https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-reason-for-now--2220419enSociety & CultureCopyright The Reason For Now By DrTheohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6a2f221f95d8d1aeca5539dd172ae6fe.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-reason-for-now--2220419Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:37:25 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe Reason For Now By DrTheofeeds@spreaker.comHumans flatter themselves with their complicated theories about themselves . Maybe it's a symptom of our craving for significance within the expanding universe. In reality we are cavemen and forgetting this is what complicates matters. Understand this...yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-makes-you-happy--67467992https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67467992Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:25:46 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoResearch shows that we are hard wired to generate our own happiness. We show that the prize is peace of mind rather than pleasure and what is stopping us getting there. Enjoy the journey with us.2156community,gratitude,happiness,instant,peaceofmind,selfawarenesscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-244-childhood-trauma-and-success-in-life-part-1--58557729https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58557729Sat, 03 Feb 2024 21:12:19 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAfter a lecture by my son's headmaster wherein children are regarded by the Catholic Church as divine we say that wonderfully influences expectations of our kids which moulds behaviour and self esteem which is one of the main determinants of success...2851adhd,dopamine,epigenetics,selfesteem,socialmedia,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-243-responsibility-for-progress-political-correctness-for-stagnation-and-the-end-of-civilization--56599951


Progress in any system is by trial and error. This is how nature works in evolution and how our children grow up through experiences and teaching. Models only work for specific unique situations. Eg laws of gravity , motion etc. in fact many scientific concepts. In fact even those only stay valid until they are disproven or someone comes up with a better concept.

The idea that models can be produced for complex systems is not realistic. Yet this is what ‘experts’ are constantly doing in the search for certainty about future predictions of risk or growth. They are almost always invariably wrong. In order to make progress with trial and error there must be room for and consideration of disparate views in order to reach a consensus for going forwards to see if the idea worked or not . Trial and error.

It has been known for a long time in the business world that large companies stop being creative. The reason is that they get so large that centralised control from head office is all about homogeneity within the company to maintain its identity and integrity. Anything challenging that is expelled rapidly. At this point the only way they can do more business without new products is to increase market share by monopolisation and by marketing.

This is why all companies have a sine wave life. A slow start, an exponential rise , a tailing off and sudden decline as the ‘new idea’ company takes off.  Coca cola , Amazon , Tesla, Apple have no new ideas but are experts at monopolisation and marketing.

They also lobby to suppress competition for  new ideas.

There has been research looking at the decline of civilisations in the past and all of them collapse after they reach a point of maximal communication within the empire. Ie at their equivalent of globalisation.

Wherever there is no progress and suppression of new and or better ideas there is always regress.

Now we have social media where the crowd narrative expels, vilifies and suppresses anything that disagrees with that narrative. Unfortunately social media is often manipulated by the powers that be to create a crowd narrative . Additionally, fake news, which is usually more shocking  and more likely to spike the pleasure hormone dopamine, travels through social media six times more rapidly than real news.

Humans are hard wired to respond to structure hierarchy and leadership and crowd opinion and to respond to fear stimuli automatically without thinking. Therefore any tool of mass manipulation such as social media in the wrong hands can and has had disastrous consequences .

Indeed the psych ops teams used by individual governments to get their citizens to comply with useless and at worst highly damaging measures during the  ‘covid epidemic’  have been legally termed a military weapon. In other words governments used a military weapon against their own people. This was only necessary as the measures used were dictatorial, illogical, inconsistent and dangerous. 

Wherever you hear the term ‘we are following the science’ combined with suppression of alternative views -especially suppression of the truth- you know its a scam. For sure. 

Of course this is also an example of our leaders not taking any responsibility at all. 


Political correctness is another mass media crowd narrative driven by the powers that be to destroy structure within society. It demands compliance no matter how illogical the requirement. It demands equal outcome for all which is often damaging as we are not all the same. We have the same rights but all of us are different. 

Compliance is usually effortless and gains approval of the mass media and carries with it no responsibility. This is called virtue signalling. Eg I am wearing a mask. Aren’t I a good citizen? Worse than that is virtue signalling of the minorities which carries with it entitlement eg I am gay or I am LGBT aren't I special just for existing and everyone can and should recognise this talk about me and celebrate me. For doing nothing. Therefore virtue signalling and the entitlement associated with it is the opposite of responsibility and in fact carries something else dangerous which is blame and fault. Eg : You are not complying , you have not employed more gay people , you have not converted half your toilets to LGBT even though we are a tiny minority and the rest of you will have to queue up to use the rest. It is your fault and you must be punished.

Being gender fluid is virtue signalling instead of taking responsibility for being the sex that you are. 

Men, you are all bad. It is your fault. Take no responsibility and be punished or vilified.  Women: don’t take responsibility for being women, you can now be men so you can sleep with lots of men and women  and you must all be having careers and employers must preferentially employ you even if you are less qualified than your male counterpart. The result? Women who go to university have a 50% chance of hitting their 40s childless and often single or in dysfunctional relationships. Birth rates in the West have dropped off a cliff and now the birth rate is 80% that of the death rate. IIn Norway adult diapers are outselling baby diapers. In developing countries not hit by mass media and political correctness the birth rate is much higher than the death rate. 


People confuse fault and responsibility and they are totally different.

Fault looks at the past and usually requires punishment. Progress is usually a casualty of this process and in the rare cases there is progress it is accidental.

Responsibility is being self aware and admitting when something goes wrong and taking steps to rectify the consequences and to improve future endeavours..


Now you can see that the mass narrative by global communication is purely set up to run on mindless compliance and blame and punishment if you do not comply .


Responsibility taking is the trial and error approach in a complicated system which is the only way to progress. It is also the only way to be tribal or what I call tribe compatible behaviour. We are hardwired to be tribal. Our health, both mental and physical, even depends on it.  We take responsibility to function better within the tribe and to collaborate and help others which we are hard wired to do. You can imagine a tribe run by blind compliance and punishment and expulsion of original thinkers would quickly wither and die.

This is what is happening to us right now. 


Our leaders for decades have been reversing  their leadership style from command and control where everything is centralised and produced and implemented by the government  for the good of the people and has now changed to one of  abrogating all responsibility through the implementation of commissioned and or imported policies and models . In the vacuum which is left comes the chaos of political correctness and global mass media and social media narrative.  It also causes far more corruption amongst politicians. Since they have no responsibility and everything they do is responsibility avoidance it encourages self serving behaviour and entitlement. 


Taking responsibility is core to the mental and physical health of the individual . It is a commitment on a daily basis to algorithmically be better than the previous day. As a society it is the same . If our leaders do not go back to this and if social media is not severely restricted and controlled we are being led off the cliff face of our existence virtue signalling as we do so.



GetBlueMail for Android]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56599951Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:32:37 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoResponsibility: Progress in any system is by trial and error. This is how nature works in evolution and how our children grow up through experiences and teaching. Models only work for specific unique situations. Eg laws of gravity , motion etc. in...


Progress in any system is by trial and error. This is how nature works in evolution and how our children grow up through experiences and teaching. Models only work for specific unique situations. Eg laws of gravity , motion etc. in fact many scientific concepts. In fact even those only stay valid until they are disproven or someone comes up with a better concept.

The idea that models can be produced for complex systems is not realistic. Yet this is what ‘experts’ are constantly doing in the search for certainty about future predictions of risk or growth. They are almost always invariably wrong. In order to make progress with trial and error there must be room for and consideration of disparate views in order to reach a consensus for going forwards to see if the idea worked or not . Trial and error.

It has been known for a long time in the business world that large companies stop being creative. The reason is that they get so large that centralised control from head office is all about homogeneity within the company to maintain its identity and integrity. Anything challenging that is expelled rapidly. At this point the only way they can do more business without new products is to increase market share by monopolisation and by marketing.

This is why all companies have a sine wave life. A slow start, an exponential rise , a tailing off and sudden decline as the ‘new idea’ company takes off.  Coca cola , Amazon , Tesla, Apple have no new ideas but are experts at monopolisation and marketing.

They also lobby to suppress competition for  new ideas.

There has been research looking at the decline of civilisations in the past and all of them collapse after they reach a point of maximal communication within the empire. Ie at their equivalent of globalisation.

Wherever there is no progress and suppression of new and or better ideas there is always regress.

Now we have social media where the crowd narrative expels, vilifies and suppresses anything that disagrees with that narrative. Unfortunately social media is often manipulated by the powers that be to create a crowd narrative . Additionally, fake news, which is usually more shocking  and more likely to spike the pleasure hormone dopamine, travels through social media six times more rapidly than real news.

Humans are hard wired to respond to structure hierarchy and leadership and crowd opinion and to respond to fear stimuli automatically without thinking. Therefore any tool of mass manipulation such as social media in the wrong hands can and has had disastrous consequences .

Indeed the psych ops teams used by individual governments to get their citizens to comply with useless and at worst highly damaging measures during the  ‘covid epidemic’  have been legally termed a military weapon. In other words governments used a military weapon against their own people. This was only necessary as the measures used were dictatorial, illogical, inconsistent and dangerous. 

Wherever you hear the term ‘we are following the science’ combined with suppression of alternative views -especially suppression of the truth- you know its a scam. For sure. 

Of course this is also an example of our leaders not taking any responsibility at all. 


Political correctness is another mass media crowd narrative driven by the powers that be to destroy structure within society. It demands compliance no matter how illogical the requirement. It demands equal outcome for all which is often damaging as we are not all the same. We have the same rights but all of us are different. 

Compliance is usually effortless and gains approval of the mass media and carries with it no responsibility. This is called virtue signalling. Eg I am wearing a mask. Aren’t I a good citizen? Worse than that is virtue signalling of the minorities...]]>2490blame,fault,lgbt,political,politicalcorrectness,progress,responsibility,society,tribal,wokecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-242-how-to-enjoy-the-pain-and-hard-work-necessary-to-succeed-in-life--56450894https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56450894Sat, 12 Aug 2023 18:53:07 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAll the great minds including religion tell us that if we are to progress in life we need to shoulder responsibility which involves hard work and pain. They don't make life sound too appetising with the partial exception of religion in which faith is...2618davemustaine,democracy,jonahhill,jordanpetersen,marcmanson,selfesteem,socrates,stutzcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-241-processing-blocks-and-post-traumatic-stress-disorder--53323948

The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows:

Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap: I know I should not feel like this but I can't help it. This is because we are hard wired to avoid or reduce anxiety so the brain actively suppresses anything causing anxiety so you can't think about it long enough to bring the emotion down to the logic. No amount of sense or education helps here which is in contrast to a real danger where you need tools and education without which just thinking about it will not help at all.

There can be minor and major processing blocks. There can also be a processing block from a misperception of an event so here the processing needs to overcome the discomfort of having got it wrong and the consequences of that. It's easy to see how we all have various degrees of emotion logic gap. For instance have you found that no matter how well you explain something to someone they won't change their minds? Even if you know they have understood the logic? It is because it is too painful to do so and they have no reason to go through that pain. Or how many times have you done something knowing it is wrong just because you want to for various reasons? Here again there is a type of processing I teach bit it needs self awareness and motivation.

Yet the harm from chronically raised cortisol from even mild processing gaps can be measured by improvement in all aspects of mental and physical health when it is dealt with.

It is why I say you only have clarity of mind at two points in your life: 1 when you are borne, 2 after you have had good therapy by a true expert which you pay for. (The payment indicates your motivation versus just turning up).


Life time prevalence of PTSD 8% of the population, about 90% are exposed to trauma including unexpected death of a loved one, equating to a lifetime occurrence of 5 separate traumas in men and 4 in females.

Women are less likely to be exposed to traumas than men but the traumas they are exposed to are more likely to cause PTSD such as rape and sexual molestation where as males are more likely to be exposed to combat and witnessing trauma to others.

About 30% of women view their child birth as traumatic with 30% of those developing PTSD hence about 10% of all mothers have PTSD.

About 25% of acute medical problems including ITU have PTSD.


Psycholgical sequalae of PTSD: Clinical depression , alchol and drug abuse.

Predisoping factor: Clinical depression.


Self report questionnaire: PCL-5 Post traumatic stress disorder Check List for DSM 5 20 questions scored 0-4 relating to the previous month.


DSM 5:  SIACAD

Stressor

Intrusion

Avoidance

Cognition

Arousal

Distress

More than 1 month


Can specify whether dissociation or delayed onset.

Routine debriefing re living trauma may make it worse


CBT 4-5 sessions, EMDR, Reprocessing


Live Exposure


SSRI SNRI


Psychedelics FDA approval pending


Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation


Atypical Antipsychotic , ECT




Important nuances:

Chronic loss of control eg bullying or lock-down = Prolonged Duress Stress Disorder

Minor trauma still causes processing blocks or impaired processing which needs to be properly processed either with self journaling or with reprocessing therapy. In fact Professor Pennebaker showed that in Yale University students self journaling difficult events reduced cortisol and improved mental and physical health and exam results.



Naomi Breslau

The Epidemiology of Postraumatic Stress Disorder

Jounral of clinical psychology 2001]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53323948Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:23:04 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoPTSD first defined in soldiers returning from the Vietnam War and officially recognised since 1980. The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows: Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap:...

The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows:

Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap: I know I should not feel like this but I can't help it. This is because we are hard wired to avoid or reduce anxiety so the brain actively suppresses anything causing anxiety so you can't think about it long enough to bring the emotion down to the logic. No amount of sense or education helps here which is in contrast to a real danger where you need tools and education without which just thinking about it will not help at all.

There can be minor and major processing blocks. There can also be a processing block from a misperception of an event so here the processing needs to overcome the discomfort of having got it wrong and the consequences of that. It's easy to see how we all have various degrees of emotion logic gap. For instance have you found that no matter how well you explain something to someone they won't change their minds? Even if you know they have understood the logic? It is because it is too painful to do so and they have no reason to go through that pain. Or how many times have you done something knowing it is wrong just because you want to for various reasons? Here again there is a type of processing I teach bit it needs self awareness and motivation.

Yet the harm from chronically raised cortisol from even mild processing gaps can be measured by improvement in all aspects of mental and physical health when it is dealt with.

It is why I say you only have clarity of mind at two points in your life: 1 when you are borne, 2 after you have had good therapy by a true expert which you pay for. (The payment indicates your motivation versus just turning up).


Life time prevalence of PTSD 8% of the population, about 90% are exposed to trauma including unexpected death of a loved one, equating to a lifetime occurrence of 5 separate traumas in men and 4 in females.

Women are less likely to be exposed to traumas than men but the traumas they are exposed to are more likely to cause PTSD such as rape and sexual molestation where as males are more likely to be exposed to combat and witnessing trauma to others.

About 30% of women view their child birth as traumatic with 30% of those developing PTSD hence about 10% of all mothers have PTSD.

About 25% of acute medical problems including ITU have PTSD.


Psycholgical sequalae of PTSD: Clinical depression , alchol and drug abuse.

Predisoping factor: Clinical depression.


Self report questionnaire: PCL-5 Post traumatic stress disorder Check List for DSM 5 20 questions scored 0-4 relating to the previous month.


DSM 5:  SIACAD

Stressor

Intrusion

Avoidance

Cognition

Arousal

Distress

More than 1 month


Can specify whether dissociation or delayed onset.

Routine debriefing re living trauma may make it worse


CBT 4-5 sessions, EMDR, Reprocessing


Live Exposure


SSRI SNRI


Psychedelics FDA approval pending


Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation


Atypical Antipsychotic , ECT




Important nuances:

Chronic loss of control eg bullying or lock-down = Prolonged Duress Stress Disorder

Minor trauma still causes processing blocks or impaired processing which needs to be properly processed either with self journaling or with reprocessing therapy. In fact Professor Pennebaker showed that in Yale University students self journaling difficult events reduced cortisol and improved mental and physical health and exam...]]>2126anxiety,emdr,flash-back,processing,ptsd,reprocessing,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-240-an-appraisal-of-jonah-hill-s-stutz-by-dr-theo--52270671




I would be fine if I knew what direction to go in I would fly instead I become lazy




.


We also discussed the first step in therapy which is connecting with your internal energy

You do that in 3 steps:

1: Diet exercise and sleep 

2: Connecting with others as we are tribal

3: Connecting with yourself your underlying feelings which is self awareness most effectively done by self journaling.





The Part X is  that part of you stopping forward progress which could include the Shadow self or the Maze or the Snap Shot or simply the judgmental antisocial part of you. Eg you’ll never be good at that, or who wants to do that , or you are wasting your time trying this. Radical acceptance is a tool to help you get over something bad. Grateful Flow helps deal with negative thoughts and Loss processing deals with loss


The key is to understand that for forward progress  and overcome Part X you need to go through a life time of:

Uncertainty pain and constant work. It is this process you need to enjoy ie the journey rather than the destination.It is overcoming Part X that leads to growth.

Failure pain embarrassment connects you to the universe you are saying I need your help I cannot do this without you.


