10 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• “I’m such an idiot!” Linda said through gritted teeth. “Why do I always let my mother get me so irritated? You’d think I’d be used to her sniping by now.” “Oh come on!” her friend Sherry replied. “What are you supposed to be, a saint? That woman would get on anyone’s nerv ...

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17 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• “So how’s your love life?” Samuel’s sister, Trisha, asked. Samuel blew a gasket. Red in the face and shaking all over, he slammed his fist on the table and yelled, “Get out of my face!” This was typical behavior for Samuel. He would usually apologize later, saying that, “ ...

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24 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Karl commented that the things a person gets angry about can tell you more about him or her than anything else. “I once dated a woman,” he said, “who got really angry when I sent her roses.” It turns out she did not like roses and felt that Karl should have checked with h ...

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38 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Dawn had been feeling extremely depressed for months. But, because she felt that she had no reason to be depressed, she was embarrassed to tell anyone how she was feeling. She put on a happy face in front of her friends and family, and continued to suffer alone. ••• Almos ...

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52 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• “What a beautiful necklace, Julie!” Ida exclaimed. “Wherever did you get it?” Embarrassed, Julie told her Aunt Ida that she had no idea where the necklace had come from. In fact, for the past few months, there had been instances where she could not account for periods of ...

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59 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• “Jeez, Maddie, you’re panting like a dog! What’s wrong with you, anyway?” Maddie’s brother David wasn’t the first to notice her strange breathing patterns. The odd thing was, Maddie never noticed that she was doing it until someone else brought it to her attention. “Maybe ...

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66 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Franklin was a good accountant and had a well paying job, but when he calculated various emotional risks, his figures were all wrong. “There’s no way I could ever ask Denise out,” he thought to himself. “I’d probably stumble all over my words, and she’d think I’m a jerk. ...

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80 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• “I’m very good at worrying.” Greta said, “If they gave a prize for being the biggest worrier, I’d win for sure. ” Her family used to tease her about being a “worrywart,” but lately her anxiety was getting out of control: she couldn’t sleep, her heart raced, her stomach wa ...

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87 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Louis set the alarm clock each weekday for 5 a.m. although he did not love to be at work before 8:30, and only lived a few blocks away. He was plagued by various rituals that took hours to perform each morning. He felt compelled to start with elaborate cleansing activitie ...

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94 days ago by Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus

Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• “What’s wrong with me?” Tillie wondered. She’d undergone a thorough checkup, but the doctor could find no medical reason for what was happening to her. “If nothing’s wrong with me, then what in the world is causing these awful episodes? I can’t breathe and it feels like m ...

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