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Jerilyn Dufresne is a licensed clinical social worker and provides therapy at a mental health center. Her past work has been with crises and disasters. She’s also been a stand-up comic. Reach her at jerilynexaminer@ameritech.net.

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They call themselves patriots but some are xenophobic, jingoistic, and racist

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Patriot has become the buzzword lately. If you really love your country then you are a patriot. The right thinks it has a corner on the word, however...
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Using social networking sites to promote HATE

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I deliberately capitalized the word "hate" because this is big time hate, not just hate as in "I hate trigonometry." Real hate....
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6 reasons fathers kill their families

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Yesterday morning, February 25th, a 53-year-old man fatally shot his wife and two daughters before killing himself in Miami, FL. His 16-year-old son...
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Bumper sticker 6: ______________

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The title is too gross to write. These bumper stickers are replete with the F word. These are also the stickers that show a little boy peeing on...
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Mental illness on TV: Part 1

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A friend of mine won a contest on Facebook for Monk fans, and she received a key ring with a magnifying glass attached, a mug that lists the top ten...
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Alleged daycare killer: Mentally ill?

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Mental illness has always stymied me, even before I started working as a psychotherapist. First of all, like physical illness, it can happen to...
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Jeff Monson may be a martial artist and a graffiti artist

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Jeff Monson may be a martial artist and a graffiti artist Yep, the guy from the Mixed Fighting Alliance will be charged with defacing the Capitol...
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Losing at love

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We all know the exhiliration of falling in love and the hard work of keeping that love alive on a day to day basis. And many of us know the utter...
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Prejudice Hatred Fear--we have it all

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Researchers in Toronto have discovered that we may talk the talk but we don't walk the walk, at least where racism is concerned. Why doesn't this...
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