“Now is the winter of our discontent,” a speech by Shakespeare in Richard III says it all as we muddle through the beginnings of a third year of this pandemic. This horrendous experience has taken a toll on all of us. David Brooks in his op-ed in the NY Times (America Is Falling Apart at the Seams, NYT, Jan 14, 2022) comments on the current misbehavior of Americans. He describes the angry outbursts noted on commercial airline flights, in retail…
We’ve all heard about how stress can affect people long after a trauma has occurred. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can result after almost any event that is life-threatening, that causes intense fear, or that severely affects a person’s emotional well-being. Military veterans who have served in combat zones often return with PSTD and people who have witnessed or sustained a severe accident or physical injury can later be diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. In fact, getting a life-threatening medical diagnosis…
The late 20th century and early 21st century have given us technological wonders and instantaneous access to information on a scale that has never been seen before: the internet and the micro chip have changed the ways we communicate and experience the world around us. Where we once inhabited small, tightly knit communities these advances have literally brought the world to our doorsteps. As wonderful as that is, it can also be a challenge to filter through the numerous gadgets,…