Dr. Gary Bell's Absurd Psychology

Not for the faint of heart or sensitive spirit, Dr. Gary Bell's Absurd Psychology is about helping our lives in the insane world we exist today. It is a sarcastic, smart and witty view of the lives we cope with, including straight answers, real information and new perspectives to bring LIFE back to our existence. Dr. Bell brings deep insight, common sense and weaves general knowledge of how the brain is operating under various circumstances. Dr. Bell challenges us all to OWN our lives. How do we become change in an ever changing world? If anything, you might sound smarter to your friends. Everyone is an armchair therapist, but now you will know enough to be dangerous. No whining or caterwauling allowed! This is a search for essence, passion and meaning as we exist surrounded by mediocrity, insecurity and insignificance. Take your medication and listen. You might learn something.

A Life Filled with Regret

Regret can be an incredibly painful emotion. While rooted in feelings of contrition, disappointment, guilt, or remorse for things that have happened in the past, such feelings can have a powerful influence over your life in the here and now.

12-17
01:00:00

The Makings of an American

Living in a foreign country and adjusting to a new culture can be a very rewarding experience. But, it can also be a difficult one if you do not understand the values and assumptions of the society.

12-10
01:00:00

A Narcissist Family Christmas

If a family member suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder or displays significant narcissistic tendencies, the holidays can mean great chaos and calamity.

12-03
52:44

Life as Eeyore: Persistent Depressive Disorder

Persistent depressive disorder, known as dysthymia or low-grade depression, is less severe than major depression but more chronic. It occurs twice as often in women as in men.

11-26
54:20

The Cost of Loneliness

Though our need to connect is innate, many of us frequently feel alone. Loneliness is the state of distress or discomfort that results when one perceives a gap between one’s desires for social connection and actual experiences of it.

11-19
01:00:00

Where You Live Influences How You Think

Geographical psychology examines links between location and psychological phenomena, such as how and why personality traits, life satisfaction, and social behavior differ from place to place—or cluster in certain areas.

11-12
01:00:00

How to Make and Sustain Friendship in a Busy Life

You just moved to a new city. All your friends are getting married or having kids. You retired. You got divorced. You've outgrown your childhood friends. You’ve been clinging to your spouse as your only friend and it’s making you lonely.

11-05
55:36

Meaning: What is the Point of Being Here?

The question of the meaning of life is perhaps one that we would rather not ask, for fear of the answer or lack thereof.

10-29
55:57

Chunky Children: Childhood Obesity

With all the buzz around childhood obesity, it's easy to become desensitized to the statistics.

10-22
55:38

Sexual Promiscuity: The Love Parade

Promiscuity is formally defined, according to Webster, as including not only frequent but "indiscriminate" sexual behavior. Preference for frequent sexual contacts is not necessarily the same as being sexually indiscriminating.

10-15
54:47

What Marriage Use To Be

Through most of Western civilization, marriage has been more a matter of money, power and survival than of delicate sentiments. In medieval Europe, everyone from the lord of the manor to the village locals had a say in deciding who should wed.

10-08
53:16

Bi-Polar Opposites: To Be Manic

Mania can range from mild (known as hypomania) to severe; at its most extreme, mania can trigger delusions, violence, and an increased risk of suicide.

10-01
55:31

Victim Blaming

Virtually anyone who has survived sexual assault or experienced sexual harassment knows how painful victim-blaming can be.

09-24
53:28

Body Talk: Understanding Our First Language

Body language is a silent orchestra, as people constantly give clues to what they’re thinking and feeling. Non-verbal messages including body movements, facial expressions, vocal tone and volume, and other signals are collectively known as body language.

09-17
54:22

Search for Identity through Politics

If nothing else, the conflict in the Middle East has made it clear that identity politics isn’t going away. In fact, many individuals who previously criticized identity politics now embrace their personal identities more strongly than ever.

09-10
52:21

Childhood: No More

While American children had once commonly enjoyed the freedom to run around outside with minimal adult interference, they began to spend more time indoors where their parents could watch them.

09-03
01:00:00

How Media Programs Our Lives

Media especially through portrayals of characters, narratives and scenarios can serve as powerful models for learning behavior. We have seen this in the famous Bobo doll experiment by Albert Bandura.

08-20
54:29

Kids Who Refuse To Go To School

It’s always difficult to hear your children yelling or sobbing that they don’t want to go to school. You may be even more sensitive to their reluctance and anxiety because of what an unpredictable place school has felt like for the past two years.

08-13
56:12

When Did Marriage Start To Require Best Friends?

What makes friendship in marriage a potential benefit is that you will need to have someone you can talk to and fight alongside when life gets tough. And the ideal combination is a spouse with whom you share your life plans and the best buddy all in one.

08-06
55:53

Melody Thompson

sounds alot like narcissistic abuse

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Justin Ott

You don’t sound much like you know about what your clearly reciting from notes you’ve taken. Maybe it’s just me. Opioids by themselves are not responsible for liver issues.

04-01 Reply

TightRope Kittah

Thank you so much for this. 💜

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