my child from lying? Many of my patients ask me for advice on stopping their children from lying. I quickly modified their request to “help them lie less.” It is supposed to be very simple. First: Tell them stop lying. If that doesn’t work: punish them by withdrawing privileges, such as
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