WORD with Dr. Michael David Clay

Reflection Pools are great, except when YOU don't like what you see. Narcissism is a human trait. Those who learn to adjust self-perception with REALITY succeed at the highest state of existence, SELF-LOVE. Don't RUN from yourself, LEARN to overcome it! Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call @ 304-523-WORD (9673).

"I would do anything for LOVE, but I won't do that . . . ." So goes the lyrics to the song of the same name. But would we? When you fail to realize loving others requires you to love yourself, you also fail at LOVE. The greatest sacrifice is recognizing you that you REALLY want to KILL, and then stop killing others. CONTACT US: [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673); TheWORDHouse.com.

What's wrong with OWNING it? Nothing! Just make sure WHAT you possess is WHAT it truly is. Subjectivity, although factual, is IMCOMPLETE. Getting the BIG PICTURE, requires one move into the territory of the "Fourth Dimension," or risk not only lesser, but ultimately SICKER. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304-523-WORD (9673).

Continuing with the podcast series, Psychology Today asks and answers (we offer commentary) such parental concerns as: "What does this mean for my child's mental health?; Does this mean my child will need surgery?; Do we have to start hormones right away?; What if my child changes their mind or has regrets?; Is it OK if I feel sad or confused?; When Should I tell my child's school or our family and friends?; and, What is the best way to help my child right now?" Most importantly, we ask the very serious question, "Where is SCIENCE in all of this?" Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304-523-WORD (9673).

What Causes This? Is It Just a Phase? Why Now? Questions "Parents of Transkids Want to Know," as culled by Psychology Today (October 2022). As much, the ANSWERS are indeed complex, if at all immediately available, there is also the question of what ALL of this would mean for the future. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673).

"What did I do?" As much there's no single answer, there is always a part to play. Rather than uniformly blaming SELF or others, let's at least try to address the presenting concern soundly and scientifically, lest we end up hurting EVERYONE! Contact Us: [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673); andTheWORDHouse.com.

Flexibility is to ADAPT. CREATIVITY demands change. Being TRANS is to accept that the only ABSOLUTE in LIFE is appreciating how to RIGHTLY participate. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Acting is one way to change that aspect of PERSONALITY everyone ELSE sees; but it doesn't NECESSARILY translate to an OPENNESS required for aligning such with who YOU perceive YOU truly are. Psychological Counseling, but for the sake of SUSTAINABILITY, addresses both. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304-523-WORD (9673).

Better than your DOG at LOVE? Hope so! At least Rocky didn't let FEAR get so much in the WAY as to deny him his greatest day of GLORY. Which is better; to live life in FEAR, or LOVE? Contact Us; [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673); or TheWORDHouse.com.

It's not a matter of simply GETTING OUT of your own head, but rather what's GOING ON inside it. If you like yourself, you'll do much better in life, regardless what it is. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; 304-523-WORD (9673).

"Phubbing" is a polite way of saying, STOP being so self-absorbed. Already too much at risk of becoming so much the INDIVIDUAL, have we forgotten our essential NATURE is "pro-social." So many health concerns are associated with ISOLATION, it might be worth turning OFF the technology and FOCUSSING upon one another. Contact Us: [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673); and TheWORDHouse.com.

If EVIL should have a FACE, it might be named MACHIAVELLIANISM. What could have only been an INNOCENT reflection on the phenomenon, now has become a NAMESAKE. What goes into MACHIAVELLIANISM? Although ATHEORETICAL, a look into the the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders may supply a glimpse, and it isn't PRETTY! Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or 304-523-9673 (WORD).

What is an OPTIMIST? Possibly nothing greater than a PESSIMIST in disguise. Science and REALSIM go hand in hand. CONTENTMENT and SATISFACTION lies in learning to make the BEST out of life's GOOD and BAD. Don't get caught up in AVOIDING life or living, simply because you can't deal with the UPS and DOWNS!

It's O.K. to catch your breath. It may even help you digest LIFE better. In and Out, and before you know it, things become CLEARER. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse on the WWW. or call @304-523-WORD (9673).

Nature or Nurture? Comparatively, which is greater; Genetics or Culture? As complicated and thus impossible to say entirely which holds GREATER SWAY, SOCIAL IMPERATIVE is undeniably STRONG. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Who to talk to? Especially when you need it to be kept in CONFIDENCE. Not that FRIEND or FAMILY would not do. Rather, can they KEEP IT A SECRET! Contact Us: [email protected]; www.TheWORDHouse.com; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Exchanges of ideas begin with sound COMMUNICATION, and depending upon the QUALITY of the COMMUNICATION, a solid working relationship. EMPIRICISM ensures there's NEVER a problem without answer, as long one ACCEPTS the BEST ANSWER SCIENCE affords.

All decisions are PERSONAL, yet never done in a VACUUM. Marriages are certainly no exception. This is what makes AFFAIRS so grievous. By implication, AFFAIRS exclude the essential IMPUT from others so needed for LEGITIMACY. Contact; TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or 304-523- WORD (9673).