Stutz says confidence is an appetite for uncertainty . I say this is not true because confidence is knowing how to do something which by definition is being certain.

Rather self esteem is an appetite for uncertainty because  self esteem is the degree of positivity with which you view yourself and therefore an expectation of positive outcome . If things do not go well self esteem protects you from the negative effects and instead helps you learn and move on and  apply those lessons in your next steps.


I am the one who gets to decide and take the next step. It will almost certainly be imperfect but progress is made by taking the steps  aka string of pearls each with a turd in them


Indeed research shows that dopamine hits come from achievement and reward in general but it is much greater if the reward is unexpected. Hence watching sport has an element of unpredictability which is why so many people enjoy it.  . Indeed when Formula 1 became too predictable the audience ratings fell so they changed the rules to make it more unpredictable. It is a positive expectation of an outcome that raises dopamine rather than the known outcome itself. The positive outcome will raise dopamine only if is unexpected. This explains how you can enjoy the journey of uncertainty pain and constant work. Your self esteem gives you an expectation of a positive outcome. It is the positive anticipation raising dopamine that makes this process enjoyable. This is especially important because it helps with sense of achievement and growth. The greater the effort the more meaningful the achievement. This then enables the parallel step of balance : Effort and reward must be balanced. Since more of life is effort rather than the result then the mechanism of being able to tolerate the effort is a  positive expectation of success. Once you put in the effort the sense of achievement is fulfilling and makes you grow. Positive self esteem also helps us use failure as a growing opportunity and simply includes  lessons learnt as part of the effort to  the next step all under the umbrella of positive expectation of overall outcome.


Snap Shot relates to setting of a goal  eg the perfect wife, the perfect success , the perfect amount of money in the bank which is static concept and has  no depth and does not allow for ongoing progress with pain uncertainty and constant work. There is no perfect nirvana. Goals are illusionary needs and living life like this is one of the worst inventions of the Western World. 

When the snap shot does not give you nirvana and cure your inner unhappiness you get much more depressed.




The Shadow is the part of yourself you are ashamed of.:


This is how I see myself and I felt so much shame that I was denying myself and  and others would no longer see this if i got more successful


Visualist a time in your life you felt inferior embarrassed ,rejected, despondent ashamed its a part of yourself that you that you wish you were not and you cannot get rid of


How does he feel about you, how you have dealt with him how you have treated him and see what he says



Denying and being ashamed of it


THe shadow feels hurt angry and upset


The shadow wants attention not from the world -does not need an academy award-  but from you


The shadow wants to be acknowledged and included and celebrated as a beautiful part of you


So in high pressure high stakes situations the goal is not create a faultless performance but to include the shadow self and tolerate whatever happens.


Because if I cam content with my true self then other peoples opinions affect him less


Ignore the shadow self and he will make you do destructive things.


Connecting with your shadow self and having a sense of wholeness means you are happy the way you are, you don’t need to anything else to make you feel better.itis very freeing


Maze refers to when someone does an injustice to you and you remain angry seeking or hoping for restitution which usually never comes. Stutz says instead take the love you wanted from the world around you  Active Love - you are unlikely to be paid back by the person so you may as well take it from the universe around you.  by closing your eyes and imagining this is happening then concentrating it in your heart and then sending it and physically feeling it go into the other person so that you become one with love. This is not for their good it is for your own good to free you from the maze. In terms of my coaching this reflects forgiveness but is not as powerful as understanding. For instance you can understand why something happens because it is in someone's nature. That does not need forgiveness.  It requires understanding of reality and what is possible and what you can then do about it. You understand their nature and have expectations according to their nature and act accordingly. For instance you dont put your hand in the mouth of a tiger. You now it will probably bite and you certainly dont get angry.

Ask yourself do you want to be right or do you want to create something.




Radical acceptance: when something bad happens you don't just think that you will sooner or later recover from it, or stay stuck in a cycle of self pity ,you have to squeeze the juice out of it. Learn your lessons in whatever happens

First: dont tell yourself anything negative

Second: find something that is positive about it

So squeezing the juice out of it suggests that not only do you have the will but also the faith that there is something valuable there

If you see all events as having value you are in the zone of tremendous opportunity


The Grateful Flow wants to choose the positives. Every thought will affect your mood whether positive or negative. 

Part X wants you to have the negative thoughts to just see clouds even though sun is behind the clouds and coming. The grateful flow is not the grateful thoughts but the process.

You name 4 things that you are grateful for, the smaller the better as you can connect better then continue in your head. After a while you feel you will create another grateful thought but you dont you block it  so all you feel is the force that would create a grateful thought and as it gets stronger and stronger you  feel taken over by it.

You don't just repeat the same grateful thoughts you look for new ones and that process of creating grateful thoughts will change your mood.

Gratefulness is a state you want to be in as much as possible. It helps you break through the cloud,

What you don't do is argue with negative thoughts. You cant reason with emotion.


Loss Processing:


The potency of Non attachment . You want to pursue it  and pursue it hard but you are willing not to have it, you are willing to lose

Think of something you don't want to lose and imagine grasping it like you are hanging onto the branch of a tree. Then visualise letting go but its not a bad sensation.Its slow and gentle to your surprise.

Then you say silently I am willing to lose everything but really feel the intent behind that. Then you imagine you fall into the sun and burn up losing your body (so you lose everything) and instead become part of the suns rays radiating out a very loving giving outflowing sensation and that sun is surrounded by other sons doing the same thing as part of the sun world all saying we are everywhere.

All you can do is give you cant take. You cant grasp onto anything.

If you have difficulty with that then think of yourself as moving towards non attached. In fact as a human it would not be good if you were totally non attached.

If you are moving towards non attachment then no one thing or person leaving you can take away your sense of wholeness.


Happiness depends on how you accept that  you cannot completely figure things out and what you do about it. 



RAGL The Active Love, Grateful Flow , Loss Acceptance,Radical Acceptance]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52270671Fri, 23 Dec 2022 22:11:54 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoStutz Dr Theo I would be fine if I knew what direction to go in I would fly instead I become lazy . We also discussed the first step in therapy which is connecting with your internal energy You do that in 3 steps: 1: Diet exercise and...




I would be fine if I knew what direction to go in I would fly instead I become lazy




.


We also discussed the first step in therapy which is connecting with your internal energy

You do that in 3 steps:

1: Diet exercise and sleep 

2: Connecting with others as we are tribal

3: Connecting with yourself your underlying feelings which is self awareness most effectively done by self journaling.





The Part X is  that part of you stopping forward progress which could include the Shadow self or the Maze or the Snap Shot or simply the judgmental antisocial part of you. Eg you’ll never be good at that, or who wants to do that , or you are wasting your time trying this. Radical acceptance is a tool to help you get over something bad. Grateful Flow helps deal with negative thoughts and Loss processing deals with loss


The key is to understand that for forward progress  and overcome Part X you need to go through a life time of:

Uncertainty pain and constant work. It is this process you need to enjoy ie the journey rather than the destination.It is overcoming Part X that leads to growth.

Failure pain embarrassment connects you to the universe you are saying I need your help I cannot do this without you.


Stutz says confidence is an appetite for uncertainty . I say this is not true because confidence is knowing how to do something which by definition is being certain.

Rather self esteem is an appetite for uncertainty because  self esteem is the degree of positivity with which you view yourself and therefore an expectation of positive outcome . If things do not go well self esteem protects you from the negative effects and instead helps you learn and move on and  apply those lessons in your next steps.


I am the one who gets to decide and take the next step. It will almost certainly be imperfect but progress is made by taking the steps  aka string of pearls each with a turd in them


Indeed research shows that dopamine hits come from achievement and reward in general but it is much greater if the reward is unexpected. Hence watching sport has an element of unpredictability which is why so many people enjoy it.  . Indeed when Formula 1 became too predictable the audience ratings fell so they changed the rules to make it more unpredictable. It is a positive expectation of an outcome that raises dopamine rather than the known outcome itself. The positive outcome will raise dopamine only if is unexpected. This explains how you can enjoy the journey of uncertainty pain and constant work. Your self esteem gives you an expectation of a positive outcome. It is the positive anticipation raising dopamine that makes this process enjoyable. This is especially important because it helps with sense of achievement and growth. The greater the effort the more meaningful the achievement. This then enables the parallel step of balance : Effort and reward must be balanced. Since more of life is effort rather than the result then the mechanism of being able to tolerate the effort is a  positive expectation of success. Once you put in the effort the sense of achievement is fulfilling and makes you grow. Positive self esteem also helps us use failure as a growing opportunity and simply includes  lessons learnt as part of the effort to  the next step all under the umbrella of positive expectation of overall outcome.


Snap Shot relates to setting of a goal  eg the perfect wife, the perfect success , the perfect amount of money in the bank which is static concept and has  no depth and does not allow for ongoing progress with pain uncertainty and constant work. There is no perfect nirvana. Goals are illusionary needs and living life like this is one of the worst inventions...]]>2852dealbreakers,drtheo,goals,jonahhill,priorities,secretofhappiness,secretoflife,selfesteem,stutz,thereasonfornowcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-239-where-are-you-from-how-not-to-be-offended-and-why-it-can-be-used-for-offence--52085942The first is people are easily offended because they are unhappy and are insecure about their own identity and feel they have no control apart from the politically correct right to offence for which there is no cost and no responsibility. Of course people should be proud of who they are and pride inspires respect and interest and education. Indeed who you are is simply reality and that is the healthiest thing to deal with. Not edging anxiously round political correctness.
The second is that the indigenous population is also feeling unhappy and insecure about their identity as they see it collapsing around them manifested by discussions over whether Christmas should be cancelled or summer school exams moved due to Ramadan.
As usual we are all too blinded by the symptom to really address the real problem which is something far more sinister.
The real fault lies with our leaders. It is their responsibility to provide leadership including national identity. If someone wants to move to any country it should be clear to them that they will be respected for who they are and where they come from but the priority is to integrate and take on the identity of that country and it's customs. In evolutionary terms if something is familiar it's probably good as it has not already eaten you. If it's not familiar it could be a danger. Hence we dont like people who are different. Studies back this up by showing certain of our brain cells which respond to social queues -mirror neurones- either don't respond or respond less when observing someone of a different skin colour. It can be remedied by education. Hence the phenomenon of racism is a natural phenomenon but the fact it happens is a sign of a badly run society. People don't feel integrated and instead stay close to those they identify with which is why cities become mosaics of different cultures and religions with limited mixing. For instance we all know which cultural groups live in China town, Finchley, Hownslow, Walthamstow, Lambeth -or even large swathes of Birmingham.... Once you have coalescing of cultures each rubbing shoulders with each other then you have friction and strife. Add into that increased immigration recently with no effort or requirement of integration then you have a dry tinder box where small incidents can act as kindling for the underlying problem. For instance the UK is a Christian country. The King of England is the head of the Church of England. At citizenship ceremonies you have to swear allegiance to the King of England. Saudi Arabia is much clearer. It has strict requirements for cohesion to its own culture and religion and forbids public display of other religions. Do you think they would consider moving Ramadan to allow foreign students to study for exams? Who is the stronger more harmonious society? The problem with our leaders is that being a democracy they have to get elected hence they have to please the vast majority of the population who make decisions emotionally on top of which they are misinformed by the media. Therefore logical well infirmed voting is not only a pipe dream but those seeking election just make promises that sound good emotively for quick votes. This is nothing to do with firm fair leadership which will displease the politically correct mass media. Try enforcing British culture, identity, values let alone the Church of England. This general collapse is seeping into every fibre of our society including health, social services police. Everyone avoids responsibility behaves obstructively and destructively rather than constructively and takes offence. It is Marxism with the eradication of the middle and upper class -often and preferably unceremoniously- leaving only the elite and the vast mass of everyone else and this always ends in disaster and revolution.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52085942Sat, 03 Dec 2022 12:25:49 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo"Where are you from" is considered a micro aggression. Of course in a harmonious society this is a reasonable question indicative of genuine interest. Indeed in a harmonious society to suggest any other motive would be nonsense. However it has become...The first is people are easily offended because they are unhappy and are insecure about their own identity and feel they have no control apart from the politically correct right to offence for which there is no cost and no responsibility. Of course people should be proud of who they are and pride inspires respect and interest and education. Indeed who you are is simply reality and that is the healthiest thing to deal with. Not edging anxiously round political correctness.
The second is that the indigenous population is also feeling unhappy and insecure about their identity as they see it collapsing around them manifested by discussions over whether Christmas should be cancelled or summer school exams moved due to Ramadan.
As usual we are all too blinded by the symptom to really address the real problem which is something far more sinister.
The real fault lies with our leaders. It is their responsibility to provide leadership including national identity. If someone wants to move to any country it should be clear to them that they will be respected for who they are and where they come from but the priority is to integrate and take on the identity of that country and it's customs. In evolutionary terms if something is familiar it's probably good as it has not already eaten you. If it's not familiar it could be a danger. Hence we dont like people who are different. Studies back this up by showing certain of our brain cells which respond to social queues -mirror neurones- either don't respond or respond less when observing someone of a different skin colour. It can be remedied by education. Hence the phenomenon of racism is a natural phenomenon but the fact it happens is a sign of a badly run society. People don't feel integrated and instead stay close to those they identify with which is why cities become mosaics of different cultures and religions with limited mixing. For instance we all know which cultural groups live in China town, Finchley, Hownslow, Walthamstow, Lambeth -or even large swathes of Birmingham.... Once you have coalescing of cultures each rubbing shoulders with each other then you have friction and strife. Add into that increased immigration recently with no effort or requirement of integration then you have a dry tinder box where small incidents can act as kindling for the underlying problem. For instance the UK is a Christian country. The King of England is the head of the Church of England. At citizenship ceremonies you have to swear allegiance to the King of England. Saudi Arabia is much clearer. It has strict requirements for cohesion to its own culture and religion and forbids public display of other religions. Do you think they would consider moving Ramadan to allow foreign students to study for exams? Who is the stronger more harmonious society? The problem with our leaders is that being a democracy they have to get elected hence they have to please the vast majority of the population who make decisions emotionally on top of which they are misinformed by the media. Therefore logical well infirmed voting is not only a pipe dream but those seeking election just make promises that sound good emotively for quick votes. This is nothing to do with firm fair leadership which will displease the politically correct mass media. Try enforcing British culture, identity, values let alone the Church of England. This general collapse is seeping into every fibre of our society including health, social services police. Everyone avoids responsibility behaves obstructively and destructively rather than constructively and takes...]]>2142cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-238-how-diet-fixes-more-than-you-could-possibly-imagine-and-vice-versa--50962400Dr Gundry:
Leaky Gut, gut microbiome and diet
Renowned Cardiovascular Surgeon who realised that all he was doing was treating the
symptoms so he studied the underlying causes.
The lining of the gut is one cell thick
As bacteria break down the gut that is when ageing starts
Ibuprofen or roundup disastrous the bacteria population
Skin is a mirror of the lining of the gut
Joints do not naturally wear out.
Animal model C Elegans as bacteria begin to break down the wall of the gut that is when
ageing starts
105 year old people have a diverse set of bugs identical to a healthy 30 year old. It is not
attacking the wall of the gut.
Ecermansia musinophilia. Lives in the mucous layer whose job is to trap lectins plant
proteins looking for sugar molecules and to protect the wall of the gut from harmful bacteria.
Ecermansia musinophilia eats mucus which in turn makes more mucus.
Metformin works by increasing mucous and this change in bacteria makes some people
have mild diarrhoea as the bacteria change.
If we damage this lining eg ibuprofen or food with roundup destroys the bacteria population
and gut lining.
Glyocosade an antibacterial damages Ecermansia Musinophilia even though it does not
directly affect human cells.
Antibiotics in food or direct prescription eg ladies who take low dose for UTI have a higher
incidence of heart disease.
Heart disease is an autoimmune disease starting in the gut.
Cholesterol is an innocent bystander which gets sucked into the inflamed wall of a blood
vessel.
Infants with heart transplants have coronary artery disease with pathology identical with
typical coronary artery disease.
Lectins which are a foreign protein which can stick to sugar molecules on the surface of
blood vessels are the cause of atherosclerosis and removing lectins reduces those markers.
Lectins are one of the plant defence systems. Sticky proteins that look for specific sugar
molecules to stick to which insights an inflammtory response.
Joints do not normally wear out. Usually you can find bacterial particles in the joint fluid of
arthritis
Because
Lectins broke down the wall of the gut. 65% of the immune system is behind the wall of the
gut because the gut is where the outside word gets through. A reason why we store fat in
the gut is to provide energy to the immune system. Similarly fat on the outside of
atherosclerotcic blood vessles correlates with the severity of inflammation.
Fat is not the cause . It is there because of the inflammation and the inflammation is there
due to the leaky gut.
The immune system responds to antigens on bacteria of viruses. Lectins have antigens with
cross reactivity with other proteins in the body. Eg thyroid.
Nightshade vegetables or peanuts
Lectins disrupt the microbiome and break up the lining of the gut allowing entry by lectins
and by bacteria or bacterial particles.
Hence if you inject a bacterial lipopolysaccharide into a person you can induce septic shock.
Alzheimers Parkinsons is neuroinflammation.
Most amyloid is produced by bacteria in the gut. Therefore 40 billion dollars invested in
antiamyloid drugs has been a waste because amyloid is produced by the amyloid producing
bacteria inthe gut fet by western diet. Then the amyloid has to get through the wall of the gut.
Once they get through the gut wall and goto the brain it will produce more amyloid.
Cholesterol and amyloid coexist in dementia in those with the apoE gene.
The apo E gene codes for a carrier molecule because it is less efficient at transporting
cholesterol. It cannot get out of the cell after it has been attracted by inflammation.
Faecal microbial transplant:
1970s broad spectrum antibiotics came out which made it much quicker to treat infections
but it also wiped out the gut bacteria. Normally 10000 species of bacteria.
Pseudomembranous colitis was caused by Clostridium Difficile over growing. Initial study
done from the faeces of medical students.
Faecal enemas treated the pseudomembranous colitis.
Meat with animals treated by antibiotics can also cause problems.
60% of faeces is bacteria
Oral microbiome and cloud of bacteria around us –Holobiome . This defines our personal
space.
Kissing is a human and ape characteristic. Exchanging oral microbiome. Bacteria decide
whether the other person's bacteria are compatible with them.
Women have a gut feeling because they are more capable of listening to their microbiome.
We inherit our microbiome from our mother. All of the mitochondria are involved with bacteria
inherited from our mother. Bacteria communicate to their ‘sisters ’ie the body’s mitochondria.
Autism: kids have a different microbiome than ‘normal’
The placental microbiome is important in educating the foetal immune system.
Oral faecal transplants for 6 weeks in autistic kids. Almost immediately 50% autism
symptoms reduced.
Ecermansia like tubers, mushrooms, -study in Asia find 90% reduction in Alzheimers with
two cups of mushrooms a week.
Inulin containing compounds eg chicory, radicchio, jerusalem artichoke.
Exercise women who exercise routinely from midlife have a 90% reduction in Alzheimers. In
those who get AD it happens 11 years later. Housework can be important part of exercise.
Meditation and yoga also changes the gut microbiome.
Lymph system in the brain in deep sleep -early in the sleep cycle-shrinks by 20% and these
bad proteins are squeezed out. You need a 3-4 hour window between sleep and dinner
because blood flow diverts to the gut.
Olive oil /walnuts / mediterranean low fat diet: first two groups improved memory after 5
years. 3rd group lost memory
Those with CVD had a 30% reduction in events, the low fat group continued CVS events.
Polyphenos in olive oil grow proteins
TMAO is made by gut bacteria primarily from animal protein especially choline eg egg yolk
and carnitine . TMAO damages blood vessels. Polyphenols in certain olive oil and red wine
balsamic vinegar that paralyse enzyme systems in the bacteria so they do not make TMAO.
However the logical error here is that eggs which are high in choline are not associated with
increased morbidity.
Vitamin D at least 5000 units a day . Almost all cancer patietns and autoimmune pateitns
have low vitamin D. HIgher your VItamin D the longer your telomere. Stem cells in the gut
are simulated by vitamin D.
VItamin C
Lectins are present in most plant foods but especially high in:

