by Dr. Adams | How To Understand Yourself
We refer to self-absorbed people by different names—narcissistic, egocentric, self-serving, vain, self-indulgent, or conceited. Such people have additional traits that, when taken together, form a distinct personality style. Personality comprises your enduring ways of... 
by Dr. Adams | How To Understand Yourself
We all have encountered, or even are ourselves, low copers, people who do not deal well with the slightest adversity. Such people figuratively cannot find their way out of a cardboard box. They whine loudly over having a hang nail. With actual and substantial... 
by Dr. Adams | How To Understand Yourself
We all feel “stressed out” at times. What does this mean? What does it reveal about us? Stress arises from something in our lives that we believe we are unable to handle or are not handling well. It could mean that too many things are coming our way and that we feel... 
by Dr. Adams | How To Understand Yourself
The songwriter Paul Simon in 1973 sang, “One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.” The same object or event means different things to different people at different times and under different circumstances. We know many combatants return from warfare experiences with... 
by Dr. Adams | Children/Child Rearing, How To Understand Yourself
Currently in vogue is a type of therapy geared toward emotional regulation. Such treatment aims for management of human emotions. It has come about because of the idea that people suffer with emotional dyscontrol. Children are instructed to hit a pillow when angry or... 
by Dr. Adams | How To Understand Yourself
There are both good and bad aspects of being a “high-coper.” Recall that “high-coping” people are those that deal well with adversity, at least superficially. The good aspects are they like to solve dilemmas and problems. They develop strategies well. They put ideas...
