http://dir.salon.com/topics/psychology/?source=rss&aim=psychology en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/24/avoiding_the_doctor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/24/avoiding_the_doctor/index.html?source=rss I waited too long for my diagnosis: Whence such perversity? Childhood fears By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/21/too_detail_oriented/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/21/too_detail_oriented/index.html?source=rss I cannot turn off this propensity for seeing what others miss By Robert Burton Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/22/voter_choice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/22/voter_choice/index.html?source=rss Even when faced with new facts and insights, most voters don't change their minds about their favorite candidates. A neurologist explains how they might. By Robert Burton Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/08/01/placebo_effect/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/08/01/placebo_effect/index.html?source=rss Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/06/turning_50/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/06/turning_50/index.html?source=rss I've got only a genetic disease and old age to look forward to By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/30/plotkin_and_adulthood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/30/plotkin_and_adulthood/index.html?source=rss I missed the memo on how to grow up By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/13/end_of_her_rope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/13/end_of_her_rope/index.html?source=rss I buy him things, I drive his friends around, he won't get a job -- why can't I just leave? By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/26/bipolar_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/26/bipolar_mom/index.html?source=rss She attempted suicide and brandished a knife. How do I protect our children? By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/08/insane_mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/08/insane_mother/index.html?source=rss She has persecution complexes and paranoia, which is why she won't see a doctor! By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/01/introvert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/01/introvert/index.html?source=rss Self-help books say "be yourself." They also say "be interested in others." For me, it's one or the other. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/28/adhd_kid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/28/adhd_kid/index.html?source=rss I overcame a violent past, but my kid is testing my limits. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/06/harvard_grad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/06/harvard_grad/index.html?source=rss I have a history of depression and I'm back at my parents' -- but I have an Ivy League film degree! By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/30/addicted_to_ebay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/30/addicted_to_ebay/index.html?source=rss She's buying rugs, she's buying rings, and she never leaves the house! By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/10/alcoholic_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/10/alcoholic_mom/index.html?source=rss I knew I had to leave home to make my own life, but my past seems to follow me everywhere. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/08/princess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/08/princess/index.html?source=rss I'm a mom with three kids, but in my mind I'm a princess, a genius and a famous writer. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/07/friendship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/07/friendship/index.html?source=rss All my old friends have drifted away, and new friends just don't meet my standards. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/12/compliments/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/12/compliments/index.html?source=rss My withholding of praise goes deep, I know -- but I want to change! By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/21/trash_talking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/21/trash_talking/index.html?source=rss Listening to people complain about each other makes me intensely uncomfortable. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/06/trichotillomania/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/06/trichotillomania/index.html?source=rss I compulsively pluck my eyebrows and have to draw them on -- I'm terrified I will be found out. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/12/betrayed_spouse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/12/betrayed_spouse/index.html?source=rss I thought knowing my demons would protect me from their power. I was wrong. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/17/asperger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/17/asperger/index.html?source=rss At 38, he slurps his cereal, dresses bizarrely and throws childish temper tantrums. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/07/confused_17_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/07/confused_17_year_old/index.html?source=rss I don't know what my friends are talking about, and I don't know what my problem is. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/15/restless_life_syndrome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/15/restless_life_syndrome/index.html?source=rss I can't sit still. I can't stick with anything. I can't keep relationships. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/01/past_abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/01/past_abuse/index.html?source=rss I've come far from the poverty and dysfunction of my roots, but asking for my family's support is bringing it all back again. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/21/procrastination/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/21/procrastination/index.html?source=rss I finally got through law school but I'm having a problem with procrastination.