9 Tips to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Illnesses
9 Tips to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Illnesses
How can you absorb other people’s illness and pain?
As a psychiatrist I’ve had many patients come to me with panic disorders, chronic depression, fatigue, pain, or my...
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The Larger Problem is Not Mental Illness but The Polarized Mind
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