Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

May 19th, 2021

Dear Therapist: About a year ago, our 9-year-old daughter started to engage in compulsive rituals.  She would have 1 specific ritual (such as checking that her heart was still beating) for a few weeks and then switch to a different ritual.  Right now, her specific ritual is sniffing is an unusual way.  This was/is not interfering with her performance at school or home, and she seemed happy overall, but we decided to take her to a p …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

May 19th, 2021

Dear Therapist: My primary care physician recently told my husband that he thinks he has ADHD. My husband never had that diagnosis as a child, though I am not sure that means anything because he had a lot of different issues going on as a kid and that may have slipped through the cracks. Baruch Hashem he is doing fine now but has had trouble staying on track, specifically in work related areas. The doctor would like to prescribe him medication, b …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

May 19th, 2021

Dear Therapist: I recently read an article describing different people who should be seeing a therapist. I have a good friend whom I feel matches the description in the article. The more I think about it the more I honestly think he could benefit from seeing one. The problem is being a 21-year-old and being told by your close friend that you should be seeing a therapist isn't the most pleasant experience. How as a friend am I able to convey over …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

May 19th, 2021

Dear Therapist: My 13-year-old daughter is an intense child. She puts a lot of pressure of herself academically and school is a big deal for her. All of her friends are going to (overnight) camp this summer and initially she had us register her as well. She is now insisting that she wants to stay home for the summer and "relax." She says she works hard all year, and she just wants a chance to have nothing to do. It is interesting that it doe …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

May 19th, 2021

Dear Therapist: I recently went out with a boy who disclosed on the 3rd date that he was seeing a therapist for depression. He said he had struggled on an off with depression since he was a teen and had sometimes taken medication for it. It turned out that the shidduch didn’t work out for other reasons, but I was really confused as to how to deal with that information. I liked him and he seemed like a perfectly normal boy, wh …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

May 19th, 2021

Dear Therapist: My daughter was encouraged by her principal to see a therapist.  She has been misbehaving in school recently, nothing serious really, but the principal suggested it. She has gone through a lot as my wife was niftar 4 years ago, though she says she is fine and doesn't really seem different than the other girls in her class. They are all a tough bunch.  I mean she is a teenage girl so who can really tell what sta …
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Author: Robert Smith

May 12th, 2021

Neuropathic pain is a type of chronic pain. Chronic, progressive nerve disease is a common cause, but it may also happen as a result of an injury or infection. Nerve pain may be a sign of a variety of illnesses, such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, and shingles. This can be annoying for such people, but it can also be debilitating even life-changing for others. Nerve pain can affect your life at home and work, whether it feels like fire, pinpricks, or …
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Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC

May 6th, 2021

Okay, the title is not quite accurate.  Rabbi Elimelech mi’Lizhensk did not draw this flowchart.  I drew it, based on the Noam Elimelech on Parshas Vayeira and Parshas Shemini.  (Pages 60 and 341 in Pe’ar Mikdoshim edition, 5774) The above diagram shows the hashpaah flowing from Hashem to the parents, who in turn, channel the shefa of Hashem to their children.  The children, seeing, hearing, and feeling Hashem&rsqu …
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Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC

April 29th, 2021

V’es Amalaynu, ailu ha’banim.  (Haggadah shel Pesach) Our hard work: this refers to the children:  For they are the hard work of man See how much effort man invests to raise them and teach them derech eretz and Torah, and he also works to leave them money after his death.  (Ritva, cited by Haggadah shel Pesach Misivta, 5774, page 553)   Our hard work: this refers to the children: The main reason that a person works …
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Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC

April 29th, 2021

A person should say, Masai yagiu ma’asai lima’asei avosai Avraham, Yitzchak, v’Yaakov? When will my deeds reach those of my forefathers Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov? (Tanna Dvei Eliyahu Rabba chapter 25) According to Chazal, we should aspire to be like our ancestors. This is a realistic expectation. Each and every one can be like Avraham our father and like the other holy fathers, and there is no generation in which there is no …
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Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC

April 17th, 2021

Igneous rock and logarithm are not musical terms. The slide rule is not about how to conduct yourself at the playground. In case these terms are not at your fingertips, may I remind you: Igneous rock is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic.  Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. A logarithm is a quantity representing the power to which a fixed number (the bas …
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Author: Valarie Beatty

April 16th, 2021

By now you’ve heard about all the benefits of private travel. Booking your own private charter jet is the best way to fly whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure. It's quick, it’s efficient, it’s comfortable, and it’s stylish. When you book your next flight it should be on the wings of the cutting edge in private passenger jet fabrication. However, Jets.com understands the possible concerns and questions yo …
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Author: Shirley Katz

