If mental health professionals have difficulty understanding the cause(s) of reading difficulties, comprehension difficulties, memory issues, etc., there are formal neuropsychological tests which can be administered, by a psychologist, to help differentiate the potential root cause(s) of these problem(s). Charles Tadros, M.D. June 16, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
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SOME OF MY ROUTINE QUESTIONS WHEN I INITIALLY INTERVIEW OUR TREATMENT RESISTANT, DEPRESSED PATIENTS:
Do you think you’re a good person? What do you believe happened (if anything) to your body, spirit, or mind that led to your coming to see us about your depression? Why do you think you are depressed? (For now, disregard what medical professionals have told you, tested you for, or treated you for.) WhenContinue reading “SOME OF MY ROUTINE QUESTIONS WHEN I INITIALLY INTERVIEW OUR TREATMENT RESISTANT, DEPRESSED PATIENTS:”
SO MANY PEOPLE WITH PROCRASTINATION HAVE A SIGNIFICANT STREAK OF PERFECTIONISM (not for most of the actions in their lives, but just for a few of them). THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND TO ASK FOR, AND TO ACCEPT HELP ARE THE FIRST STEPS TO IMPROVING THEIR SITUATIONS. NEXT IS TO FORGIVE THEMSELVES FOR THEIR IMPERFECTIONS, WHILE STILL BEING ABLE TO START AND WORK ON A PROJECTS WITHOUT ALL THE TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, GAME PLANS, OR HELP BEING IN PLACE FROM THE START.
This is how we learn, and iterate (repeat efforts after small changes are made due to lessons learned). Making educated mistakes, learning, and repeating one’s efforts, in better directions with better information, is key to getting started, and eventually, reaching one’s goals. THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT IS TO ACCEPT THE SHAME, EMBARRASSMENT, AND GUILT…and toContinue reading “SO MANY PEOPLE WITH PROCRASTINATION HAVE A SIGNIFICANT STREAK OF PERFECTIONISM (not for most of the actions in their lives, but just for a few of them). THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND TO ASK FOR, AND TO ACCEPT HELP ARE THE FIRST STEPS TO IMPROVING THEIR SITUATIONS. NEXT IS TO FORGIVE THEMSELVES FOR THEIR IMPERFECTIONS, WHILE STILL BEING ABLE TO START AND WORK ON A PROJECTS WITHOUT ALL THE TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE, GAME PLANS, OR HELP BEING IN PLACE FROM THE START.”
IF YOU FEEL RELIEF WHEN YOU ARE FIRED, YOUR PARTNER BREAKS UP WITH YOU, OR YOUR SPOUSE ASKS FOR A DIVORCE, THEN YOU HAVE BEEN THAT RELATIONSHIP TOO LONG.
Charles Tadros, M.D. June 14, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
“AMAZING THINGS COME WITH SOBRIETY. INSTEAD OF NUMBING YOUR SENSES, THEY COME ALIVE.” Dr. Michael Sprintz, MD
“It’s important to comment that before people feel the full benefits of sobriety, often there are withdrawals, cravings, blossoming of anxieties, insomnia, loss of comforting rhythms/routines, and loss/alterations of friendships. However, with assistance, within weeks to months, sobriety gives those willing to try, so much more.” Charles Tadros, MD P.S. IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OFContinue reading ““AMAZING THINGS COME WITH SOBRIETY. INSTEAD OF NUMBING YOUR SENSES, THEY COME ALIVE.” Dr. Michael Sprintz, MD”
WHEN BORROWING MONEY, WHETHER FROM A FRIEND, A RELATIVE, A LOAN SHARK, OR A BANK, MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN HOW MUCH CASH CAN WE GET ARE:
Realistically, how are we going to pay back the lender, IN FULL, AND ON TIME (preferably early)? How much interest will we incur? What changes will we have to make in our lives (and in the lives of the people around us) in order to pay back our obligations? How much emotional energy (stress, worry,Continue reading “WHEN BORROWING MONEY, WHETHER FROM A FRIEND, A RELATIVE, A LOAN SHARK, OR A BANK, MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN HOW MUCH CASH CAN WE GET ARE:”
IT’S NOT AS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE SPECIFIC TRENDS AS IT IS TO RECOGNIZE ANY TREND, EARLY.
Charles Tadros, M.D. June 4, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
WHERE DOES ONE PARK HIS/HER MIND WHEN TRYING TO NOT THINK ABOUT ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?
Emptying one’s mind requires thinking about the act of emptying and the maintaining of that emptiness. Being, “in the moment” is not emptying one’s mind. Being in the moment fills our minds with the thoughts and actions of that moment. Actually, this is a method of distracting us from the simultaneous immediacy of the restContinue reading “WHERE DOES ONE PARK HIS/HER MIND WHEN TRYING TO NOT THINK ABOUT ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?”
UNLESS SOMEBODY IS DIRECTLY COMPETING WITH YOU (and it’s a zero sum game), EVERYBODY WHO INTERACTS WITH YOU (in their own way, often for their own selfish reasons):
A) DOESN’T NOTICE YOU, or B) BARELY NOTICES YOU, or C) DOESN’T CARE/IS NEUTRAL ABOUT YOU, or D) WANTS YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL (so that, in turn, they can get what they want more easily). Charles Tadros, M.D. May 31, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT YEARS OF SAVED EMAILS ARE JUST AS EASILY SEARCHED FOR AND FOUND, WHETHER THEY SIT, SCRAMBLED, IN OUR “INBOX(es)” AND “SENT ITEMS”, OR ARE FILED AWAY IN APPROPRIATELY MARKED FOLDERS.
This technique would never work with paper documents. Charles Tadros, M.D. May 26, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri