What about “The Big A?”

Dear Dr. Alman,
What about “The Big A?”  ANXIOUS…ANXIETY…
I can’t help it.  I’m anxious about my work, $,
relationships, health, weight and the future.
Your work has helped me more than anything
else and I’m a lot better than I used to be…but
what about “The Big A?”
M.C.
 
Dear M.C.,
The Big A, as you call it, is a door and not [...]

My Holiday Memories…

Dear Dr. Alman,
I know you ask people to focus on what’s right
about their lives.  I do this everyday now for
at least 1 minute, as you recommend.  You also
encourage people to accept and let-go of their
emotional stess.  I do this everyday for at least
5 minutes, as you recommend.  I’m happier and
healthier now than I’ve ever been.  [...]

Thank you! Keep It Off!

Thank you!  I lost the weight and kept it off! 
It’s been a year!  I’ve never done this before.
I was a chubby kid.  No one ever gave me
advice that helped and it’s been a life-long
problem.  I am now 62.  In fact, one doctor
told me to do push-ups.  Another doctor told
me I’d always be overweight.  I got [...]

The Greed Gene?

Is there a greed gene?  Madoff with $50 billion,
GM with no money to get through 08 without
a bailout, dot-coms not long ago, hedge funds,
banks, investment companies, and the list
goes on and on.  Is this greed normal?  Is there
a greed gene?
 
YES!  In my experience with billionaires,
millionaires, hard-working middle-class people,
and homeless individuals, there is a greed gene!
It’s [...]

Responsibility & Accountability?

Does every individual you help have the exact
same problems as the corporations you help?
Why are 70% of Americans overweight or obese,
when they all know better?  Why are 70% of
American companies over-spending and on the
verge of bankrupcy when they all know better?
Why are 70% of drug companies over-stating
and holding back facts about side effects when
they know [...]

Was it his greed?

Why did my husband invest more than half of
our retirement in the fund that turned out to
be a ponzi scheme.  He lost his money, our
money and our kids money.  Was it his greed?
 
First of all, think PRESENT-FUTURE! 
Focus on what’s right about your life today
and what’s right about your future?
Your husband’s risk, investment and greed
are in [...]

The Great Depression

People should be worried about the economy. 
I grew up during the Great Depression and got
all of my values about money from my parents
who lost what little they had.  I’m still very
frugle, to say the least.  I’m watching my kids,
grandkids and great grandkids dealing with their
finances and it’s enough to make someone sick.
This may be the [...]

Even Cowgirls Get Them

I am so blue….we are working harder and have
less money.  Huge companies are closing the
doors every  week.  Bailouts are in the billions
for companies who have been irresponsible,
probably breaking all kinds of laws and it’s all
supposed to get worse and worse.  How could
a person not have the blues?  What is a cowgirl,
and everyone else, to do?
 
Even [...]

Is depression normal?

Yes!  Depression is the result of repression. 
When you repress your feelings, which are
almost always normal reactions to adverse
conditions…depression is normal. 
Financially also, if you avoid or ignore your
money issues…depression is normal.
If a business does this, an individual or a whole
country; the result is the same…
In other words, depression is the result of not
dealing with things at [...]

Best way to cope?

When I read the paper, watch TV and talk with
people I know, it’s all bad news!  The economy,
the economy, the economy…  The bad news may
continue til 2010 and it’s every single day.  What
is the best way to cope with all this bad news?
 
You are on the right track!  What is the best way
to cope is the [...]