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I'm secretly addicted to porn: My girlfriend thinks I just play computer games a lot!; By Cary Tennis Jun 13, 2008
When panic attacks!: America is the most anxious country on the planet. So will I ever learn to live with my fear, racing heart and disaster scenarios?; By Meredith Maran Jun 12, 2008
My husband doesn't want to have sex with me: He's being treated for depression, and it's making me crazy.; By Cary Tennis May 7, 2008
The cat whisperer: Will she be the next TV star animal trainer? She certainly had the right diagnosis for my cat Thompson, a biter.; By Kirsten Weir Mar 19, 2008
Nothing makes any sense anymore. I'm at the end of my rope: For years I have done my bit to listen, to pretend, to nod in agreement: But now I see this is all meaningless. There is nothing there!; By Cary Tennis Mar 14, 2008
The certainty epidemic: We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves?; By Robert Burton Feb 29, 2008
Don't be happy, worry: Awash in antidepressants, America is manipulated by Big Pharma and numbed out to basic, and inevitable, human pain -- or so argue critics of our serotonin nation.; By Jerome Weeks Jan 29, 2008
A penny for your deepest thoughts: Is it possible to be too aware of our own consciousness? A psychologist and a philosopher teamed up to document inner experience.; By Gary Wolf Jan 11, 2008
The man who lost his past: The documentary film "Unknown White Male," about a New York stockbroker who loses his memory, is medically implausible. But it offers an important lesson about an overlooked illness.; By Robert Burton Dec 11, 2007
King Kaufman's Sports Daily: Sean Taylor killing: A grief counselor talks about how teammates and fans can gain "control" after a senseless tragedy.; By King Kaufman Nov 28, 2007
My sister triggers my rage: I know we had a difficult childhood, and I'm over most of it, but when I see my sister I start to get a little crazy!; By Cary Tennis Oct 15, 2007
Oliver Sacks' musical mystery tour: Our preeminent storytelling neuroscientist spotlights music's transformative effect on the brain. But has Sacks finally struck the wrong note?; By Kevin Berger Oct 12, 2007
Will psychologists still abet torture?: At their annual convention, psychologists officially condemned some brutal interrogation techniques, but critics decry a resolution they say isn't stringent enough.; By Mark Benjamin Aug 21, 2007
My close friend has clammed up: What's with the reticence? Is she shining me on?; By Cary Tennis Aug 16, 2007
Does "problem talk" depress girls?: Study says that talking things through causes girls greater anxiety and sadness.; Carol Lloyd Jul 19, 2007
Did psychologists help the U.S. torture?: In a series of open letters, psychologists spar over the question of what role their profession played in abuses at Guantánamo and elsewhere.; Jun 23, 2007
The CIA's torture teachers: Psychologists helped the CIA exploit a secret military program to develop brutal interrogation tactics -- likely with the approval of the Bush White House.; By Mark Benjamin Jun 21, 2007
I'm mentally ill but I'm no mass killer: Will people with schizoaffective disorder be lumped in with psychotic murderers?; By Cary Tennis Apr 23, 2007
So I went a little overboard in my courting -- I'm not a crazy stalker!: I got shot down by the queen of the hipsters and now I want revenge.; By Cary Tennis Mar 7, 2007
I hate the way I love it when I make you tie me up: I tease men into dominating me. Afterward I feel shame and anger.; By Cary Tennis Feb 20, 2007
The Gavin Newsom sex scandal: Why did his lover tell?: Why did Ruby Rippey-Tourk confess her affair with the San Francisco mayor to her husband? What good would that do?; By Cary Tennis Feb 9, 2007
The professor of pigging out: Brian Wansink, of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, dishes about food self-delusion, holiday dieting, and how it might be the size of your plate -- not pie -- that's responsible for your paunch.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Nov 28, 2006
"This Is Your Brain on Music": Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin's wonderful new book explains why music is a critical step in human evolution and why the songs we loved as teens remain stuck on "play" in our heads.; By Farhad Manjoo Sep 5, 2006
Our house: Journalist Winifred Gallagher talks about the urge to nest, suburban sprawl, and whether George Washington owned the first McMansion.; By Sarah Goldstein Feb 24, 2006
Massachusetts shrink outed as former stripper: The successful therapist is also caught practicing without a license -- but her patients don't really care.; Lori Leibovich Jan 27, 2006

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