BY JOHN M. OLDHAM, MD, & LOIS B. MORRIS Anybody who has a pet knows that each one has its own personality style. Maybe you have, say, two cocker spaniels. They’re bred to be alike in temperament. So how come one resists training while the other seems to anticipate your every desire? And cats! […]
BY JOHN M. OLDHAM, MD Is there a test for good character? Read on. Questionable moral character? Much has been written in recent weeks about the “Djokovic drama.” Australian federal court upheld the immigration minister’s decision to cancel tennis superstar, Novak Djokovic’s visa. Ranked number one in the world, Djokovic had to depart the country […]
BY JOHN M. OLDHAM, MD As we enter a new year, let’s hope it’s a better one. Who’s to blame? Can we forgive? Filled with calamities, 2021 should not be hard to beat, but who knows? Hard to see much light at the end of the pandemic tunnel or the climate tunnel, or to see […]
BY JOHN M. OLDHAM, MD “Trust is key in treating borderline personality disorder.” That’s the title of the front-page report in the October, 2021 issue of Clinical Psychiatry News, in which I offer my own thoughts and professional experiences. In the language of NPSP25, anyone with a predominantly Mercurial style may be on a continuum […]
BY JOHN M. OLDHAM, MD Do cat people and dog people have distinctly different personality styles? There’s a lot of opinion out there about this—there’s even a Wikipedia site called “Cat people and dog people.” Then there’s our much-viewed blog from early 2019, “Are You a Cat Person?” I’ve been mulling this over since last […]
BY JOHN M. OLDHAM, MD Feeling empty? Do you feel like your life lacks meaning or purpose? Most people are familiar with such a solid-grey inner experience from time to time. Maybe it can be a motivator to take on some challenges or make changes. But when the emptiness seems to be a frequent […]
BY JOHN M. OLDHAM, MD What is your pattern of change—changing partners, that is? “I meet a man, fix him up and flip him to someone else,” confessed one woman recently in the New York Times. “Some People Flip Real Estate. I Flip Men.” That’s the title of the “Modern Love” piece Kelly Sundberg recently […]
