Personality Blog

Would you like to makes tons of money, drive a low slung sports car and visit exotic locations? Perhaps your key to the good life is writing mystery stories. The best writers are unlikely to need help from the President’s stimulus package. A best selling author can make millions–just ask Rowling. I believe she owns Scotland. You may very well have what it takes to run with the big dogs of murder–Dean Koontz, Agatha Christie, Patricia Cornwell, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Anne …

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is the 8th personality disorder in our series. You don’t want to miss any of them. People with OCPD have impossibly high standards for themselves and others. Personal relationships are a challenge for them because of their tendency to be critical of others who do not share their inflexible standards. They are convinced of the rightness of their beliefs, therefore they can be contentious. There are few gray areas as far as OCPD individuals are concerned. They perceive everything as …

Emotions are, according to Cognitive Theory, created by our thoughts. If you want to control your emotions, become aware of the thoughts that create (within the context of your environment) your feelings. Listen to what you are thinking. Write down your thoughts and check them for accuracy and rationality. If they are not accurate and/or rational, change them to fit reality. We have 50,000 thoughts a day (give or take one or two), how many of them did you really hear today?

Face reality …