April 14th, 2021

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Author: Nancy Gannon

April 11th, 2021

Have you utilized nitrile gloves? They assist with a great deal of errands. We use gloves a great deal and truly don't consider the advantages they give us. Your hands will thank you for utilizing the appropriate kind of gloves. Guantes de nitrilo These gloves don't must have latex in them. A latex issue will keep individuals from utilizing latex gloves. So nitrile ones are incredible to stock since you know without a doubt that nobody will encou …
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Author: Emma Fiore

April 11th, 2021

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Author: bakait murad, mr

April 10th, 2021

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Author: Phyllis Fetter

April 8th, 2021

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Author: Robert Smith

April 7th, 2021

April is Parkinson's infection mindfulness month. Parkinson's infection (PD) isn't simply restricted to a development problem these days. The progressions brought by the engine and non-engine manifestations are irreversible and the manner in which they influence personal satisfaction is troubling. Quantities of prescription alternatives and medical procedures are accessible for treating PD. In any case, as the cycle of Parkinson's starts much bef …
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Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC

March 26th, 2021

Abaye and Rava were seated before Rabba. Rabba said to them: To whom does one recite brochos? They said to him: To Rachmana [the Merciful, i.e. Hashem]. Rabba asked them: And where does Rachmana reside? Rava pointed to the ceiling. Abaye went outside and pointed toward the heavens. Rabba said to them: You will both become Rabbis.  It is as people say: A cucumber can be recognized from its blossom.  (Brachos 48a) Abaye and Rava were chil …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 24th, 2021

Dear Therapist: We live in a duplex and are friendly with our neighbors. We do however have different parenting styles. Recently our 9-year-old daughter has become very friendly with the young girl next door. She spends hours on end there and seems to enjoy being there much more than home. I kind of see where she is coming from as there are practically no rules and not much in the way of supervision either. There is no moderation and things that …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 24th, 2021

Dear Therapist: Overall, my husband and I—married for ten years with five wonderful children—have beautiful shalom bayis,. We have a loving relationship and bring harmony and happiness into our home on a day-to-day basis. The problem is when we have something to work through. When I do something or say something that upsets my husband he totally shuts down and becomes handicapped at communicating. He is not overall an emotio …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 24th, 2021

Dear Therapist: My sister has a difficult time with her 2 of her children. They are socially awkward, struggle in school and seem to me to be very anxious. Whenever they go through something difficult, she seems to quickly find a "medical" related reason why whatever is happening is happening. One time it's strep, one time PANDAS, or Lyme disease or whatever else. She runs around from doctor to doctor getting all sorts of treatments for them.&nbs …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 24th, 2021

Dear Therapist: I'm looking for some direction about something that I've been thinking about for a while. Maybe you can help. Often, I struggle with thoughts and feelings that make it hard for me to get through my day and I think I have felt like this since I was a teen. Feeling this way has affected my relationships at work, with my kids and my siblings. My current state has even put pressure on my relationship with my husband. It&rsqu …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 24th, 2021

Dear Therapist: I would like to know the panel’s opinions regarding video games. I have heard that it is possible to become addicted to video games and I am not sure how this could be possible considering there is nothing the person is taking into their body like nicotine or alcohol. I understand that there are more productive ways that I can be spending my time but it seems that there is a tendency now to turn everything into an addiction. …
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Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC

March 18th, 2021

Ben Zoma says...Eizehu ashir?  Hasomeach b’chelko.  Who is wise?  One who is someach with his portion.  (Avos 4:1) Someach.  What does that mean? Someach is often translated as joyful.  How often can we joyfully celebrate our portion?  Rav Nachman of Breslov famously taught that it is a great mitzvah to be in a state of simcha always!  Does he mean that we should always be joyful?   Maybe no …
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Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC

March 11th, 2021

Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi would recite these verses [Tehilim 90] until he fell asleep. How could he do that?  Didn’t Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi [himself] say: One is forbidden to heal himself with words of Torah?  Prevention from harm is different.   (Shavuos 15b) It is permitted to use words of Torah, including Tanach, to prevent harm even though it is not permitted for healing.  During a visit to Boston in 1733, Benjam …
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Author: Olivia Thomas

March 5th, 2021

What is ivermectin? Ivermectin is an anti-parasite medication. Ivermectin is used to treat infections in the body that are caused by certain parasites. Ivermectin is currently being investigated as a treatment for corona virus SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The trials so far have shown ivermectin reduces the number of cell-associated viral DNA by 99.8 % in 24 hours. Further studies are needed to determine the effectiveness …
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Author: Olivia Thomas