You are only limited by your IMAGINATION. More TRUE today than ever before, the possibilities appear limitless on what YOU would want to be and become. Just make certain what you want is ACTUALLY what you want! Contact Us: [email protected]; www.TheWORDHouse.com; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

It's really OK to be simply and uniquely YOU, just as long as you always are OPEN to the FEEDBACK that comes with it needed to continue to LEARN, GROW, and ADAPT. Choosing anything less, only makes matters of LIFE worse. Contact Us: [email protected]; www,TheWORDHouse.com; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Ever think it STRANGE people COUPLE in their own image? Shouldn't be!. Outside of the most SUPERFICIAL and SHALLOW regards, EMOTIONS and PERSONALITY factor in. More so, there is also the NEED to LOVE ONESELF before LOVING OTHERS. CONTACT Us: 304-523-WORD (9673); [email protected]; www.TheWOouse.com.

Reality is a measured in both ABSOULTE and RELATIVE terms. What is BEST for you may not be the same for anyone else. No less, SICK is not GOOD for anyone. Knowing that BETTER is ACCEPTABLE as a TREATMENT RESULT, does not mean being neglectful of also knowing WELLNESS is even BETTER! Contact Us: [email protected]; www.TheWORDHouse.com; 304-523-WORD (9673).

The BEST one may do is to KEEP what works, working BEST! Whether HEALTH in general, or specifically BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, remaining ACTIVELY ENGAGED is indeed the IDEAL. Self-Care includes both, sound BODILY and SOCIAL Connectivity and Ecology. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Neither PESSIMIST nor OPTIMIST be; and that also applies to REALISTS. Facts are facts; how we interpret, and then what we do and receive in return, is entirely up to us. Make certain whatever you choose REALITY to be, expect to get what you FORECAST! In the end, it's never ALL bad, or for that matter good. Rather, it's always what you choose to make of it.

Narcissus wasn't ALL wrong. It is about SELF-LOVE, but done the right way. Learning to LOVE others is the best and possibly ONLY way to rightly loving SELF. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Psychology is a TOOL, not a NARRATIVE. The NARRATIVE is yours, Psychology and Psychological-Counseling just makes certain you are dealing with the FACTS in an accurate, VALID and RELIABLE, definition of REALITY or TRUTH. Contact Us: [email protected]; THEWORDHOUSE.COM; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Getting HELP requires identification and engagement of MOTIVE. When you care for someone HURTING, it HELPS to know how to take the action steps needed to get them HELP. CONTACT Us: [email protected]; THEWORDHOUSE.COM; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Pain often makes it difficult to figure whether to press on or stop. That said, ANXIETY can never be a reason to not live life. If you can't sort it out on your own, there is help. Contact Us: THEWORDHOUSE.COM; [email protected]; 304-523-9673 (WORD).

Estimates are that ninety-eight percent (98%) of our genetic composition and associated proteins lie within the DARK GENOME. No wonder we are still far from figuring out how to best address the myriad of diagnosable clinical behavioral health concerns. CONTACT Us: [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673); WWW.THEWORDHOUSE.COM.

Sleep is critical to both proper physical and psychological health and well-being. During sleep, processing of daily life experience becomes optimized through reduction of extraneous input. Depression and other emotional disorder signal we may not be resting the way we should. Contact Us: [email protected]; WWW.THEWORDHOUSE; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

More than PERCEPTION, for most of us REALITY is as much PRESUMPTION. When it comes to SELF-ACTUALIZATION, it is equal what we think as what is, dictating our PURSUITS. Psychological Counseling can assist is preserving the BALANCE between us and the WORLD surrounding us. Contact Us: [email protected]; THEWORDHOUSE.COM; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Discord is not always bad, nor is it unusual. Oftentimes, it signals both a need for growth and change. Regardless of the direction taken, Psychological Counseling can be helpful in determining where effort is most needed, as well the eventual options available. CONTACT Us: 304-523-9673 (WORD); [email protected]; WWW.THEWORDHOUSE.COM.

Routine frees us to focus our resources most elegantly upon the demands of daily living. In terms of AI (Artificial Intelligence) Theory, the conscience mind may be seen as requiring both sufficient availability of emotional and cognitive operation, as well fluid access to long and short term memory reserve, in adaptively addressing full spectrum bodily need. Psychological counseling can be helpful not only in aiding functionality, but more so maintaining optimal performance over the course of one's life.Contact Us: THEWORDHOUSE@FRONTIER,COM; 304-528-9220; OR THE WORDHOUSE.COM.

Generativity comes with psychological development and overall maturity. Any society or culture is only as mature and generous as are it's members. The highest mark of psycho-social development is in human terms measured by generosity. Contact Us: 304-523-WORD (9673); THEWORDHOUSE.COM; [email protected].