legumes, such as beans, lentils, peas, soybeans, and peanuts

nightshade vegetables, such as tomatoes and eggplant

dairy products, including milk

grains, such as barley, quinoa, and rice



The Roll of Inflammation in Depression and Fatigue
Frontiers In Immunology:
CH Lee 2019:


Immune system link to depression first noticed with immunotherapy eg INFa (which activates an inflammatory antiviral response) for Hepatitis C : associated with raised pro
inflammatory cytokines and depression and fatigue.
20% of patients treated with INFa developed depression which resolved on discontinuation
but also increased the risk of depression in future.
Also people with higher IL6 aged 9 were more likely to have depression aged 18 in a dose
dependent manner.
Innate immune system seems to be lower in depression eg NK cells and also less anti
inflammatory regulatory T cells whereas inflammatory monocytes are activated.
There is commonality in immune activation from autoimmune disorder such as multiple
sclerosis or immune reactions in sepsis.
Antidepressants reduce inflammation while a higher baseline level of inflammation predicts a
poorer treatment response.
People with depression have been shown to have higher inflammatory markers which can
be used to predict treatment efficacy and future recurrences of depression.
Elevated inflammatory markets eg TNFa after an MI disrupt the blood brain barrier causing
depression.
Inflammatory changes in the brain with raised TNFa in the hippocampus and striatum
precede development of depressive symptoms.
Neurogenesis is inhibited by the kynurenine pathway which is rescued by both inhibitors of
this pathway and traditional antidepressants.
TNFa also increases glutamate release causing exocytotic damage to surroundings
neurones.
Conditions associated with chronic immune activation such as asthma, atopy, diabetes m
MS, RhA, SLE are all associated with raised levels of depression eg 36% of asthma have
depression who also had higher TNFa than those who were not depressed. 75% in RhA
MS up to 50% risk of depression.
Acute inflammation with sepsis also causes depression and raises the risk of depression in
future which in animal models can be reduced by using steroid during the acute sepsis.
Antidepressants reduce inflammatory markers perhaps SNRI more effective than SSRI and
also ECT adds in return to normal of NK activity.
Directly reducing the immune response eg anti TNF a or Caspase Inhibitors have been
shown to reduce depression. Rituximab which is an antibody that targets and depletes B
cells in the treatment of RhA also reduces depression.
Aspirin can reduce depression but can also reduce the effect of an SSRI.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50962400Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:38:34 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoGut Immune Body Brain Axis. Dr Gundry: Leaky Gut, gut microbiome and diet Renowned Cardiovascular Surgeon who realised that all he was doing was treating the symptoms so he studied the underlying causes. The lining of the gut is one cell thick As...Dr Gundry:
Leaky Gut, gut microbiome and diet
Renowned Cardiovascular Surgeon who realised that all he was doing was treating the
symptoms so he studied the underlying causes.
The lining of the gut is one cell thick
As bacteria break down the gut that is when ageing starts
Ibuprofen or roundup disastrous the bacteria population
Skin is a mirror of the lining of the gut
Joints do not naturally wear out.
Animal model C Elegans as bacteria begin to break down the wall of the gut that is when
ageing starts
105 year old people have a diverse set of bugs identical to a healthy 30 year old. It is not
attacking the wall of the gut.
Ecermansia musinophilia. Lives in the mucous layer whose job is to trap lectins plant
proteins looking for sugar molecules and to protect the wall of the gut from harmful bacteria.
Ecermansia musinophilia eats mucus which in turn makes more mucus.
Metformin works by increasing mucous and this change in bacteria makes some people
have mild diarrhoea as the bacteria change.
If we damage this lining eg ibuprofen or food with roundup destroys the bacteria population
and gut lining.
Glyocosade an antibacterial damages Ecermansia Musinophilia even though it does not
directly affect human cells.
Antibiotics in food or direct prescription eg ladies who take low dose for UTI have a higher
incidence of heart disease.
Heart disease is an autoimmune disease starting in the gut.
Cholesterol is an innocent bystander which gets sucked into the inflamed wall of a blood
vessel.
Infants with heart transplants have coronary artery disease with pathology identical with
typical coronary artery disease.
Lectins which are a foreign protein which can stick to sugar molecules on the surface of
blood vessels are the cause of atherosclerosis and removing lectins reduces those markers.
Lectins are one of the plant defence systems. Sticky proteins that look for specific sugar
molecules to stick to which insights an inflammtory response.
Joints do not normally wear out. Usually you can find bacterial particles in the joint fluid of
arthritis
Because
Lectins broke down the wall of the gut. 65% of the immune system is behind the wall of the
gut because the gut is where the outside word gets through. A reason why we store fat in
the gut is to provide energy to the immune system. Similarly fat on the outside of
atherosclerotcic blood vessles correlates with the severity of inflammation.
Fat is not the cause . It is there because of the inflammation and the inflammation is there
due to the leaky gut.
The immune system responds to antigens on bacteria of viruses. Lectins have antigens with
cross reactivity with other proteins in the body. Eg thyroid.
Nightshade vegetables or peanuts
Lectins disrupt the microbiome and break up the lining of the gut allowing entry by lectins
and by bacteria or bacterial particles.
Hence if you inject a bacterial lipopolysaccharide into a person you can induce septic shock.
Alzheimers Parkinsons is neuroinflammation.
Most amyloid is produced by bacteria in the gut. Therefore 40 billion dollars invested in
antiamyloid drugs has been a waste because amyloid is produced by the amyloid producing
bacteria inthe gut fet by western diet. Then the amyloid has to get through the wall of the gut.
Once they get through the gut wall and goto the brain it will produce more amyloid.
Cholesterol and amyloid coexist in dementia in those with the apoE gene.
The apo E gene codes for a carrier molecule because it is less efficient at transporting
cholesterol. It cannot get out of the cell after it has been attracted by inflammation.
Faecal microbial transplant:
1970s broad spectrum antibiotics came out which made...]]>1838ageing,autoimmune,deoression,diet,exercise,fasting,gutwall,immune,leakygut,lectins,processedcarbohydrate,sleep,stress,sugarcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-237-midlife-crisis-the-reasons-nobody-talks-about--50922011
Paradox of prime of life fulfillment in life but seeing it as dated as death is just over the hill


National Geographic 2012

Apes Have Midlife Crises, Too—And It May Help Them

Middle age ruts may act as natural motivators, scientist says.

BYAMANDA FIEGLNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWS

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 20, 2012




A national survey of Midlife in the United States conducted a poll to determine how many people experience midlife crises. Approximately 26% of the participants reported having a midlife crisis.

Most survey participants reported that their midlife crisis occurred before age 40 or after 50, however.

That raises the question about whether these crises were truly related to midlife since midlife is typically considered age 45.

Out of the one in four people who say they had a midlife crisis, the vast majority say it was brought on by a major event, rather than age. Factors that triggered the crisis included life changes such as divorce, job loss, loss of a loved one, or relocation.

Happiness Slump

Many studies indicate that happiness is U-shaped. A gradual decline in happiness begins during the late teen years and continues until an individual is in their 40s. Happiness begins increasing again in an individual’s 50s.

Data on half a million Americans and Europeans found this trend to be true. Individuals in their 60s reported they’d never been happier, but people in their 40s felt like they were at an all-time low.

This U-shaped curve doesn’t appear to be universal, however. It’s more prevalent in high-income nations. A gradual decline in happiness may explain why some people seem to hit a midlife crisis—they’re in a happiness slump.

Even though data suggests people become happier again later in life, there’s a pervasive belief that happiness continues to decline as we age. So, some people in their mid-40s may think life is only going to get worse, which may spark a midlife crisis.

Some people may experience depression during midlife and refer to their depressive state as their midlife crisis. Women between the ages of 40 and 59 in the United States have the highest rates of depression (12.3%) of any group based on age and gender, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Suicide rates are highest during middle age—among white men in particular. People between the ages of 45 and 54 are more likely to kill themselves than any other age group.

 

A 2016 study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Development found an upside to the midlife crisis—curiosity. Researchers found that people who were experiencing a crisis—whether it was a quarter-life or a midlife crisis—experienced enhanced curiosity about themselves and the wider world around them.1 

The distress and uncertainty participants experienced brought about openness to new ideas, which could bring insight and creative solutions. That curiosity could lead to new breakthroughs or new opportunities, which might be the silver lining in the midst of a crisis.

 

Professor Mark Jackson Royal Society 

 

Psychological: Identity Crisis

Biology: Awareness of ageing and deteriorating vigour. Includes women with menopause and empty nest.

Middle of 20th Century standardised life course. Ie not just biological but socially prescribed. Time to marry, have children and retire.

By the 1950s life expectancy had significantly increased and women had started marrying earlier. Women 20-24. Fewer children clustering them earlier in the marriage. So a longer period of life after childbearing.

Men’s life was determined by occupation . Decades in the same job until retirement. 

Hence everyone was going through the same changes at the same ages.

Ageism started growing with a greater sense of where we should be at certain times of life. Failure to meet expectations. Keeping up with the Jonses started in 1913 in a comic strip.

Middle age was sandwiched between adolescent crisis of children and old age of parents.

Inheritance happened decades later increasing pressures on couples bringing up children.

The extended life course also led to the question ‘is this all there is, do I want to live with the person for the next 30 years’

The realistic prospect of a life long marriage was questioned and the concept of serial marriages was introduced.

1969 the divorce act changed removing the concept of marital offence making it easier to divorce.

 

Pull to a better life eg Life begins at 40. First used in 1914 by the widow of an army officer  Theodora Parsons, who had trained ladies in physical fitness to keep the mind fit.

We do not begin to live until we begin to die. She was addressing middle aged women who were overweight and let themselves go therefore she wanted these ladies to get fitter to aid the war effort. 

However that phrase became key in self help literature from the 1930s onwards. Indeed it encouraged older people to enjoy life and work less in order to allow younger people into work during the recession of the 1930s.

The American Dream was also sketched out:  the dream of a social order in which each man and woman is able to attain their maximum potential. We could look forward with some hope.

After WW2 the collapse of the American Dream was replaced by  the dream of motorcars and high wages as well as human consumption.  Happiness in a hurry. 

The idea of life begins at 40 ie life getting better not worse was a sense of narcissistic belief thinking they are due happiness love approval  sex excitement all this is denied me in this stale marriage let me get rid of her.

We are aged by our minds our bodies and by history and culture.

 

Midlife crisis is much more marked in Western than in Eastern cultures.

 

 

Barbara Waxman Tedx 2021:

People believe their best years are behind them

 

 

 ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50922011Mon, 15 Aug 2022 19:13:50 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoEliot Jacks 1965 Mid-Life Crisis Paradox of prime of life fulfillment in life but seeing it as dated as death is just over the hill National Geographic 2012 Apes Have Midlife Crises, Too—And It May Help Them Middle age ruts may act as natural...
Paradox of prime of life fulfillment in life but seeing it as dated as death is just over the hill


National Geographic 2012

Apes Have Midlife Crises, Too—And It May Help Them

Middle age ruts may act as natural motivators, scientist says.

BYAMANDA FIEGLNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWS

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 20, 2012




A national survey of Midlife in the United States conducted a poll to determine how many people experience midlife crises. Approximately 26% of the participants reported having a midlife crisis.

Most survey participants reported that their midlife crisis occurred before age 40 or after 50, however.

That raises the question about whether these crises were truly related to midlife since midlife is typically considered age 45.

Out of the one in four people who say they had a midlife crisis, the vast majority say it was brought on by a major event, rather than age. Factors that triggered the crisis included life changes such as divorce, job loss, loss of a loved one, or relocation.

Happiness Slump

Many studies indicate that happiness is U-shaped. A gradual decline in happiness begins during the late teen years and continues until an individual is in their 40s. Happiness begins increasing again in an individual’s 50s.

Data on half a million Americans and Europeans found this trend to be true. Individuals in their 60s reported they’d never been happier, but people in their 40s felt like they were at an all-time low.

This U-shaped curve doesn’t appear to be universal, however. It’s more prevalent in high-income nations. A gradual decline in happiness may explain why some people seem to hit a midlife crisis—they’re in a happiness slump.

Even though data suggests people become happier again later in life, there’s a pervasive belief that happiness continues to decline as we age. So, some people in their mid-40s may think life is only going to get worse, which may spark a midlife crisis.

Some people may experience depression during midlife and refer to their depressive state as their midlife crisis. Women between the ages of 40 and 59 in the United States have the highest rates of depression (12.3%) of any group based on age and gender, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Suicide rates are highest during middle age—among white men in particular. People between the ages of 45 and 54 are more likely to kill themselves than any other age group.

 

A 2016 study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Development found an upside to the midlife crisis—curiosity. Researchers found that people who were experiencing a crisis—whether it was a quarter-life or a midlife crisis—experienced enhanced curiosity about themselves and the wider world around them.1 

The distress and uncertainty participants experienced brought about openness to new ideas, which could bring insight and creative solutions. That curiosity could lead to new breakthroughs or new opportunities, which might be the silver lining in the midst of a crisis.

 

Professor Mark Jackson Royal Society 

 

Psychological: Identity Crisis

Biology: Awareness of ageing and deteriorating vigour. Includes women with menopause and empty nest.

Middle of 20th Century standardised life course. Ie not just biological but socially prescribed. Time to marry, have children and retire.

By the 1950s life expectancy had significantly increased and women had started marrying earlier. Women 20-24. Fewer children clustering them earlier in the marriage. So a longer period of life after childbearing.

Men’s life was determined by occupation . Decades in the same job until retirement. 

