I have just come across Answers to Life’s Worries, in Three-Minute Bursts , in the New York Times.I’m sure we are all familiar with the concept of speed-dating but the concept of 5 minute therapy is somewhat disturbing. 5 minutes “in” =”5 minutes out”. In other words you’ll get out what you put in! The concept of getting 5 minutes of therapy from someone who has no real chance to get to know you, assess your problems and develop strategies and a treatment plan for moving forward does not resemble therapy. The only benefit I can see, it that it presents an opportunity to meet a therapist to gauge if they are a good “fit” prior to progressing into a therapeutic relationship. What do you think?
Police say text messaging while driving is one of the most dangerous distractions for teens on the road. As crazy as it may seem to many adults texting while driving seems impossible; but many teens still do it. Recently a graphic British video made by the police department in Gwent, Wales, last summer for $20,000 was posted on YouTube and highlights in graphic details the dangers of texting while driving.
According to a British study motorists who send text messages while driving are “significantly more impaired” than those who drive drunk, even at the minimum legal limit for alcohol. We’d love to hear what you think.Â
As British soldiers return from Afghanistan and Iraq suffering from post-traumatic stress, todays Sunday Times looks at the the toll it’s taking on their relationships ….continue reading
Childhood photos reveal happiness levels later in married life. A study from DePauw University shows that how intensely people smile in childhood photographs, as indicated by crow’s feet around the eyes, predicts their adult marriage success.
The paper builds on a 2001 study by psychologists at the University of California, Berkeley, that tracked the well-being and marital satisfaction of women from college through their early 50s… continue reading Source:Scientific American