PERECTION is more a matter of self-acceptance of your IMPERFECTION than it is being PERFECT, if this means allowing yourself to become COMPLETE. Part what you CHOOSE, as much what others confirm to be REAL, being PERECT is both who you are in the MOMENT and what you will find when ALL is said and done CONTACT Us: 304-523-9673 (WORD); [email protected]; or THEWORDHOUSE.COM.

What are the essentials of hope? A dream mixed with the possibility of result. The choice is always yours: to believe or not. Hope, as well potential actualized, is left only to the hopeful. Beyond ALL possibility and probability, without you, there is NO HOPE. CONTACT: 304-523-WORD (9673); [email protected]; or THEWORDHOUSE.COM.

Creativity is expressed in immeasurably unique ways or it wouldn’t be creative. Difficult problems likewise require oftentimes immeasurably unique solutions. Psychological counseling aides in coming up with creative solutions when oftentimes they are the most difficult to come by. Daydreaming just may be one of many of the best ways to brainstorm for answers to life's difficulties. Contact Us: [email protected]; WWW.THEWORDHOUSE.COM; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

The power to be persuaded comes from our desire socially to persuade. Either to good or bad intentions, ALL are open to PERSUASION. Contact Us: 304-523-WORD (9673); WWW.THEWORDHOUSE.COM; or [email protected].

CONTENTMENT is as much about knowing who you are and want, as it is ANYTHING going on around you. Outside of bodily needs, TRUE SATISFACTION is a psychological operation, and as ALL psychological operations, is about YOUR CHOICE. Contact Us: [email protected]; THEWORDHOUSE.COM; or 304-523-WORD (9673)

Is HONESTY always the BEST policy? All depends on the motive as well maturity of those involved. For HIGHEST ORDER relationships, HONESTY and TRUTHFULNESS must remain FOUNDATIONAL in everyone's WINNING. Psychological-counseling is about learning not only honesty, but applying it uniformly to the advantage of making LIFE best for all CONCERNED. CONTACT US: 304-523-WORD (9673); [email protected]; WWW.THEWORDHOUSE.COM.

Exposure Therapy can be a very successful option when coming to treatment of Anxiety. Some AVOID it, because it does include not only measure of emotional discomfort, but also FACING the particulars of FEAR. Don't allow FEAR to pre-empt your living LIFE fully. CONTACT US: THEWORDHOUSE.COM; [email protected]; 304.523.WORD (9673).

TRAUMA affects us EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY. Absent HEALTHY and ADAPTIVE ways of COPING, HURT risks expression in ongoing BODILY dimensions. Psychological counseling HELPS to ADDRESS the CAUSE as well SYMPTOM. CONTACT US: THEWORDHOUSE.COM; [email protected]: 304-523-WORD (9673).

You can always COUNT on YOU! As GOOD that sounds, it may not be, if your REALLY don't LIKE YOU. Self-talk can be incredibly DESTRUCTIVE, if predicate more upon PAST FAILURE than PRESENT SUCCESS. CONTACT US: THEWORDHOUSE.COM; [email protected]; WH on FB; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Being an "OVERAPOLOGIZER" places one in peril of TOO MUCH responsibility for things otherwise you have no control over. Taking nothing away from EMPATHY or a genuine attempt to COMFORT the distressed. Just make sure REALITY isn't lost along the way. CONTACT US: [email protected]; WWW.TheWORDHouse.COM; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Nervous is not our enemy. Rather it is what we choose to do with our nerves that determines whether or not others are not only open to us, but might even find us ATTRACTIVE. CONTACT US: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Is being alone ALWAYS so bad? Not necessarily! No less, there is also ALWAYS an AUDIENCE to consider. This FEEDBACK helps us both determine what is REAL, as well who we CHOOSE to be. CONTACT US: 304-523-9673; [email protected]; or www.TheWORDHouse.com.

Whether in regards to Online Dating of Life in General, optimists do best. Being afraid to risk by default eliminates opportunity. Simply, commit to dating, while allowing the process of dating to bring you to the perfect one. Contact Us; 304-523-9673; [email protected]; or www.TheWORDHouse.com.

To be or not to be the same is a TRICKY bit of consideration. Uniqueness is derived contextually from the familiar. Overcoming human proclivity to favor the familiar requires diligence in appraisal of facts from otherwise risk of such faulty misperceptions and considerations. CONTACT US @ 304-523-9673 (WORD) or [email protected].

Overcoming resistance includes Active Listening Techniques to disengage elements of DEFENSIVENESS. Assertiveness includes: EMPATHY; PERSPECTIVE TAKING; as well EMPIRICISM and HYPOTHETICO-DEDUCTIVE REASONING. CONTACT US: 304-523-9673 (WORD); [email protected]; www.TheWORDHouse.com.

Binary thought is a product of not only being human, but also culture and psychosocial influence as well biochemistry. Too much one way may be as troublesome as too much the other. As is with most everything in life, BALANCE becomes the target and psychotherapy can help. CONTACT US at 304-523-9673 (WORD); [email protected]; or The WORDHouse.com.