By the way, all of us have grown up with a certain level of rigidity, of structure, of expectations that have helped us judge ourselves, others, and the world around us. What I have found is that, often, what we already have in our heads is partly true, but sometimes the exact opposite (as wellContinue reading “My text to a friend, in his 30s, whose depression is affecting his marriage, his fathering, and his work…”
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrEyGqRsn6j/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng== Charles Tadros, M.D. April 18, 2023 Saint Louis, Missouri
When we gild ourselves with nice clothing, a nice house, a nice car, or an upscale education, it’s in part because people don’t know the real us… who we are, or what we have gone through to get here.
These same people have more knowledge about the cost and the perceived value of these showy items than they know about us. Subconsciously, when others care about, or at least are impressed by our accoutrements, we hope that their caring and their positive impressions of our stuff translate into their caring and being impressed withContinue reading “When we gild ourselves with nice clothing, a nice house, a nice car, or an upscale education, it’s in part because people don’t know the real us… who we are, or what we have gone through to get here.”