Holiday Blues
We are in the holiday season. Beginning with Halloween and Thanksgiving holidays, we are looking forward to Hanukah, Christmas, and New...
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Roger D. Lin, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
rogerlinpsyd
- Dec 7, 2022
- 5 min
How To Let Things Go
We are able to recall negative experiences. We can remember experiences of pain, hurt, shame, guilt, grief, rejection, disappointment,...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Nov 30, 2022
- 5 min
A Healthy Ego
One definition of "maturity" is: fullness of potential. Thus, an immature person has unmet potential. There are many aspects of our lives...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Nov 23, 2022
- 5 min
Energy Vampires
We all have the same number of hours in each day. A finite 24 hours in the day to work, cook, eat, sleep, socialize, exercise, relax, and...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Nov 14, 2022
- 6 min
How to Address Triangulation in the Family System
What is Triangulation? Triangulation occurs when a new person is introduced to an already existing 1:1 relational dyad. This occurs when...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Nov 8, 2022
- 4 min
How to Address our Need for Approval
We live in a performance-based society. If you meet certain conditions, you will gain acceptance. This is true in parent-child...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Nov 1, 2022
- 4 min
How to navigate defense mechanisms
Defense mechanisms are ways we try to protect ourselves from uncertainty and unpleasant situations. 1. Denial Denial is refusing to deal...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Life skills
Any ability that is useful in your life can be considered a life skill. Being able to tie your shoes, swim, drive a car, use a computer,...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Oct 21, 2022
- 3 min
What's the difference between Humility and Low Self-Esteem?
This topic of Humility and Low Self-Esteem is the other side of the same coin of my post on the difference between arrogance and...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Oct 13, 2022
- 4 min
"Arrogance before the fall", but what about having Self-Confidence?
We hear conflicting messages about pride and self-confidence. On the one hand: we view cockiness, bragging, narcissism as off-putting....
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rogerlinpsyd
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Spiritual Abuse
What is spiritual abuse? Spiritual abuse is controlling another person in a religious setting. Spiritual abuse uses faith, religion, and...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Toxic Positivity
Positivity is a good for our mental health. It is helpful to practice optimism, fuel hope, celebrate accomplishments, and express...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
Priorities
We live in a world that is trying to grab our attention, and we can often find ourselves giving our attention to things that are not...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Sep 15, 2022
- 3 min
Why are we seeing such an increase of ADHD diagnoses?
This post is my paraphrase from an article written by Maggie Koerth-Baker entitled, "The Not So Hidden Cause Behind the ADHD Epidemic"...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
Executive Functioning Skills
Executive functioning skills are our brains ability to plan and organize, pay attention, remember information, and complete tasks...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Addressing Anxiety
Symptoms of Anxiety 1) Persistent and excessive worrying about a number of situations for at least six months. 2) Overthinking plans,...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Marriage
Topics that are helpful to work on in your marriage. 1) Communication. Speak: Speak to one another with "I statements", such as "I...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Aug 15, 2022
- 2 min
Addressing Depression
Symptoms of depression: 1) Depressed mood: Feelings of discouragement, worthlessness, helplessness, pessimism for most of the day, for...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Jul 20, 2022
- 7 min
Anger Management Skills
Not everything always goes according to plan. We don't always get what we want. Our emotional reaction in these situations is often...
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rogerlinpsyd
- Jul 13, 2022
- 4 min
How to Navigate an Existential Crisis
Here are some working definitions that can help us navigate existential dilemmas. Existential: To affirm existence. "I exist. I am real."...
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