Hence everyone was...]]>2969depression,family,identity-crisis,keepingupwiththejoneses,lifebeginsatfourty,menopause,midlifecrisis,stress,suicidecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-236-the-weight-of-obesity--50863437New Treatments For Obesity


BMI: 25-30 : overweight  >30 Obese

WHO 2016 40% are over weight and 13% obese slightly higher in females . This is triple that in 1975


UK 2019 House of Commons Library  40% are overweight and 30% obese higher in middle aged and elderly men


NHS 2021: Children Obesity has gone up in 12 years from 19% to 25% 


The Surprising Link Between Chronic Inflammation & Obesity—Plus What You Can Do About It

May 5th 2021


Leptins are hormones produced by adipocytes that communicate with the hypothalamus to reduce eating. If you have too much leptin you become leptin resistant and do not stop eating. High leptin levels are also associated with  chronic inflammation.

Conversely losing weight reduces systemic inflammation.


 REVIEW article

Front. Physiol., 29 January 2020

Sec. Clinical and Translational Physiology

Chronic Adipose Tissue Inflammation Linking Obesity to Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

Frederika Zatteral


The key mediator of inflammation in obesity is the innate immune system cell the macrophage that can account for up to 40% of adipose tissue and it differentiates into a pro-inflammatory M1 macrophage setting up chronic inflammation.


Obesity and Inflammation: A Vicious Cycle

Does obesity cause inflammation or does inflammation lead to obesity?

Jun 25, 2020

Jennifer Lutz


Obesity causes chronic inflammation via a chronic immune reaction initiated in the adipose tissue but inflammatory cells can go round the body. In addition gut inflammation may be a result also of the poor diet that led to the obesity.

We know that obesity has tripled in the last 50 years such that 40% of the western world are obese. In fact 75% are prediabetic.

Cardiovascular disease leading to cardiac disease and strokes, diabetes, cancer, depression, osteoarthritis all feed back and make it more likely you will continue to be obese.


Higher adiposity and mental health: causal inference using Mendelian randomization 

Francesco Casanova,Jessica O’Loughlin,Susan Martin,Robin N Beaumont,Andrew R Wood,Edward R Watkins,Rachel M Freathy,Saskia P Hagenaars,Timothy M Frayling,Hanieh Yaghootkar... Show more

Author Notes

Human Molecular Genetics, Volume 30, Issue 24, 15 December 2021, Pages 2371–2382,

 

There is a bidirectional relationship between depression and obesity.

Genetic sorting showed that it is obesity per se and not the metabolic unhealthiness due to the obesity such as diabetes that leads to depression.

That said diabetes from obesity causes depression although obesity itself causes systemic inflammation which is an independent risk factor for depression and cancer.

There are also huge psychosocial effects of obesity on mood.



Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity

New England Journal Of Medicine March 2021

John P.H. Wilding,


Once a week subcutaneous Semaglutide reduced weight by up to 20%


Semaglutide is a GLP-1 agonist so suppresses Glucagon and increases insulin hence controlling blood sugar. It also slows gastric emptying  increasing satiety and acts on Receptors in the Arcuate Nucleus in the brain to increase satiety.

It is already licensed to treat Type 2 diabetes.

It also reduces the risk of cardiovascular complication in Type 2 diabetes and at a cellular level reverses atherogenesis. There is a question on worsening the risk of retinopathy.


Other GLP-1 agonists : Liraglutide Setmelanotide.





CpdFDA Approved Medication for treating Obesity



Phentermine, diethylpropion,benzphetamine, phendimetrazine , Orlistat, Phentermine/topiramate Qsymia, Bupropion/naltrexone, Semaglitide, Liraglutide, setmelanotide







Cpd Phentermine-topiramate: First combination drug for obesity

Int J Applied Med Res 2015

Singh et al


Phentermine is a centrally acting sympathomimetic that reduces appetite and topiramate enhances GABA ergic transmission reducing Dopamine Response to food.

This combination causes up to 10% weight loss maintained in 50% for 2 years.



The relationship between early weight loss and weight loss maintenance with naltrexone bupropion therapy.

THe Lancet Discovery Science 2022

Le Roux et al


Naltrexone blocks opiate receptors and bupropion (wellbutrin/zyban) blocks reuptake of dopamine  -reward pathways- .and noradrenaline . Weight loss is maintained at 1 year

Both medications enhance each other on feeding and satiety]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50863437Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:02:05 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoNot medical licensed advice . Always consult with your doctor: New Treatments For Obesity BMI: 25-30 : overweight  >30 Obese WHO 2016 40% are over weight and 13% obese slightly higher in females . This is triple that in 1975 UK 2019 House of...New Treatments For Obesity


BMI: 25-30 : overweight  >30 Obese

WHO 2016 40% are over weight and 13% obese slightly higher in females . This is triple that in 1975


UK 2019 House of Commons Library  40% are overweight and 30% obese higher in middle aged and elderly men


NHS 2021: Children Obesity has gone up in 12 years from 19% to 25% 


The Surprising Link Between Chronic Inflammation & Obesity—Plus What You Can Do About It

May 5th 2021


Leptins are hormones produced by adipocytes that communicate with the hypothalamus to reduce eating. If you have too much leptin you become leptin resistant and do not stop eating. High leptin levels are also associated with  chronic inflammation.

Conversely losing weight reduces systemic inflammation.


 REVIEW article

Front. Physiol., 29 January 2020

Sec. Clinical and Translational Physiology

Chronic Adipose Tissue Inflammation Linking Obesity to Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

Frederika Zatteral


The key mediator of inflammation in obesity is the innate immune system cell the macrophage that can account for up to 40% of adipose tissue and it differentiates into a pro-inflammatory M1 macrophage setting up chronic inflammation.


Obesity and Inflammation: A Vicious Cycle

Does obesity cause inflammation or does inflammation lead to obesity?

Jun 25, 2020

Jennifer Lutz


Obesity causes chronic inflammation via a chronic immune reaction initiated in the adipose tissue but inflammatory cells can go round the body. In addition gut inflammation may be a result also of the poor diet that led to the obesity.

We know that obesity has tripled in the last 50 years such that 40% of the western world are obese. In fact 75% are prediabetic.

Cardiovascular disease leading to cardiac disease and strokes, diabetes, cancer, depression, osteoarthritis all feed back and make it more likely you will continue to be obese.


Higher adiposity and mental health: causal inference using Mendelian randomization 

Francesco Casanova,Jessica O’Loughlin,Susan Martin,Robin N Beaumont,Andrew R Wood,Edward R Watkins,Rachel M Freathy,Saskia P Hagenaars,Timothy M Frayling,Hanieh Yaghootkar... Show more

Author Notes

Human Molecular Genetics, Volume 30, Issue 24, 15 December 2021, Pages 2371–2382,

 

There is a bidirectional relationship between depression and obesity.

Genetic sorting showed that it is obesity per se and not the metabolic unhealthiness due to the obesity such as diabetes that leads to depression.

That said diabetes from obesity causes depression although obesity itself causes systemic inflammation which is an independent risk factor for depression and cancer.

There are also huge psychosocial effects of obesity on mood.



Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity

New England Journal Of Medicine March 2021

John P.H. Wilding,


Once a week subcutaneous Semaglutide reduced weight by up to 20%


Semaglutide is a GLP-1 agonist so suppresses Glucagon and increases insulin hence controlling blood sugar. It also slows gastric emptying  increasing satiety and acts on Receptors in the Arcuate Nucleus in the brain to increase satiety.

It is already licensed to treat Type 2 diabetes.

It also reduces the risk of cardiovascular complication in Type 2 diabetes and at a cellular level reverses atherogenesis. There is a question on worsening the risk of retinopathy.


Other GLP-1 agonists : Liraglutide Setmelanotide.





CpdFDA...]]>3076bmi,bupropion,fasting,glucagon,leptin,liraglutide,naltrexone,obese,overweight,phentermine,semaglutide,stress,topiramatecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-235-depression-the-commonest-cause-of-illness-and-death-are-you-clinically-depressed-or-unhappy--50765515

The most important thing anyone reading this needs to know is that everyone with depression will get better. The sooner you treat it the quicker and better the results.


LIfe time prevalence 4%, in fact in the USA up to 10% struggle with depression.

280 million people world-wide suffer from depression.


20% risk of suicide in untreated depression.


Used to be the 5th commonest cause of illness and death, now it is the commonest.

It is not because we have all become genetically susceptible to clinical depression, rather we have become more and more unhappy and stressed with modern life. What has risen is social media with the pressure to be perfect compare and online bullying and economic uncertainty as well as recent lockdown and health hysteria and vaccine mandates and most recently Ukraine War and spiralling energy prices. Mental health referrals are at all time highs.

Neuroscience New and Research July 2022 Ruairi J Mackenzie: Serotonin theory has been seen for years as an oversimplification. SSRI medications do often work in depression but depression is multifactorial and likely more than one illness.  The Biopsychosocial model of depression is preferred.

Even Epicurus 2,500 years ago and before him Buddha both said that seeking of pleasure would cause unhappiness as pleasure is transient and leads to more seeking of it hence is not only meaningless but destructive. Yet as a society that is exactly what we have become: cyclical reflex dopamine seekers especially with social media.

Furthermore the teaching of socialisation has been reversed with smart phone hunched pleasure seekers. We are all becoming depressed children with no effective parental supervision apart from the social media CEOs temping us ever further down the rabbit hole of instant gratification..

One of the definitions of the most dysfunctional members of our society namely personality disorders is self obsession as this is not tribe compatible yet the rest of us are rapidly heading that way pulling apart the integrity of our society and even civilisation itself if it continues. Close on the heals of self obsession is loss of boundaries and rules aka political correctness which is a Marxist view of demanding the same outcome for everyone despite the fact that everyone is different.

Without boundaries we are lost  because we have evolved to function in tribes with structure hierarchy and leadership. Now we are led by self serving politicians who will say anything that gets them elected which is what they think the voters want but voters are influenced by mass and social media. Add into that that 98% of what we do and think is emotional and not logical which means that currently we are being led by media driven hysteria which the politicians respond to. Even more dangerous is that media controls the masses on a global scale now almost instantly.

Diagnosis of clinical depression:

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th Edition Americal Psychiatric Association  and International Classification of Diseases 11th Edition 296. And F32 codes respectively:

Require are certain number of symptoms for a certain period of time typically 5 symptoms for at least 2 weeks although this can be altered according to severity.

Symptoms making up depression include:

Low mood typically worse in the morning improving as the day goes on (diurnal mood variation)-  said to be due to raised levels of cortisol in depression with the coritsol peak being in the morning and lowest in the middle of the night-  I have seen severely depressed people walking around the ward at 2am feeling fine. This is one the reasons metyrapone is used with is a cortisol synthesis inhibitor in a resistant depressionL Ted Dinan et al.

Disturbed sleep typically waking early in the morning unable to get back to sleep

Reduced appetite and weight loss (although people can comfort eat) reduced energy concentration enjoyment motivation confidence libido and suicidal thoughts.


Treatment of depression:

Firstly there needs to be a risk assessment of suicide . in 2005 1.5% of all deaths were suicide and the commonst cause was depression and it is going up.

Investigation:

Biological:

Thyroid , metabolic, autoimmune, dietary, epileptic , raised indices of inflammation. Females my have hormonal issues including sensitivity to progesterone in oral contraceptives.

Psychological:

Aristotle argued that virtue is functioning according to you values and beliefs . A blunt knife is not a vrituous knife as knives are designed to cut. A virtuous human being is a human able to function according to their values and beliefs which is socialisation and reproduction. However in todays goal oriented society the pressure is one of endless goal seeking and perfectionism. That alone severely raises stress and cortisol levels but also makes you more unhappy as you not functioning according to your values and beliefs. It also means that if you achieve something at the cost of your values and beliefs you value it less in any case. Hence it is impossible to ever be happy with he result that more and more of us are depressed.

Note that chronic sleep deprivation causes clinical depression.


Treatment of depression:

Classically it is a combination of medication and psychological treatment eg cognitive behaviour therapy.

However one third of patients have raised indices of inflammation and those are likely to be resistant to antidepressants and can respond to aspirin.

Furthermore for moderate depression regular exercise is as effective as antidepressant.

Antidepressants: Currently they all work on a combination of serotonin noradrenaline and dopamine and a couple work additionally on melatonin receptors. None are better than the other although the newer ones have less side effects.

The new generation coming through are going to be based on psychedelics and glutamate receptor antagonists . In fact the latter has a drug licensed in the UK for 3rd line treatment of depression s ketamine nasal spray.


Treatment resistant depression:

Requires a review of diagnosis and physical investigations then switching to a different antidepressant and raising the dose according to plasma levels , combining antidepressants and adding in thyroid hormone, lithium or antipsychotic such as risperidone.

-Electro Convulsive Therapy

-rTMS daily for 4 weeks.


-Neurofeedback can be an alternative to antidepressants.

Sleep Deprivation and Depression: National Library of Medicine Jan 2021


Why is ECT becoming a preferred treatment for depression March 2022 Maclean Hospital Harvard Medical School Affiliate


Using neurofeedback as a means of reducing self blame in depression: Dr Zahn  Kings College News Centre  Sept 2021


Review of social participation interventions for those with mental health problems Social Psychiatry Psychiatric Epidemiology March 2017 Martin Webber


Exercise is an all natural treatment to fight depression: Harvard Health Publishing Dr Miller February 2021


The relationship between excessive internet use and Depression:

Morrison Gore Psychopathology 2010 43: 121-126


Treatment Resistant Depression: Web Med:  Dr Bruce  May 2022


Esketamine For Treatment Resistant Depression: BMJ Sept 2019 Jauhar


An evidence based approach for augmentation and combination strategies for treatment resistant depression Psychiatry July 2006 Barowski


Key differences between Venlafaxine XR and Desvenlafaxine: An analysis of pharmacokinetic and clinical data 

Michelle D. Colvard, PharmD

Mental Health Clinician (2014) 4 (1): 35–39.




 




A Popular Theory About Depression Wasn’t "Debunked" by a New Review

Published: July 22, 2022

 

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Ruairi J Mackenzie

A Popular Theory About Depression Wasn’t "Debunked" by a New Review

Published: July 22, 2022

 

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Ruairi J Mackenzie

A Popular Theory About Depression Wasn’t "Debunked" by a New Review

Published: July 22, 2022

 

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Ruairi J Mackenzie]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50765515Sun, 31 Jul 2022 18:14:31 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoDepression: The most important thing anyone reading this needs to know is that everyone with depression will get better. The sooner you treat it the quicker and better the results. LIfe time prevalence 4%, in fact in the USA up to 10% struggle...

The most important thing anyone reading this needs to know is that everyone with depression will get better. The sooner you treat it the quicker and better the results.


LIfe time prevalence 4%, in fact in the USA up to 10% struggle with depression.

280 million people world-wide suffer from depression.


20% risk of suicide in untreated depression.


Used to be the 5th commonest cause of illness and death, now it is the commonest.

It is not because we have all become genetically susceptible to clinical depression, rather we have become more and more unhappy and stressed with modern life. What has risen is social media with the pressure to be perfect compare and online bullying and economic uncertainty as well as recent lockdown and health hysteria and vaccine mandates and most recently Ukraine War and spiralling energy prices. Mental health referrals are at all time highs.

Neuroscience New and Research July 2022 Ruairi J Mackenzie: Serotonin theory has been seen for years as an oversimplification. SSRI medications do often work in depression but depression is multifactorial and likely more than one illness.  The Biopsychosocial model of depression is preferred.

Even Epicurus 2,500 years ago and before him Buddha both said that seeking of pleasure would cause unhappiness as pleasure is transient and leads to more seeking of it hence is not only meaningless but destructive. Yet as a society that is exactly what we have become: cyclical reflex dopamine seekers especially with social media.

Furthermore the teaching of socialisation has been reversed with smart phone hunched pleasure seekers. We are all becoming depressed children with no effective parental supervision apart from the social media CEOs temping us ever further down the rabbit hole of instant gratification..

One of the definitions of the most dysfunctional members of our society namely personality disorders is self obsession as this is not tribe compatible yet the rest of us are rapidly heading that way pulling apart the integrity of our society and even civilisation itself if it continues. Close on the heals of self obsession is loss of boundaries and rules aka political correctness which is a Marxist view of demanding the same outcome for everyone despite the fact that everyone is different.

Without boundaries we are lost  because we have evolved to function in tribes with structure hierarchy and leadership. Now we are led by self serving politicians who will say anything that gets them elected which is what they think the voters want but voters are influenced by mass and social media. Add into that that 98% of what we do and think is emotional and not logical which means that currently we are being led by media driven hysteria which the politicians respond to. Even more dangerous is that media controls the masses on a global scale now almost instantly.

Diagnosis of clinical depression:

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th Edition Americal Psychiatric Association  and International Classification of Diseases 11th Edition 296. And F32 codes respectively:

Require are certain number of symptoms for a certain period of time typically 5 symptoms for at least 2 weeks although this can be altered according to severity.

