Dr. Rick’s Blog
An LDS shrink talks about life.
Good Or Evil?
After my BYU Education Week lecture HE SAID: "I disagree with you about gay marriage .... " He went on to explain his logic concerning why he believed "Gay Marriage" was okay. I SAID: Satan has organized Special Forces to influence us. Remember initially Satan...
read moreWhere Is Satan When You Need Him?
The grandkids got on my wife's tablet and were listening to the song "Dumb Ways To Die" on Youtube. (You know the one that says "... Use your private parts as piranha bait...") At age 7 and 10 you wonder how the heck could they find that -- especially with the family...
read moreWhat Every 12 Year Old Needs To Know About Sex
Emma (not her real name) age 12 was at a sleep over at grandma's with her other cousins. While playing on Grandma's tablet Emma accidentally discovered sexual videos on Youtube. She and three younger cousins watched the videos. They decided to act them out. Over the...
read moreIf I … God will….
You are in the final stages of a great “last dispensation” war. Our days now and the days that lie ahead are “perilous.” (2 Timothy 3:1) If you have not received a personal testimony of this you need to spend a week in my waiting room and see who shows up. This war...
read moreAre You “Blessed?”
RIGHTEOUS FAMILY #1 The parents are active in the local ward. They have three children. They never miss church and the parents go to the temple regularly. The mom has a serious disease that will require immediate surgery if she is ever to get out of her wheelchair....
read moreOvercoming Porn – A plain and simple path
"I've got a porn problem. I've tried everything. Nothing works." The recently released Bishop cried in despair. This is the second time he has been released from a church calling because of porn. (Initially he was on the High Council.) He had relapsed... again....
read moreWhat Other People Think of You Is None Of Your Business
How many times a day at work as a psychologist do you think I hear phrases like... They made me... ! He thinks I... ! They told me... ! She said that I... ! I heard that they... ! Too many to count. The amount of "power" some folks give to others is incredible!! I've...
read morehyp·o·crite: Pretends to be what he is not.
Joe attended the initial interview alone. He and his wife had been married in the Temple. Their two boys were "Born In The Covenant." He successfully completed a full time LDS mission. He had been serving in his ward in various leadership positions. It was Monday...
read moreHelp! My Husband is on Porn.
She drove to my office from a hotel, where she had spent the last couple of nights. With tears she said, "I just found out that my husband has been viewing pornography for our entire marriage. We have been married three years and I feel devastated, scared and...
read moreOne More Thing About Depression
I WANT TO GO TO PARADISE Emma just returned from another psychiatric appointment. She was now on her 3rd antidepressant. The others hadn't worked. Last month she went to the hormone and thyroid specialist and was now taking several supplements. Diligently she says her...
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