March 4th, 2021

These days, Allergan Botox has become one of the most common therapies and makes aging almost blurry. It's the enchantment that the new generation finds from technology's development. We might claim it's a science gift & it's becoming increasingly common for fixing the forehead and crow's feet line. On Allergan Botox, we'll cover a few basics, the way it works & more about its efficacy. What is Allergan Botox? Allergan Botox is nothing bu …
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Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC

March 4th, 2021

Vaiyageid Moshe: D’vorim sh’mosheichin libo shel adom k’aggodah. V’ika d'omrei: b’techiloh peireish matan s’choroh, dichsiv: vayeshev Moshe, d’vorim sh’meshivin da'to shel odom, ul’vasof peireish on’shoh, dichsiv: vaiyageid Moshe — devorim sh’koshin l’adom k’gidin. (Shabbos 87a) Kegidin: Yerek mar, a bitter vegetable.  (Rashi, ibid)   This Gemara tells u …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: I am looking for advice on how to deal with bullying in school on the elementary school level. I have found a lot of conflicting opinions on it. There are those that emphasize standing up to the bully, others ignoring the bully, and those that say neither works. A lot of warnings about how having the child who is being bullied change his/her behavior is "blaming the victim" and that how can you really expect a young kid to stick u …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: I am aware of someone who is emotionally unhealthy and demonstrates real negative verbal abuse such as constantly putting others down/bad name calling, explosive reactions, and ignoring and not caring about others’ needs.  This person is completely incapable of raising children and constantly lashing out at them and destroying them to pieces. 
I am very concerned for these children and the negative effects the …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: Our 26-year-old daughter recently went through a time where she was down. We didn’t think much of it and she appeared to get better but then showed some troubling behaviors. On the advice of our rov, we brought her to a psychiatrist. We are also still on a waiting list to see a therapist. The psychiatrist believes that she has bipolar disorder and is giving her medication for that. Our question is, does it make a differ …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: A well-known educator recently spoke out strongly against "labeling" a child. Even if a child has a mental health issue and is receiving services, we must make sure he/she is not labeled. The remark struck a chord with me as 2 of my children are currently in therapy one for behavioral issues and one for anxiety. While the idea of not labeling a child sounds nice in theory, I am not sure how to put it in practice. At the end of the …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: As there has been an increase in mental health awareness in the community I am noticing that people can be somewhat quick to point out what they believe are mental health issues in others. I see this particularly when it comes to personality disorders, more specifically Borderline Personality and Narcissistic Personality. I see these terms get thrown about and I am hoping you can clarify for the readership. Are personality disorde …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: My son’s yeshiva has been putting some pressure on me and my wife to send him for therapy. The primary reason for this seems to be because he has been getting in trouble at school. Not serious trouble but being disruptive in class. My son has a great personality and is a leader, so I am sure that this is partly why the focus is on him. The yeshiva is insistent that he should be seen by a therapist because they assume that th …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: My husband and I are struggling with our 23-year-old son. There is a certain amount of instability to him where he is constantly changing his mind. For example, one day he is all into learning and is talking about staying in learning for a long time after he gets married and a few weeks later he is talking about leaving yeshiva now and going to work. When it comes to shidduchim he changes significant pieces of what he is …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: I'm looking for some direction about something that I've been thinking about for a while. Maybe you can help. Often, I struggle with thoughts and feelings that make it hard for me to get through my day and I think I have felt like this since I was a teen. Feeling this way has affected my relationships at work, with my kids and my siblings. My current state has even put pressure on my relationship with my husband. It&rsqu …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: My daughter, who is a young adult and therefore has the autonomy to make her own decisions regarding medication, opted to take medication for depression.  This in spite of the fact that as her mother I know her better than a doctor who spent 10-12 minutes interviewing her and over 40 minutes interviewing me at the initial appointment (after having been told the opposite is what would happen).  Said doctor diagnosed my da …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: I live in a home that is not a healthy happy environment. I feel my parents have trouble providing for me emotionally. They are not abusive in any way, but I never received any validation, affection, healthy communication etc. growing up. I recently hit this stage where I woke up from a “bubble” and started realizing and processing how difficult the situation really is and how much I am lacking in my life as a result. …
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Author: Yehuda Lieberman, LCSW, QCSW, DCSW

March 1st, 2021

Dear Therapist: The unfortunate reality is that marijuana use is becoming increasingly less taboo in society. This has been driven home by the recent vote in NJ to legalize its use. Until recently it never would have crossed my mind as something I need to worry about with my children. However, with its increased prevalence in society, I am starting to wonder if this is something I need to discuss with my kids? Do you think this is something I sho …
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