Symptoms making up depression include:

Low mood typically worse in the morning improving as the day goes on (diurnal mood variation)-  said to be due to raised levels of cortisol in depression with the coritsol peak being in the morning and lowest in the middle of the night-  I have seen severely depressed people walking around the ward at 2am feeling fine. This is one the reasons metyrapone is used with is a cortisol synthesis inhibitor in a resistant depressionL Ted Dinan et al.

Disturbed sleep typically waking early in the morning...]]>2893antidepressants,cortisol,depression,ect,ketamine,rtms,stress,suicide,unhappycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-234-when-is-anxiety-a-problem-because-we-need-it-to-survive--50689004We all have anxiety, not only is it normal it is essential for survival, in fact as a caveman the
more anxiety you had the more likely you were to escape predators and achieve survival
needs. The irony is that in todays society it these people that suffer the most as just like the
rest of us they are hard wired to continue escaping illusionary predators and acquire
illusionary survival needs that marketing and social media imprison us with.
We discussed stress last week which is mostly a normal response for an individual to a
situation where they do not feel in control
However if severity of anxiety or duration exceeds what is reasonable then it may become a
clinical disorder.
Anxiety Disorder:
33% life time prevalence of anxiety disorder often co morbid with depression or other
anxiety disorders, and 4% life time prevalence of GAD higher and more impairing in high
income countries. Females twice as likely as males.
Generalised Anxiety Disorder: DSM V 300.02
Generalised Anxiety Disorder: 8 studies of biological interventions:
Current Psychiatry July 2022 Saeed Majarwitz
Generalised Anxiety Disorder usually starts in early adulthood and persists throughout life.
Anxiety about a variety of events is excessive and unreasonable and causes distress and
impairs functioning.
There is a big variability in the effectiveness of physical intervention for Generalised Anxiety
Disorder.
SSRI, SNRI, agomelatine (melatonin 1 and 2 R agonist and 5HT 2c R antagonist –
antagonism increases noradrenaline and dopamine)- as effective as SSRI maybe with fewer
side effects eg nausea and sexual side effects.
Less used: Buspirone - 5HT 1a R agonist.
Acute anxiety: Benzodiazepine.
rTMS (FDA approval for Clinical depression 2008) right parietal cortex or right dorsolateral
prefrontal cortex with reduced relapse after completion of treatment.
CBT alone and improves response to medication.
Plus:
Diet exercise reduce alcohol and cigarettes, structure , self awareness , sleep with positive
studies for magnesium, chamomile extract and antioxidants.
Cross-sectional Comparison of the Epidemiology of DSM-5 Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Across the Globe
Ayelet Meron Ruscio, PhD1
; Lauren S. Hallion, PhD2
; Carmen C. W. Lim, MSc3
; et al
Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2015 Sep; 17(3): 327–335.
Epidemiology of anxiety disorders in the 21st century
Borwin Bandelow, MD, PhD*
Ann Behav Med. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 Aug 1.
Generalised Anxiety Disorder: 8 studies of biological interventions:
Current Psychiatry July 2022 Saeed Majarwitz
Published in final edited form as:
Ann Behav Med. 2015 Aug; 49(4): 542–556
Exercise as Treatment for Anxiety: Systematic Review and Analysis]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50689004Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:42:07 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoCoaching: Anxiety Disorder: We all have anxiety, not only is it normal it is essential for survival, in fact as a caveman the more anxiety you had the more likely you were to escape predators and achieve survival needs. The irony is that in todays...We all have anxiety, not only is it normal it is essential for survival, in fact as a caveman the
more anxiety you had the more likely you were to escape predators and achieve survival
needs. The irony is that in todays society it these people that suffer the most as just like the
rest of us they are hard wired to continue escaping illusionary predators and acquire
illusionary survival needs that marketing and social media imprison us with.
We discussed stress last week which is mostly a normal response for an individual to a
situation where they do not feel in control
However if severity of anxiety or duration exceeds what is reasonable then it may become a
clinical disorder.
Anxiety Disorder:
33% life time prevalence of anxiety disorder often co morbid with depression or other
anxiety disorders, and 4% life time prevalence of GAD higher and more impairing in high
income countries. Females twice as likely as males.
Generalised Anxiety Disorder: DSM V 300.02
Generalised Anxiety Disorder: 8 studies of biological interventions:
Current Psychiatry July 2022 Saeed Majarwitz
Generalised Anxiety Disorder usually starts in early adulthood and persists throughout life.
Anxiety about a variety of events is excessive and unreasonable and causes distress and
impairs functioning.
There is a big variability in the effectiveness of physical intervention for Generalised Anxiety
Disorder.
SSRI, SNRI, agomelatine (melatonin 1 and 2 R agonist and 5HT 2c R antagonist –
antagonism increases noradrenaline and dopamine)- as effective as SSRI maybe with fewer
side effects eg nausea and sexual side effects.
Less used: Buspirone - 5HT 1a R agonist.
Acute anxiety: Benzodiazepine.
rTMS (FDA approval for Clinical depression 2008) right parietal cortex or right dorsolateral
prefrontal cortex with reduced relapse after completion of treatment.
CBT alone and improves response to medication.
Plus:
Diet exercise reduce alcohol and cigarettes, structure , self awareness , sleep with positive
studies for magnesium, chamomile extract and antioxidants.
Cross-sectional Comparison of the Epidemiology of DSM-5 Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Across the Globe
Ayelet Meron Ruscio, PhD1
; Lauren S. Hallion, PhD2
; Carmen C. W. Lim, MSc3
; et al
Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2015 Sep; 17(3): 327–335.
Epidemiology of anxiety disorders in the 21st century
Borwin Bandelow, MD, PhD*
Ann Behav Med. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 Aug 1.
Generalised Anxiety Disorder: 8 studies of biological interventions:
Current Psychiatry July 2022 Saeed Majarwitz
Published in final edited form as:
Ann Behav Med. 2015 Aug; 49(4): 542–556
Exercise as Treatment for Anxiety: Systematic Review and Analysis]]>2606anxiety,cbt,control,depression,generalisedanxiety,obsessivecompulsivedisorder,phobia,serotoninspecificreuptake,ssri,stress,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-233-stress-more-lethal-than-any-pandemic-rising-quietly-and-exponentially-in-our-midst--50602776
The key to stress is : control. If you have control you are not stressed, if you don’t have control you are stressed.

Mental Health Foundation 2018 study:

In the past year 75% had at some point felt overwhelmed with stress. Elderly less stressed than younger.

Of those who were stressed 50% felt depressed and 60% felt anxious, 50% overate or ate unhealthily,30% increased alcohol and 15% started or increased smoking.

Of those who felt stressed at some point in their life 30% had suicidal thoughts and 15% had self harmed.

30% felt lonely.

40% of stress was due to worries about health of self or others and 20% was due to debt.

18-24 year old had more stress with social media eg

Pressure to respond immediately to messages

Comparing yourself to your peers -50% and pressure to succeed: 60% Females more stressed about body image than men: 40% versus 20% The American Institute of Stress:

●      About 33 percent of people report feeling extreme stress

●      77 percent of people experience stress that affects their physical health

●      73 percent of people have stress that impacts their mental health

●      48 percent of people have trouble sleeping because of stress

80% of work place accidents are due to stress

Yearly cost to business of stress in the USA: $300 billion

Psychological and physical Symptoms:

Depression anxiety anger fatigue tension diabetes cardiovascular disease high blood pressure cancer substance abuse

Stress is increasing. American Psychiatric Association: APA 2011 : 5% increase to 49% of Americans had felt stressed. 33% of children.

APA 2021: Covid has caused significant stress in 80% worse in young adults associated with a sense of uncertainty about the future of their country and their own future.

Up until the pandemic stress had been rising more in the middle aged who were less able to cope with technological advance , work pressure and  job losses.

APA 2022: 90% of Americans feel stressed and 70% think Ukraine is the beginning of WW 3

Hormones of stress response:

Adrenaline then the Hypothalamus Pituitary Adenal Axis producing CRF ACTH and Cortisol Cortisol is catabolic breaking everything down increasing energy supply.  It is anti inflammatory and suppresses the immune system. However chronically raised cortisol causes cortisol hypofunction leading to chronic systemic inflammation.

Raising stress levels in the last 30 years is almost certainly the reason for the drop in vitamin D3 levels in the West which was already very low.  This is because the stress hormone cortisol blocks the receptors which absorb Vitamin D3. This in turn drops our immunity and makes us susceptible to infection and cancer.

We are naturally tribal and designed to function in relatively small groups of about 150 (Dunbar’s number).

We require structure , hierarchy and leadership with common identity and goals.

This is why religion works well. It is a transcontinental tribe with clear identity and rules. Destruction of this with globalism , political correctness, mass media with constant hysteria generation and social media designed to take control away from you as well as making you feel compelled to answer messages immediately and to negatively compare yourself to others are a modern catastrophe to our mental and physical health. Attempts to medicalise it are misguided and happen more out of a sense of duty and despair by the medical professionals. It is a leadership and political issue and a sign of a catastrophically badly run society. Freedom of speech? Freedom of Movement with hoards of people happy to work on minimum wage? Debates on whether to cancel Christmas and whether women can have penises?

These remove certainty and any sense of structure and clarity of direction.

What we can do:

Firstly:   Is self awareness. Ie stop worrying about our anxiety but accept it. This drops activity in the fight flight centre of the brain and gives you a chance of logical reflection. Secondly: Don’t worry or even think about larger issues beyond our control. Hence the key here is ‘thinking’ it is usually a matter of perception. Eg I can’t stop it raining but perhaps rain is good thing for many reasons. Instead I will use an umbrella or stay in or simply go out and enjoy the rain. Or there is lock down so I can t go to the gym. Let me review what other types of activity I can do, I may find something even more beneficial such as exercising outside. In short there is always a solution of some kind. It may not be what you originally wanted but as soon as you have a level of control your stress will drop by definition.

Thirdly:  Focus on family, close community, keep active, eat healthily and sleep well. If this is not working seek professional help as there is always a solution.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50602776Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:48:33 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoCoaching: Stress: The key to stress is : control. If you have control you are not stressed, if you don’t have control you are stressed. Mental Health Foundation 2018 study: In the past year 75% had at some point felt overwhelmed with stress....
The key to stress is : control. If you have control you are not stressed, if you don’t have control you are stressed.

Mental Health Foundation 2018 study:

In the past year 75% had at some point felt overwhelmed with stress. Elderly less stressed than younger.

Of those who were stressed 50% felt depressed and 60% felt anxious, 50% overate or ate unhealthily,30% increased alcohol and 15% started or increased smoking.

Of those who felt stressed at some point in their life 30% had suicidal thoughts and 15% had self harmed.

30% felt lonely.

40% of stress was due to worries about health of self or others and 20% was due to debt.

18-24 year old had more stress with social media eg

Pressure to respond immediately to messages

Comparing yourself to your peers -50% and pressure to succeed: 60% Females more stressed about body image than men: 40% versus 20% The American Institute of Stress:

●      About 33 percent of people report feeling extreme stress

●      77 percent of people experience stress that affects their physical health

●      73 percent of people have stress that impacts their mental health

●      48 percent of people have trouble sleeping because of stress

80% of work place accidents are due to stress

Yearly cost to business of stress in the USA: $300 billion

Psychological and physical Symptoms:

Depression anxiety anger fatigue tension diabetes cardiovascular disease high blood pressure cancer substance abuse

Stress is increasing. American Psychiatric Association: APA 2011 : 5% increase to 49% of Americans had felt stressed. 33% of children.

APA 2021: Covid has caused significant stress in 80% worse in young adults associated with a sense of uncertainty about the future of their country and their own future.

Up until the pandemic stress had been rising more in the middle aged who were less able to cope with technological advance , work pressure and  job losses.

APA 2022: 90% of Americans feel stressed and 70% think Ukraine is the beginning of WW 3

Hormones of stress response:

Adrenaline then the Hypothalamus Pituitary Adenal Axis producing CRF ACTH and Cortisol Cortisol is catabolic breaking everything down increasing energy supply.  It is anti inflammatory and suppresses the immune system. However chronically raised cortisol causes cortisol hypofunction leading to chronic systemic inflammation.

Raising stress levels in the last 30 years is almost certainly the reason for the drop in vitamin D3 levels in the West which was already very low.  This is because the stress hormone cortisol blocks the receptors which absorb Vitamin D3. This in turn drops our immunity and makes us susceptible to infection and cancer.

We are naturally tribal and designed to function in relatively small groups of about 150 (Dunbar’s number).

We require structure , hierarchy and leadership with common identity and goals.

This is why religion works well. It is a transcontinental tribe with clear identity and rules. Destruction of this with globalism , political correctness, mass media with constant hysteria generation and social media designed to take control away from you as well as making you feel compelled to answer messages immediately and to negatively compare yourself to others are a modern catastrophe to our mental and physical health. Attempts to medicalise it are misguided and happen more out of a sense of duty and despair by the medical professionals. It is a leadership and political issue and a sign of a catastrophically badly run society. Freedom of speech? Freedom of Movement with hoards of people happy to work on minimum wage? Debates on whether to cancel Christmas and whether women can have penises?
2908control,cortisol,global,lockdown,perception,stress,workfromhomecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-232-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-how-we-all-have-some-and-how-to-cure-it--50392312

The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows:

Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap: I know I should not feel like this but I can't help it. This is because we are hard wired to avoid or reduce anxiety so the brain actively supresses anything causing anxiety so you can't think about it long enough to bring the emotion down to the logic. No amount of sense or education helps here which is in contrast to a real danger where you need tools and education without which just thinking about it will not help at all.

There can be minor and major processing blocks. There can also be a processing block from a misperception of an event so here the processing needs to overcome the discomfort of having got it wrong and the consequences of that. It's easy to see how we all have various degrees of emotion logic gap. For instance have you found that no matter how well you explain something to someone they won't change their minds? Even if you know they have understood the logic? It is because it is too painful to do so and they have no reason to go through that pain. Or how many times have you done something knowing it is wrong just because you want to for various reasons? Here again there is a type of processing I teach bit it needs self awareness and motivation.

Yet the harm from chronically raised cortisol from even mild processing gaps can be measured by improvement in all aspects of mental and physical health when it is dealt with.

It is why I say you only have clarity of mind at two points in your life: 1 when you are borne, 2 after you have had good therapy by a true expert which you pay for. (The payment indicates your motivation versus just turning up).


Life time prevalence of PTSD 8% of the population, about 90% are exposed to trauma including unexpected death of a loved one, equating to a lifetime occurrence of 5 separate traumas in men and 4 in females.

Women are less likely to be exposed to traumas than men but the traumas they are exposed to are more likely to cause PTSD such as rape and sexual molestation where as males are more likely to be exposed to combat and witnessing trauma to others.

About 30% of women view their child birth as traumatic with 30% of those developing PTSD hence about 10% of all mothers have PTSD.

About 25% of acute medical problems including ITU have PTSD.


Psycholgical sequalae of PTSD: Clinical depression , alchol and drug abuse.

Predisoping factor: Clinical depression.


Self report questionnaire: PCL-5 Post traumatic stress disorder Check List for DSM 5 20 questions scored 0-4 relating to the previous month.


DSM 5:  SIACAD

Stressor

Intrusion

Avoidance

Cognition

Arousal

Distress

More than 1 month


Can specify whether dissociation or delayed onset.

Routine debriefing re living trauma may make it worse


CBT 4-5 sessions, EMDR, Reprocessing


Live Exposure


SSRI SNRI


Psychedelics FDA approval pending


Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation


Atypical Antipsychotic , ECT




Important nuances:

Chronic loss of control eg bullying or lock-down = Prolonged Duress Stress Disorder

Minor trauma still causes processing blocks or impaired processing which needs to be properly processed either with self journaling or with reprocessing therapy. In fact Professor Pennebaker showed that in Yale University students self journaling difficult events reduced cortisol and improved mental and physical health and exam results.



Naomi Breslau

The Epidemiology of Postraumatic Stress Disorder

Jounral of clinical psychology 2001]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50392312Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:44:39 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoPTSD first defined in soldiers returning from the Vietnam War and officially recognised since 1980. The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows: Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap:...

The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows:

Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap: I know I should not feel like this but I can't help it. This is because we are hard wired to avoid or reduce anxiety so the brain actively supresses anything causing anxiety so you can't think about it long enough to bring the emotion down to the logic. No amount of sense or education helps here which is in contrast to a real danger where you need tools and education without which just thinking about it will not help at all.

There can be minor and major processing blocks. There can also be a processing block from a misperception of an event so here the processing needs to overcome the discomfort of having got it wrong and the consequences of that. It's easy to see how we all have various degrees of emotion logic gap. For instance have you found that no matter how well you explain something to someone they won't change their minds? Even if you know they have understood the logic? It is because it is too painful to do so and they have no reason to go through that pain. Or how many times have you done something knowing it is wrong just because you want to for various reasons? Here again there is a type of processing I teach bit it needs self awareness and motivation.

