One word of caution to the newcomers to the field: alcoholics are sometimes described as notorious “con artists.” They’ve had to be. Anyone who has managed to continue drinking alcoholically in spite of the consequences has learned many sneaky little tricks. These do not disappear with the first prod, push, or pull toward treatment. Habits [...]

The first sign that a person may be beginning to break down as the result, of excessive stress is the development of symptoms of nervous tension or anxiety. Therefore we say that the first stage of stress breakdown is the stage of tension or anxiety. It is essential therefore, in order to understand what is [...]

To learn how to sleep, it is important to understand how sleep is controlled. Of course the brain has a lot to do with this. There are two levels of control in our sleeping activities, the higher control. The higher control. The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of brain tissue, is the higher control centre. [...]

We live by a complicated code of social behaviour. One aspect of it is that we should not give way to our feelings. With some people this is very important indeed. For instance, it is important for those in the armed services. The young soldier thinks, “If I am wounded, I hope I can take [...]

An unwanted baby “I didn’t want him. I can hardly say it. I simply did not want him. I did not want a third child. Now, he is so beautiful. So beautiful, and I love him so. Do anything in the world for him. But the thought recurs. How wicked of me not to have [...]