by Dr Aletta | Jul 23, 2017 | Anxiety, Depression
Summertime Anxiety Dealing with summertime anxiety and depression is a lot like dealing with a summer flu. Feeling freaked out or down is never convenient but somehow when it’s sunny and warm out it’s even worse! Here are some tips to walk it back from the... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 14, 2016 | Anxiety, Life Matters
Terrorism. It makes me so sick. Another gathering of innocents. Another shooting. Another massacre. More desperate phone calls. More screams. More grief so sharp it cuts through bone. Terrorism In The World When things like this happen I give myself an allowance to... by Dr Aletta | May 3, 2009 | Mental Health
The response to my articles on maintaining a balanced emotional reaction to the swine flu news is gratifying. It's obvious to me people want reassurance, not the latest perceived reason to panic. This morning I read with appreciation Dr. Elizabeth Rosenthal's... by Dr Aletta | Apr 30, 2009 | Life Candy, Mental Health
Last spring Stephen Colbert did a brilliant spoof on the pandemic of panic about swine flu, which the government wants us to henceforth call "the H1N1 virus formerly known as swine flu." Seriously, we don't want the pork industry to suffer... by Dr Aletta | Feb 13, 2009 | Anxiety, Mental Health
We woke up to the news that fifty people died in a horrible plane crash last night. Grief grips our community. Nothing can come close to describing what anyone who lost a loved one feels. My deepest sympathies for your loss. Many of us are not directly effected by...
