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Stop Crying: A Fair Request?

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to From Insults to Respect. Today, we once again take up the topic of crying and its relationship to respect. Perhaps some might wonder why more than one post was not sufficient to amply cover this tearful topic. I would have been among those who wondered about this a few years ago, but then I wrote a post titled, “Responding to Criticism: Four levels of Maturity.” There,…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin June 8, 2021 12 min read

Am I Bad for Being Sad?

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to from Insults to Respect. Today we seek to answer the question, If we are experiencing sadness does that mean that we are bad? We’ll begin with a little parable to see what it might reveal. Then we’ll look at the real life example of Laura, a young woman who came to think there was something wrong with her because of her sadness. The…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin April 22, 2019 20 min read