Yet the harm from chronically raised cortisol from even mild processing gaps can be measured by improvement in all aspects of mental and physical health when it is dealt with.

It is why I say you only have clarity of mind at two points in your life: 1 when you are borne, 2 after you have had good therapy by a true expert which you pay for. (The payment indicates your motivation versus just turning up).


Life time prevalence of PTSD 8% of the population, about 90% are exposed to trauma including unexpected death of a loved one, equating to a lifetime occurrence of 5 separate traumas in men and 4 in females.

Women are less likely to be exposed to traumas than men but the traumas they are exposed to are more likely to cause PTSD such as rape and sexual molestation where as males are more likely to be exposed to combat and witnessing trauma to others.

About 30% of women view their child birth as traumatic with 30% of those developing PTSD hence about 10% of all mothers have PTSD.

About 25% of acute medical problems including ITU have PTSD.


Psycholgical sequalae of PTSD: Clinical depression , alchol and drug abuse.

Predisoping factor: Clinical depression.


Self report questionnaire: PCL-5 Post traumatic stress disorder Check List for DSM 5 20 questions scored 0-4 relating to the previous month.


DSM 5:  SIACAD

Stressor

Intrusion

Avoidance

Cognition

Arousal

Distress

More than 1 month


Can specify whether dissociation or delayed onset.

Routine debriefing re living trauma may make it worse


CBT 4-5 sessions, EMDR, Reprocessing


Live Exposure


SSRI SNRI


Psychedelics FDA approval pending


Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation


Atypical Antipsychotic , ECT




Important nuances:

Chronic loss of control eg bullying or lock-down = Prolonged Duress Stress Disorder

Minor trauma still causes processing blocks or impaired processing which needs to be properly processed either with self journaling or with reprocessing therapy. In fact Professor Pennebaker showed that in Yale University students self journaling difficult events reduced cortisol and improved mental and physical health and exam results.



Naomi...]]>2983depression,emdr,nlp,poatraumaticstressdisorder,ptsd,stress,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-231-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-including-educational-law--50256808
There is a strong genetic component and it is almost certain that other members of the family will have symptoms of ADHD. There is also a greater than average association of ADHD with bipolar disorder and dyslexia.

People with ADHD often present with an inexplicable failure to succeed in life. In other words they are intelligent and affable and try to apply themselves but they fail.

ADHD can make is so difficult to function that there is a high incidence of depression and anxiety alcohol and substance use.

It is also not an uncommon cause of relationship problems amongst couples as the ADHD person will be impatient and irritable and impulsive and difficult to communicate with.often appearing not to listen.

Notably of patients diagnosed with clinical depression then 25% will have ADHD and unless it is treated the depression will not resolve.

As a child ADHD can have severe direct and indirect consequences on self esteem, socialisation and general ability to function and be consistent which are all hugely involved in success in life.

One can imagine a child with ADHD being relentlessly hyperactive impulsive and inattentive will be hard to manage for the parents who typically chastise verbally and physically. This negativity erodes the green shoots of self esteem . The child gets used to criticism, and also gets used to failure and comes to expect both.  One patient was so out of control that his father used to take him out into the garden and hose him down with cold water. They will have difficulty with socialisation and will tend misbehave as a consequence of the ADHD at school and be punished.

There are two issues as far as schools are concerned. 

ADHD -unless it is very mild- is a disability and is covered under the Disablity discrimination act 2010. Additionally even if the child is treated with medication the disability criterion applies as if the child is not on medication. Therefore if the school is sanctioning a child for behaviour as a result of disability or if they are insisting on behavioural targets such as a behavioural contract then they are setting up the child to fail.

Not making reasonable adjustments is part of disability discrimination and is illegal.

The second is abuse by neglect. If either parent or school knowingly do not take steps to help their child once they know they have ADHD then that is abuse by neglect.

Parents should be wary of the paradoxical reinforcement of shouting or physical punishment. Either may arouse the child so much that their dopamine goes up producing a compliant calm child. The parent in desperation learns this is an effective way of curbing unruly ADHD behaviour and the child gets used to being scolded criticised and punished and absorbs that into their self esteem and personality. One of my patients as a child was so hyperactive the only way his father could get him to calm down was to take him out and turn the high pressure water hose on him. That raised his dopamine.

This is also the rational when an occupational therapist recommends ‘Play breaks’ at school if an ADHD is getting unrully or for quiter play ‘hard putty’. All these provide physical stimulation hence raising dopamine.

Far preferable of course to take a simple tablet rather than treating the child differently to the others.


Medication for ADHD:

Stimulants: Methylphenidate and different types of preparation of this. They come is standard release or sustained release (modified release)

In the USA there is also Dexedrine (adderall) which is a mixture of standard and slow release salts.

All these are Class B drugs and have to be prescribed with a CD Pad (controlled drug pad)

National Institute of Clinical Excellence Guidlines state that one a consultant psychiatrist has made the diagnosis and continues supervision of the patient then the GP can prescribe it. Many GPs however do not. Either because they dont understand it, or they are anxious about a class B drug or they don’t believe in ADHD.

Unlicensed stimulant : Modafanil (Provigil) is a histaminergic agent which at high dose has been shown to treat ADHD. note that antihistamines sedtate so histaminergic agents will stimulate.

Non stimulant medications:

Atomoxetine (Strattera) : this raises dopamine and noradrenaline but it is a cumulative effect similar to an antidepressant and needs to be taken constantly . Stimulant medication can be taken according to the requirements and then not taken if not required.

Guanfacine: a central alpha 2 receptor agonist which raises dopamine in the Pre Fronatl Cortex.


Psychological:

This is required often due to the direct negative effects of ADHD and the indirect  effects eg therapy will teach good habits such as reflection, communication, impulse control. We also have to fix fractured self esteem. All this is almost completely useless -although it depends on the precise degree of ADHD-  if the patient is not on medication as they cannot concentrate enough to cooperate.

Family Therapy is important as the parents need to be educated on how to best help their child and also be reassured they are not bad parents.

I help them try and be mindful using a visualisation based on the film the Mask with Jim Carrey who played a gentle hopeless romantic with no confidence. Putting on the Mask exponentially magnified these qualities restoring his confidence and turning him into a mischievous charming hyper energetic caricature of himself. I say they are are getting angry with the Mask of ADHD not their child but their child absorbs all negative input and chastisement into their personalities.

Parents also benefit from education about the law as it applies to their child’s eduction:

All publicly funded nurseries, per-schools, state schools and local authorities must try and identity and assess children with Special Education Needs(SEND).

There must usually then be an Educatinoal Health Care Plan (EHCP) which must be reviewed annually and from Year 9 there must be a full review preparing the child for adulthood.

From the age of 5 onwards it is the law that every child has a right to full time education.

Schools will need to take appropriate steps such as expert assessment by educational psychologists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and referral to local child and adolescent mental health services. If necessary the EHCP will be submitted to the local health authority for extra funding if one to one is required although most schools do have some extra budget themselves for this but of course they dont like using it and usually need ‘encouragement’ by an ‘informed’ parent. The trouble is not all parents are informed. I remember seeing a Polish mother picking up her 7 year old son at lunchtime as the school had enforced half day attendance. This is illegal and refers back to one my basic rules of human behaviour: people do what you let them.

Private schools are bound by OFSTEAD and usually align themselves on their website to rights of equal access to full time education for all. I recently had to write a report for a 15 year old with ADHD -and the school knew he had ADHD- who had been put by the school on a behavioural contract which he broke as he could not stick to it and was sanctioned for it. This is not only failure to make reasonable adjustments but direct harm to the child. It is disability discrimation and therefore illegal. 



As far as physical treatment goes the American Text Book of Psychiatry states that after assessing for diagnostic criteria in DSM V then a definitive diagnosis is obtained by a positive trial of treatment with a stimulant, the point being that only someone with ADHD would become calm and focused on a stimulant and everyone else without ADHD would experience the stimulant effect.

Indeed many people with ADHD will self medicate with some kind of stimulant ie sippling coffee or coca cola throughout the day. Many will resort to Cannabis that does not so much focus the mind as give a blanket of relaxation that some equate with better functioning but it is not a direct cognitive effect and in some results in an amotivational syndrome.

Highly suggestive of ADHD is someone who has no difficulty getting to sleep after an espresso. Some people with ADHD also report paradoxical responses to cocaine so that while everyone was partying the night away after a line of coke they sat quietly on the sofa. (this will depend on the dose of cocaine as I will explain later).

Indeed Donald Trump drinks 6 diet cola day and will well known to not be able to sit through meetings and tends to be impulsive and disinhibited. Look at Boris Johsnon, impulsive and disinhibited and who apparently is not interested in the roll of prime minister, just the position of power. Since the work of the prime minister is not interesting to him he actually genuinely cannot do it. However he is a classic scholar and self professed lover of ancient Greece the writings of which have been the basis of study of oratory and because he likes the classics he has no difficulty writing a book on Ancient Greek.

The neurotransmitter deficit is dopamine. People with ADHD do not have enough dopamine and treatment seeks to bring dopamine levels back into the normal range. Taking too much stimulant may push dopamine above normal levels whereupon overstimulation would occur.

Precisely because the idea is to bring dopamine back to normal levels there should be few if any side effects.

Since dopamine is the pleasure neurotransmitter then this is why people with ADHD can focus if they like something  their dopamine goes up into the normal range so performance at school can be starkly binary being either great or awful at something. Indeed if they like something they can hyperfocus.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50256808Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:00:31 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoFIrstly about 1 in 10 children have ADHD and about half will grow out of it leaving 1 in 20 adults with ADHD. The long term studies in adults have not been done but the oldest patient I have diagnosed and treated with ADHD was 68. There is a strong...
There is a strong genetic component and it is almost certain that other members of the family will have symptoms of ADHD. There is also a greater than average association of ADHD with bipolar disorder and dyslexia.

People with ADHD often present with an inexplicable failure to succeed in life. In other words they are intelligent and affable and try to apply themselves but they fail.

ADHD can make is so difficult to function that there is a high incidence of depression and anxiety alcohol and substance use.

It is also not an uncommon cause of relationship problems amongst couples as the ADHD person will be impatient and irritable and impulsive and difficult to communicate with.often appearing not to listen.

Notably of patients diagnosed with clinical depression then 25% will have ADHD and unless it is treated the depression will not resolve.

As a child ADHD can have severe direct and indirect consequences on self esteem, socialisation and general ability to function and be consistent which are all hugely involved in success in life.

One can imagine a child with ADHD being relentlessly hyperactive impulsive and inattentive will be hard to manage for the parents who typically chastise verbally and physically. This negativity erodes the green shoots of self esteem . The child gets used to criticism, and also gets used to failure and comes to expect both.  One patient was so out of control that his father used to take him out into the garden and hose him down with cold water. They will have difficulty with socialisation and will tend misbehave as a consequence of the ADHD at school and be punished.

There are two issues as far as schools are concerned. 

ADHD -unless it is very mild- is a disability and is covered under the Disablity discrimination act 2010. Additionally even if the child is treated with medication the disability criterion applies as if the child is not on medication. Therefore if the school is sanctioning a child for behaviour as a result of disability or if they are insisting on behavioural targets such as a behavioural contract then they are setting up the child to fail.

Not making reasonable adjustments is part of disability discrimination and is illegal.

The second is abuse by neglect. If either parent or school knowingly do not take steps to help their child once they know they have ADHD then that is abuse by neglect.

Parents should be wary of the paradoxical reinforcement of shouting or physical punishment. Either may arouse the child so much that their dopamine goes up producing a compliant calm child. The parent in desperation learns this is an effective way of curbing unruly ADHD behaviour and the child gets used to being scolded criticised and punished and absorbs that into their self esteem and personality. One of my patients as a child was so hyperactive the only way his father could get him to calm down was to take him out and turn the high pressure water hose on him. That raised his dopamine.

This is also the rational when an occupational therapist recommends ‘Play breaks’ at school if an ADHD is getting unrully or for quiter play ‘hard putty’. All these provide physical stimulation hence raising dopamine.

Far preferable of course to take a simple tablet rather than treating the child differently to the others.


Medication for ADHD:

Stimulants: Methylphenidate and different types of preparation of this. They come is standard release or sustained release (modified release)

In the USA there is also Dexedrine (adderall) which is a mixture of standard and slow release salts.
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Personality disorders ie those whoes behavior is by nature consistently anti-tribal are this way due to a combination of nature  (genetics) and nuture. They can be born this way or they can be affected by trauma of different types. For borderlines and psychopaths sexual trauma is especially important. Anything that fractures or does not affirm self esteem either acutely or chronically risks going onto also affect socialisation and both together will then create an individual who's behavior purely due to who they are is tribe incompatible aka personality disorder. The specific way in which anti tribal behavior reduces internal anxiety defines the type of personality disorder.

Interestingly the American Psychiatric Association talks about oversly sensitive overly reactive children  being a risk factor for developing personality disorder and I think this may refer in some cases to genetically overanxious children but more importantly , becausethis is somethign easily addressed it is referring to is ADHD. Parents often cannot cope and often dread dealing with their own children when they have ADHD and this not helped by an increasingly avoidant educational system who need to be strong armed by assertive parents who have read all the rules and guildelines into providing any useful support. The problem is that kids with ADHD are constantly chastised and scolded and have difficulty learning normal socialisation (without making serious compromises such as taking on the role of the charming misichieve maker who people are entertained by) and also get used to failure as schools often reject them or do not give them adequate learning support. Its important for parents to undersatnd they are getting angry with the ADHD not their kid . However it is the child's self esteem and self pereception that is being damaged . This is the most persuasive argument for discussing medication with parents who understandably do not want their children on tablets but equally do not want to harm the fundamental rewquirments for success in life ie self esteem and socialisation ie tribal living and how well you can do within the tribe.

Recently I had to write a report for a 15 year old who had been put by one of the UK's great public schools in the North on a behavioral contract. But he had ADHD. He could not stick to it and was expelled. The school have now lost aginst the parents during formal proceedings and rightly so. The damage to self esteem was incalculable. This directly through discrimination and inderectly through neglect of duty abuse of the child. This is the case if parents and professionals do not properly manage ADHD.

The commonest personaltiy disorder is Obsessive Compulsive characterised by individuals being socially awkward and often withdrawn, liable to routine and ritual and perfectionism and hard work. This is likely to be a misclassifaction or at least a duplicate classifcation for more functional Aspergers Spectrum disorder. Even more simply we are all on the emotion/autistic spectrum with females generally shifted left of centre to the more emotional end and males generally shifted right of centre towards the autistic end. The main mediator is the level of exposure to intrauterine testosterone. It means that a female with Aspergers tendencies is even more of an outlier than a male with Aspergers tendencies as the general female poplulation lies more the left than males. Indeed a right shifted narcissit female is especially toxic to the tribe often exactly because they can fly under the radar but they have most access to and responsiblity for raising chiildren and someone who is self serving and likely to be critical and controlling and unable to teach proper attachement and socilaistion to the kids is going to be very damaging to those kids. Furthermore females tend to be the social centres of tribes so a right shifting narcissist will be especially toxic to the tribe.

The reason personality disorder exists at all without being selected out by natural selection is that it confers a survival advantage. In times of strife famine or war etc the tribe needs an assertive leader able to make cold calculated decisions. Such as Churchill versus Hitler or Trump versus Putin. (Biden is of course a joke and a plant by the higher powers to be manipulated in an attempted Great Reset). Current society and emphasis on careers values hard work and persistence which is a key trait in obsessive compulsive/right shirters. Also right shifters are more resistant to trauma as they lack the normal emotioanl responses. They are able to pragmatically accept what has happened but their main distress is with the consequences and change in routine caused by the trauma . Hence my suggestion is that you will find a high proprotion of right shifters among refugees as the right shifters were able to remain functional enough to leave their coutnry whereas those closer to the population mean were overcome by stress and so less functional and less albe to leave and seek safety.

Society is changing infront of our eyes. Unregulated capitalism  and materialism and the destruction of religion morals and ethics and national identities combined with globalisation leading to different cultures being forced into close juxtaposition to one another is leading to increases stress and unhappiness especially in the West which is leading the way in this. Unfortunatley the digital age which selects for binary thinking right shifters who are especially suited to softtware programming  has resulted in narcisistic binary thinkers becoming the richest men in the World. The consequence of having intelligent binary thinking narcissists in charge is that they will in the blink of an eye (ie reflexly -hence the personality disorder nature) justify subjugation of the unhappy strife riven population with biometric passports and ultimately computer chipping in a bastardised biblical simile of God creating Man in his image. You will own nothing and be happy is the mantra of the Great Reset.

