Is suffering inevitable, avoidable, meaningful, neurotic, or the only path to growth? I'd say it could be any of the above, depending on its origins and how we respond to it.

Some people find meaning in their suffering. They find some purpose in what they are going through and then...

One of the psychological patterns that can make it difficult to unplug is work addiction. With work addiction, it's not just the electronic devices we are plugged into. It's another "power source," an internal one that can either energize us or fry us.

Sometimes we work intensely to prove...

People have asked me what I think about the new Positive Psychology movement--a trend in psychology to research and apply what makes us healthy and happy rather than what's wrong with us. College courses and self-help books on the subject are both very popular. In reading about positive psychology I...

What causes depression and what works in its treatment? It depends on what type of depression you are referring to and who has it.

In common parlance the meaning of the term depression can range from a debilitating mental disorder to a passing blue mood. Professionals use a number...

Why does love so often get so difficult? Just about everybody wants a good relationship, so what goes wrong? As with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet we often believe that our love will be so powerful that it will override all the family history and conflicts that it is born into....

The posts and replies here on the meaning or meaninglessness of dreams have shown frustration, bewilderment, and strong opinions.

Dreams can be very frustrating and fiendishly difficult to understand, even for a Jungian analyst trained for years to interpret them. But I think that what sometimes happens is that...