Since peronalit disorder causes suffering to the indvidual and those around them through being antirbal then the defining criteria are relative to the tribe. If we are all turned into subjugated robotic compliers then those seeking collaborative warm human contact would be considered the anti tribal personality disorders as they would be damaging to the binary thinking tribe. You think this is unlikely? Think again. How about those speaking the truth about COVID and vaccines being cancelled and revilled and subjgated by the media as well as the law? Now we know it was mostly lies and vested interest of large pharma and govenerments defining policy by public opinion which was manipualted by mass media and those controoling them. For instance BIll Gates controls the WHO and has interests in Pfizer and the same entity controlling Pfizer also controlls Thomson Reuters the golbal fact checker which was used by Twitter. The end of society as we know it is happening infront of our eyes.


How are personality disorders treated? Since they are not ill there is no treatment. However some may have the insgiht that if they want to benefit from what society has to offer then they have try and act agaisnt their nature and integrate more functionally. There exist therapeutic communities who mainly follow the method of putting these people on behavioral contracts exactly because they are responblle for themselves. So if they break the rules such as being voilent or self harming or generally being antitribal they are punished by being excluded from the community for a time or discharged alltogether. Some have come to me stressed by the pressure of society for them to be nicer ie less psychopathic or less narcissistic. Basically they are stressed as no one likes them so they are lonely and running out of victims or work is suffering and they want things to go better. My answer is dont try and act against your nature. It causes stress. Be yourself. Be a psychopath openly .It means that people can engage with you on fair terms. They then know what they are dealing with and are less likely to be damaged. Look at Boris Johsnons multiple relationships and multiple children. Look at his superficial charm yet talk to his ex wife and she is excoriating of him. Close prolonged contact with personality disorder can be devasting as they are entirely self serving and therefore destructive .

Indeed the Oxford English dictionary defines ''Evil'' as something wicked and amoral. If you look at amoral it means not moral. If you look up moral it means knowing the difference between good and bad and doing good. If you look up wicked it says something unpleasnat eg an unpleasant wind or something harmful. Therefore by definition in the two golbal classificaiton systems which state personaltiy disroder causes suffering to the individual and those around them lifelong then by their nature they are evil.

How does one respond to a personality disorder? Three ways. The first two require knowledge of the spefic antitribal mechanism they are using ie are they a psychopath, are they a narcisist , or a binary thinking micro controller? Are they an insecure attachment seeking borderline ? Ie you have to know the currency of their internal peace. 

Then you apply fear of losing that currency or reward with that currency.  The problem is that in order to that consistently and not be stressed in so doing it has to be in your nature it is not for most of us and generally not in the nature of victims seeking advice on how to deal with a personality disroder then fhe first two options are not practical which leaves the 3rd option of geographical separation.

Returning to Depp and Heard. How many witnesses did Depp have give evidence for him? Many. How man did Heard have ? None apart from her sister who clearly was a genetic close match to Heard .]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50060286Sat, 04 Jun 2022 16:03:43 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe reason why Depp and Heard are the tip of the ice-berg Personality DIsorder Part 2 Personality disorders ie those whoes behavior is by nature consistently anti-tribal are this way due to a combination of nature  (genetics) and nuture. They can be...

Personality disorders ie those whoes behavior is by nature consistently anti-tribal are this way due to a combination of nature  (genetics) and nuture. They can be born this way or they can be affected by trauma of different types. For borderlines and psychopaths sexual trauma is especially important. Anything that fractures or does not affirm self esteem either acutely or chronically risks going onto also affect socialisation and both together will then create an individual who's behavior purely due to who they are is tribe incompatible aka personality disorder. The specific way in which anti tribal behavior reduces internal anxiety defines the type of personality disorder.

Interestingly the American Psychiatric Association talks about oversly sensitive overly reactive children  being a risk factor for developing personality disorder and I think this may refer in some cases to genetically overanxious children but more importantly , becausethis is somethign easily addressed it is referring to is ADHD. Parents often cannot cope and often dread dealing with their own children when they have ADHD and this not helped by an increasingly avoidant educational system who need to be strong armed by assertive parents who have read all the rules and guildelines into providing any useful support. The problem is that kids with ADHD are constantly chastised and scolded and have difficulty learning normal socialisation (without making serious compromises such as taking on the role of the charming misichieve maker who people are entertained by) and also get used to failure as schools often reject them or do not give them adequate learning support. Its important for parents to undersatnd they are getting angry with the ADHD not their kid . However it is the child's self esteem and self pereception that is being damaged . This is the most persuasive argument for discussing medication with parents who understandably do not want their children on tablets but equally do not want to harm the fundamental rewquirments for success in life ie self esteem and socialisation ie tribal living and how well you can do within the tribe.

Recently I had to write a report for a 15 year old who had been put by one of the UK's great public schools in the North on a behavioral contract. But he had ADHD. He could not stick to it and was expelled. The school have now lost aginst the parents during formal proceedings and rightly so. The damage to self esteem was incalculable. This directly through discrimination and inderectly through neglect of duty abuse of the child. This is the case if parents and professionals do not properly manage ADHD.

The commonest personaltiy disorder is Obsessive Compulsive characterised by individuals being socially awkward and often withdrawn, liable to routine and ritual and perfectionism and hard work. This is likely to be a misclassifaction or at least a duplicate classifcation for more functional Aspergers Spectrum disorder. Even more simply we are all on the emotion/autistic spectrum with females generally shifted left of centre to the more emotional end and males generally shifted right of centre towards the autistic end. The main mediator is the level of exposure to intrauterine testosterone. It means that a female with Aspergers tendencies is even more of an outlier than a male with Aspergers tendencies as the general female poplulation lies more the left than males. Indeed a right shifted narcissit female is especially toxic to the tribe often exactly because they can fly under the radar but they have most access to and responsiblity for raising chiildren and someone who is self serving and likely to be critical and controlling and unable to teach proper attachement and socilaistion to the kids is going to be very damaging to those kids. Furthermore females tend to be the social centres of...]]>3197amberheard,billgates,borderline,boris-johnson,histrionic,jonnydepp,klaus-schwab,personality-disorders,therapycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-229-personality-disorder-the-best-description-and-explanation-currently-available--49880412
Simply put most living organisms with self awareness are tribal because nature worked out millions of years ago that living in a tribe conferred a survival advantage to wondering the planes as a nomad.

The most fundamental behaviour we all exhibit is that we are hard wired to reduce our internal anxiety -our baseline arousal. This is our primitive survival mechanism. If we see a tiger we instantly run. There is no conscious thought . The quickest way of survival is to bypass the cortex -the amygdala hijack- so we are hard wired for reflex anxiety reduction.

Since we are tribal and the coexistence of any number of reflex anxiety reducers will instantly lead to chaos then were have a secondary hard wiring to reduce our anxiety by relating to and taking on the opinion of the majority around us -the mass narrative- to respond to authority, structure hierarchy, leadership.

This tribal consistent reflex anxiety reduction exists on a spectra with the majority of us lying around the mean so we are pretty good at it. However everything in nature exhibits variability and this is no exception. There are individuals who lie further from the mean of tribal consistent reflex anxiety reduction until you get to the extreme outliers where their tribal consistent reflex anxiety reduction has in fact inverted 180 degrees to be entirely self serving. The mechanism by which they reflexly reduce their anxiety by self serving defines the type of personality disorder.

It is globally accepted that personality disorder has to be present from birth or at least start in childhood following which it persists life long. As it is anti-tribe it leads to erratic destructive behaviour for the individual concerned and or more frequently for those around them which is why they are usually sooner or later rejected by the tribe.

Forensic psychiatry has been caricatured as using one of two diagnoses: Mad or bad but unfortunately this is not nuanced enough and can lead to miscategorising of individuals in either group.

The first things to say is that these people are therefore hazardous by their nature and not due to mental illness.

Unfortunately political correctness that gives centre stage to the outliers of society by insisting on equal outcome for everyone without considering whether this is appropriate or even healthy gives these individuals the power of the full force of the law -indeed positively discriminated for by political correctness. A basic understanding of their psychology shows how disastrous this can be.

A common mistake made by the police is how can this lady make these claims if they are not true?

The answer is that there is no logic involved. In order to reflexively achieve even a small degree of internal peace the personality disorder won’t think what they do to achieve this or the consequences there of. If the law allows them to utter a few simple words which lifts them out of the drudgery of normal existence into one of cossetted abrogation of responsibility then this will be their reflex action.

Similarly for mass murderers or serial killers. SInce everything for personality disorders is self referential rather than for the good of society then when they are inevitably rejected they will view themselves as hard done by victims and depending on other parts of their nature they will respond vindictively of which the outliers are the extreme actions, but plenty of personality disordered spurned spouses show remarkable and consistent degrees if vindictiveness.

Indeed the basic tenet of forensic psychology is that the main predictor of crime is opportunity. In other words if you let something happen it will. Almost anyone is capable of almost any atrocity given the wrong environment. We are products of our environment and our behaviour is bounded by structure hierarchy and leadership and within this ethics , morals, cultural norms, religion , law.  GIven the presence of this then break through velocity comes with different degrees of personality disorder which is why 50% of the prison population has personality disorder . Unfortunately our modern materialist society has also resulted in psychopaths being 20x more common amongst CEOs than in the general population. In other words modern society is being led off a cliff by self-serving outliers of the population who are predators and yet are worshipped as role models.

We look at some ways to deal with personality disorders in the likely event that one will cross your path.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49880412Fri, 20 May 2022 19:18:11 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis is the best overview of personality disorder currently available as understanding the distilled rules of human behaviour allows us to analyse the patterns in the world around us with a clarity some may find challenging but most find liberating....
Simply put most living organisms with self awareness are tribal because nature worked out millions of years ago that living in a tribe conferred a survival advantage to wondering the planes as a nomad.

The most fundamental behaviour we all exhibit is that we are hard wired to reduce our internal anxiety -our baseline arousal. This is our primitive survival mechanism. If we see a tiger we instantly run. There is no conscious thought . The quickest way of survival is to bypass the cortex -the amygdala hijack- so we are hard wired for reflex anxiety reduction.

Since we are tribal and the coexistence of any number of reflex anxiety reducers will instantly lead to chaos then were have a secondary hard wiring to reduce our anxiety by relating to and taking on the opinion of the majority around us -the mass narrative- to respond to authority, structure hierarchy, leadership.

This tribal consistent reflex anxiety reduction exists on a spectra with the majority of us lying around the mean so we are pretty good at it. However everything in nature exhibits variability and this is no exception. There are individuals who lie further from the mean of tribal consistent reflex anxiety reduction until you get to the extreme outliers where their tribal consistent reflex anxiety reduction has in fact inverted 180 degrees to be entirely self serving. The mechanism by which they reflexly reduce their anxiety by self serving defines the type of personality disorder.

It is globally accepted that personality disorder has to be present from birth or at least start in childhood following which it persists life long. As it is anti-tribe it leads to erratic destructive behaviour for the individual concerned and or more frequently for those around them which is why they are usually sooner or later rejected by the tribe.

Forensic psychiatry has been caricatured as using one of two diagnoses: Mad or bad but unfortunately this is not nuanced enough and can lead to miscategorising of individuals in either group.

The first things to say is that these people are therefore hazardous by their nature and not due to mental illness.

Unfortunately political correctness that gives centre stage to the outliers of society by insisting on equal outcome for everyone without considering whether this is appropriate or even healthy gives these individuals the power of the full force of the law -indeed positively discriminated for by political correctness. A basic understanding of their psychology shows how disastrous this can be.

A common mistake made by the police is how can this lady make these claims if they are not true?

The answer is that there is no logic involved. In order to reflexively achieve even a small degree of internal peace the personality disorder won’t think what they do to achieve this or the consequences there of. If the law allows them to utter a few simple words which lifts them out of the drudgery of normal existence into one of cossetted abrogation of responsibility then this will be their reflex action.

Similarly for mass murderers or serial killers. SInce everything for personality disorders is self referential rather than for the good of society then when they are inevitably rejected they will view themselves as hard done by victims and depending on other parts of their nature they will respond vindictively of which the outliers are the extreme actions, but plenty of personality disordered spurned spouses show remarkable and consistent degrees if vindictiveness.

Indeed the basic...]]>2817amberheard,borderline-personality,crime,histrionic,jonnydepp,personality-disorders,tribecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-228-the-reasons-why-covid-and-ukraine-are-brothers-by-the-same-mother--49468960Typically the more extreme the distance between polar views of the society the higher the likelihood of collapse. This is also the point of maximally inequitable distribution of resources amongst the population. Western society is at such a point. It is almost always about the inability to service government debt usually due to exponential expansion or simply debt to gain or remain in power. Once the currency starts being devalued by printing money or as the Romans did putting less gold in the coins then confidence in the government drops. It is always the case. Roosevelt did it and Nixon did it. Currently 70-80% of government debt repayment goes to interest. Germany infact orchestrated the euro so it could have tarrif free trade as it is the major manufacturing nation in Europe. When countries ran out of money then Germany just leant more money to it's customers so they could continue buying their goods. Even though Greece was broke it lent so much money to the Athenians they had the largest number of Porsche SUVs in Europe. The European Central Bank is now broke . It cannot service bonds issued since 2014. Interest rates are stuck at zero or negative but instead of spending money citizens have simply taken money out of the banks and horded it. Pension funds which require an 8% annual return to break even are now also going bust. Western governments cannot and never intend to pay off their debt. Claus Schwabe of the World Economic Forum has been training and nudging heads of state for years with the idea of a Great Reset. 'build back better " is the phrase coming out of all heads of state lips from the global marketing firm Edleman. The idea is cancellation of government debt. Governments will default on debt. Bonds will not be honoured and pension funds will collapse. In order to stop riots all public debt will be cancelled so no mortgages or credit card debt. We will then all be put on a universal wage in this ultra Marxist regimen. However central control always fails as no one has the skills experience or vested interest in each enterprise and it's why Stalin after the crops failed in Russia stole the Ukrainian grain causing millions of deaths. Therefore covid which is easily proven to be a scam and the war in Ukraine which is clearly staged as the Americans via Kamala Harris purposefully broke the Bucharest agreement hence "triggering Putin" have been attempts to cause increasing global instability and hardship putting ever more people into debt so that people will be too weak and tired to resist a regimen change and only too ready to accept a solution. The Reason For Now.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49468960Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:56:00 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe take a historical and macroeconomic look at patterns over the centuries that keep on repeating with the different players of various societies. Typically the life span of a society is marked by a slow start a rapid acceleration phase a plateau and...Typically the more extreme the distance between polar views of the society the higher the likelihood of collapse. This is also the point of maximally inequitable distribution of resources amongst the population. Western society is at such a point. It is almost always about the inability to service government debt usually due to exponential expansion or simply debt to gain or remain in power. Once the currency starts being devalued by printing money or as the Romans did putting less gold in the coins then confidence in the government drops. It is always the case. Roosevelt did it and Nixon did it. Currently 70-80% of government debt repayment goes to interest. Germany infact orchestrated the euro so it could have tarrif free trade as it is the major manufacturing nation in Europe. When countries ran out of money then Germany just leant more money to it's customers so they could continue buying their goods. Even though Greece was broke it lent so much money to the Athenians they had the largest number of Porsche SUVs in Europe. The European Central Bank is now broke . It cannot service bonds issued since 2014. Interest rates are stuck at zero or negative but instead of spending money citizens have simply taken money out of the banks and horded it. Pension funds which require an 8% annual return to break even are now also going bust. Western governments cannot and never intend to pay off their debt. Claus Schwabe of the World Economic Forum has been training and nudging heads of state for years with the idea of a Great Reset. 'build back better " is the phrase coming out of all heads of state lips from the global marketing firm Edleman. The idea is cancellation of government debt. Governments will default on debt. Bonds will not be honoured and pension funds will collapse. In order to stop riots all public debt will be cancelled so no mortgages or credit card debt. We will then all be put on a universal wage in this ultra Marxist regimen. However central control always fails as no one has the skills experience or vested interest in each enterprise and it's why Stalin after the crops failed in Russia stole the Ukrainian grain causing millions of deaths. Therefore covid which is easily proven to be a scam and the war in Ukraine which is clearly staged as the Americans via Kamala Harris purposefully broke the Bucharest agreement hence "triggering Putin" have been attempts to cause increasing global instability and hardship putting ever more people into debt so that people will be too weak and tired to resist a regimen change and only too ready to accept a solution. The Reason For Now.]]>2582covid,cycle,debt,default,euro,history,martinarmstrong,raydaliocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-227-stress-trauma-vitamin-d3-modern-life-is-the-biggest-cause-of-excess-mortality--48845929 Stress via the hormone cortisol is the grim reaper and destroys mind and body. Although all of us experience stress it can become a longer term problem as in post-traumatic stress or prolonged duress stress disorder. However throughout life there are often many psychological blocks which are signs that you haven't been able to process your experiences fully and safely and can be associated with mild raises in cortisol. Notably two major studies one in 2020 and one in 2022 showed a very strong association between vitamin D3 deficiency and severity of covid illness. It's also notable that the levels of vitamin D3 in the west have fallen stratospherically over the last 20-30 years just as as depression has been rising and of course it's not depression it's stress and cortisol prevents absorption of vitamin D3. You can imagine the the extreme stress caused by lock down and mask wearing and all the unnecessary restrictive measures associated with coronavirus. Never in the history of the world has global lockdown ever been recommended and the office of National Statistics freedom information shows that there were only 6,120 deaths exclusively with covid on the death certificate. Therefore there is no pandemic and all emergency measures are illegal. Not only has stress over the last 25 years worsened vitamin D3 deficiency but the increased stress over the last 2 years will have been catastrophic for D3 levels as well as causing excessive inflammation and pathology within the body which will have made people even more vulnerable to viruses as well as increasing death from other causes. We discuss specific therapy and we also discuss what can be done to maintain a sense of control.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48845929Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:37:14 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoDepression used to be the 5 th commonest cause of illness and death 25 years ago go and now it is the commonest we have not suddenly become genetically susceptible to clinical depression people are stressed and unhappy and are not designed for modern... Stress via the hormone cortisol is the grim reaper and destroys mind and body. Although all of us experience stress it can become a longer term problem as in post-traumatic stress or prolonged duress stress disorder. However throughout life there are often many psychological blocks which are signs that you haven't been able to process your experiences fully and safely and can be associated with mild raises in cortisol. Notably two major studies one in 2020 and one in 2022 showed a very strong association between vitamin D3 deficiency and severity of covid illness. It's also notable that the levels of vitamin D3 in the west have fallen stratospherically over the last 20-30 years just as as depression has been rising and of course it's not depression it's stress and cortisol prevents absorption of vitamin D3. You can imagine the the extreme stress caused by lock down and mask wearing and all the unnecessary restrictive measures associated with coronavirus. Never in the history of the world has global lockdown ever been recommended and the office of National Statistics freedom information shows that there were only 6,120 deaths exclusively with covid on the death certificate. Therefore there is no pandemic and all emergency measures are illegal. Not only has stress over the last 25 years worsened vitamin D3 deficiency but the increased stress over the last 2 years will have been catastrophic for D3 levels as well as causing excessive inflammation and pathology within the body which will have made people even more vulnerable to viruses as well as increasing death from other causes. We discuss specific therapy and we also discuss what can be done to maintain a sense of control.]]>3030control,corona,cortisol,covid-19,stress,vitamind3cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-226-lessons-learnt-in-therapy--48362958https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48362958Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:36:09 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIt is a great privilege to discuss with my mentee Alexi the lessons he has learnt over the last 20 years with me. Firstly we all need therapy because it gives us self awareness. The purest our minds will ever be is the moment we are borne and after...1670childhood,community,family,personality,selfawareness,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-225-2021-according-to-the-reason-for-now--48249625https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48249625Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:21:38 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe 3 contributors discuss 2021 and whether our predictions came true , the why and the how. Lessons to learn, wisdom for the future or just croissants and coffee amongst friends2707corona,covid,delta,family,government,happiness,mortality,omicron,politicians,vaccine,viruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-224-freedom-the-surprising-truth-that-few-have-thought-of--47986973https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47986973Sun, 19 Dec 2021 18:42:56 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoFreedom is one of those words that is used daily and the reason for many wars but as far as we can see there is no satisfactory definition of it. The dictionary definition of being free to do what you want (as long as you do no harm) is as Jordan...2680community,family,freedom,identitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-223-the-power-of-gratitude-and-why-it-s-not-enough-even-if-a-ted-talk-says-so--47784945https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47784945Sat, 04 Dec 2021 17:55:08 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoChristina Costa gives a wonderful Ted Talk on the power of gratitude and how practice makes perfect. However indiscriminate positivity is neither self awareness or practical as plenty of research has shown. Furthermore gratitude in isolation implies...2706christinacosta,corona,faith,gratitude,religioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-222-scapegoating-from-moses-to-corona-it-is-human-nature--47618541This reflex is reflected on a daily basis by scapegoating. Literally a safety valve for our psychological discomfort. Simply transferring our discomfort to an external object or person or group. At least it would be a safety valve if the consequences of that transference were not destructive. It took milenia to come up with religion and the concept of a scarifical lamb in the Old Testament and laterally Jesus Christ was a masterstroke. He would shoulder all your sins and imperfections and all you needed was faith which we have evolved to have. Of course religion can use scapegoating harmfully such as the Spanish Inquisition but the increasing erosion of religion has led to the human need to scapegoat becoming either unregulated or used as a tool of mass manipulation. This is one of the commonest reasons for wars starting, to divert the psychological distress of the population for economic woes onto the evil enemy. Now of course we are seeing this exemplified as covid idiots and covid heroes and non vacc and vaccinated and vaccine passports etc. Governments have rapidly worked out that with minimal effort of virtue signalling they can achieve mass compliance with hardly any scintilla of truth of virtue or integrity.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47618541Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:29:48 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoHumans are still evolutionary cavemen where reflex anxiety reduction was necessary for survival. In our concrete jungle there no predators for us to escape from and no basic survival needs to occupy us. We are prisoners of our need to reduce our...This reflex is reflected on a daily basis by scapegoating. Literally a safety valve for our psychological discomfort. Simply transferring our discomfort to an external object or person or group. At least it would be a safety valve if the consequences of that transference were not destructive. It took milenia to come up with religion and the concept of a scarifical lamb in the Old Testament and laterally Jesus Christ was a masterstroke. He would shoulder all your sins and imperfections and all you needed was faith which we have evolved to have. Of course religion can use scapegoating harmfully such as the Spanish Inquisition but the increasing erosion of religion has led to the human need to scapegoat becoming either unregulated or used as a tool of mass manipulation. This is one of the commonest reasons for wars starting, to divert the psychological distress of the population for economic woes onto the evil enemy. Now of course we are seeing this exemplified as covid idiots and covid heroes and non vacc and vaccinated and vaccine passports etc. Governments have rapidly worked out that with minimal effort of virtue signalling they can achieve mass compliance with hardly any scintilla of truth of virtue or integrity.]]>2719blame,control,corona,covid,religion,scapegoating,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-221-faith-will-it-be-the-end-of-us--47360777https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47360777Sun, 07 Nov 2021 17:51:46 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe human mind does anything to avoid or reduce anxiety. We have the ability to think of difficult questions but lack the intelligence to solve them. In order to achieve peace of mind we deal with this cognitive dissonance by making a best guess and...3064cognitivedissonance,faith,freedom,politics,religion,thereasonfornowcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-220-psychology-of-diplomacy--46501434Thanks to Alexis Ferraris who recorded Read Between the Lines with The Reason For Now
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ErMKVoHC7uFnTrpJftCNz?si=hr6bSW5MRQuRZnhUcKDXNQ&dl_branch=1]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46501434Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:12:43 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoDiplomacy is a skill that often takes years to teach. It is carefully crafted communication respecting the rules of the recipient. Diplomats get sent in to smooth feathers ruffled by politicians most of whom especially in the current UK government...Thanks to Alexis Ferraris who recorded Read Between the Lines with The Reason For Now
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ErMKVoHC7uFnTrpJftCNz?si=hr6bSW5MRQuRZnhUcKDXNQ&dl_branch=1]]>2950diplomacy,psychologycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-219-heaven-and-hell-decoded--46385533https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46385533Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:47:20 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoEvery society has had some for religion at its core and Monarchy or dictatorship. Democracy has destroyed every society it has taken root in. God is "the word". Truth. There is nothing more powerful than truth. Logic. Hell is unregulated human...2333cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-218-the-story-of-a-child-islamic-bride--46111505https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46111505Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:24:23 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoBe inspired by Tahra who bravely and kindly narrates her story for us as part of her own therapy. We identify trauma and self esteem factors, different types of coping styles, self blame and ADHD symptoms but most importantly a happy ending. She...3289abuse,adhd,childbride,islam,muslim,ptsd,selfesteem,teenagebride,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-217-the-reason-for-now-mental-health-in-lockdown--45924364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45924364Sun, 01 Aug 2021 13:32:07 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoMental Health in lock-down is actually an acceleration of the decline over the last 20-30 years. The Royal College of Psychiatry raised a sentinel flag that something was up with their defeat depression campaign in the 1990s. Since then even up to 2...2881anxiety,depression,lockdown,mentalhealth,socialmedia,suicidecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-216-the-reason-for-today--45825693https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45825693Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe are a failing civilisation, we are on the plateau of the sine wave that defines the progress of most entities which develop grow and fail. So far we have followed it to the letter. Slow start, then sudden exponential growth followed by a plateau...3091civilisation,coronavirus,falsepositive,god,lackofleadership,pandemic,pingdemic,politicalcorrectness,religion,virtuesignallingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-215-imperial-college-have-misled-the-uk-the-two-most-important-questions-to-ask-yourself-to-improve--45571751We touch on the fact that although you are 10 times more likely to go to A+E with covid if you are not double vaccinated , once you get there you are 5 times more likely to die if you have have been double vaccinated. There is also data that shows that in the UK and US the average life span has dropped by 2-3 years in the last year. However since the average age of a covid death is more than the average life span then the drop in life span has not been due to COVID. ie lockdown and vaccines have been killing us possibly. The causative agent in the Astra Zeneca clots has been found to the chimpanzee adenovirus vector. One company is fixing this at the moment. So what about all the embolus deaths? Greater good the government cries. We say : Who are you to decide you lives and who dies? We suggest it is not your place to play God and that you have murdered through negligence and self interest those people. Furthermore with an Absolute Risk Reduction of 1% the vaccines do not work in any case. We conclude that the Crononavirus nonsense over the last year is a severe symptom of political correctness which is a champion for the mediocre , a clarion cry for the mediocre to rise and cause division and discontent and suppress those more capable from doing better. Meanwhile Mat Hancock the ex Health Minister has been allowed to resign for having an affair with a married woman whom he chose to work for him at the tax payers expense while he is also married with two children who have had to watch the video of him pawing the lady's glutes on television while ordering everyone else to socially distance and not hug. Yet in the same breath members of the public are fined £10000 for having coffee together or threatened with 10 year jail terms for breaking quarantine. Not only does the mind boggle but we ourselves are being used as an excuse. In case corona by some long shot actually gets out of hand the government can absolve themselves and say that they did everything they could to protect us but we weren't having it.
Of course this is the result of democracy which at its best is rule of the rabble but in reality also has media and social media misinforming everyone. How can anyone with a vested interest to win an election and who has to make themselves likeable enough to be voted for be qualified to actually lead? Most true leaders are groomed and tutored from an early age. Otherwise we get the nonsense of 3 years of Brexit chaos and now covid.
We finally sooth the fevered brow of our audience with the two of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself to improve your life:
What is the reality now ? (not what do I want it to be or what do I worry it could be )
Is what I am doing now or about to do now making me weaker ?
From the murky swirling rainbow colour waters of our illusionary goals and social media lives will emerge crystal clear self awareness and the opportunity for control and responsibility. Is it a crazy idea to expect less?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45571751Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:18:08 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoImperial College with the best minds in the world came up with two models about lock-down , applied one to UK data and the other to US data. The UK model shows lock-down saved 3 million lives -and published it in Nature and the US model shows it has...We touch on the fact that although you are 10 times more likely to go to A+E with covid if you are not double vaccinated , once you get there you are 5 times more likely to die if you have have been double vaccinated. There is also data that shows that in the UK and US the average life span has dropped by 2-3 years in the last year. However since the average age of a covid death is more than the average life span then the drop in life span has not been due to COVID. ie lockdown and vaccines have been killing us possibly. The causative agent in the Astra Zeneca clots has been found to the chimpanzee adenovirus vector. One company is fixing this at the moment. So what about all the embolus deaths? Greater good the government cries. We say : Who are you to decide you lives and who dies? We suggest it is not your place to play God and that you have murdered through negligence and self interest those people. Furthermore with an Absolute Risk Reduction of 1% the vaccines do not work in any case. We conclude that the Crononavirus nonsense over the last year is a severe symptom of political correctness which is a champion for the mediocre , a clarion cry for the mediocre to rise and cause division and discontent and suppress those more capable from doing better. Meanwhile Mat Hancock the ex Health Minister has been allowed to resign for having an affair with a married woman whom he chose to work for him at the tax payers expense while he is also married with two children who have had to watch the video of him pawing the lady's glutes on television while ordering everyone else to socially distance and not hug. Yet in the same breath members of the public are fined £10000 for having coffee together or threatened with 10 year jail terms for breaking quarantine. Not only does the mind boggle but we ourselves are being used as an excuse. In case corona by some long shot actually gets out of hand the government can absolve themselves and say that they did everything they could to protect us but we weren't having it.
Of course this is the result of democracy which at its best is rule of the rabble but in reality also has media and social media misinforming everyone. How can anyone with a vested interest to win an election and who has to make themselves likeable enough to be voted for be qualified to actually lead? Most true leaders are groomed and tutored from an early age. Otherwise we get the nonsense of 3 years of Brexit chaos and now covid.
We finally sooth the fevered brow of our audience with the two of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself to improve your life:
What is the reality now ? (not what do I want it to be or what do I worry it could be )
Is what I am doing now or about to do now making me weaker ?
From the murky swirling rainbow colour waters of our illusionary goals and social media lives will emerge crystal clear self awareness and the opportunity for control and responsibility. Is it a crazy idea to expect less?]]>2960covid,god,government,imperial,lock-down,pandemic,politicalcorrecntess,reality,vaccine,weakercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-214-corona-vaccine-truths-government-insights-how-to-feel-better-quick--45368313https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45368313Sat, 19 Jun 2021 18:49:34 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe humbly ask you our audience to decide for yourselves whether practice is finally living up to the the old maim or at least heading that way with our latest podcast. As far as corona virus and vaccines are concerned we speak pure science and...2421borisjohsons,control,corona,covi19,depression,dominccummings,pandeimic,stress,vaccine,vaccinetoxicitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-213-act-in-haste-repent-with-spongiform-encephalopathy--45097042https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45097042Sun, 30 May 2021 15:45:52 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWeek 60 of flattening the curve... vaccines? Have 2 but still wear masks and restrict travel and pay £500 for PCR tests. Would you have believed this a year ago? Now a pharmaceutical company have come up with a fix for the clots caused by Astra...2862corona,dominiccummings,hiv,pandemic,prion,testing,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-212-the-secret-of-power-in-a-democracy-but-is-it-good-for-us--44851059Case in point is the labour party. Sir Kier Starmer is a QC and a sad example of a significant majority of judges. ie no personality or common sense or ability to understand the human element and at best applying the rules in a dry binary fashion. Of course there are occasions when this can be necessary and helpful but often it just leads to miscarriages of justice as they are swayed by the oratory skills of the competing barristers who seek to persuade the judge or jury in their favour. No wonder the average solicitor shudders at the thought of personally going to any court room.
As a politician he has no significant experience of being elected and has no idea how to appeal to the electorate. On the other hand Boris Johnson has personality , is likeable in a relatable mischievous fashion (even though he is self serving psychopath) which especially in difficult times people are warmed by, will unhesitatingly do whatever he thinks the electorate will like such as lockdowns, vaccines, travel curbs, PCR tests with all sorts of impressive names such as surge testing, sign up the UK to outlandishly restrictive green energy goals despite the fact that any contribution the UK makes is swamped a thousand fold by the damage from India China and soon Africa. He has managed to create a party to please everyone which of course in terms of anything useful and constructive is quite the opposite as the average person has no idea what is good for them and why the Nobel Prize winning psychologist Professor Malcom Thaler concluded that humans need to be ruled by libertarian paternalism. We also conclude that conspiracy theory or not ,and it is increasingly looking like the former ,that humanity will never return to normal and that this is as we have said for months the thin end of the wedge. What we now take for granted and was a luxury 50 years ago such as travel and multiple car ownership will return to the upper shelf of luxury as way of preserving the planets dwindling resources. Is this necessarily a bad thing? Families will no longer be split up by joyful travelling abroad to university, people will focus on their communities and get to know their own country and National Identity and pride will increase. Hopefully Harry and Meghan will be relegated to faint memories as casualties of excess wokeness and abandonment of duty for self service Duty is not universal it is specific.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44851059Sun, 16 May 2021 13:49:58 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe secret of power in a democracy but is it good for us? What does this mean? Surely power to the people is a good thing? Really? In reality the more power to the people the more Marxist we become , the more politically correct and woke and the more...Case in point is the labour party. Sir Kier Starmer is a QC and a sad example of a significant majority of judges. ie no personality or common sense or ability to understand the human element and at best applying the rules in a dry binary fashion. Of course there are occasions when this can be necessary and helpful but often it just leads to miscarriages of justice as they are swayed by the oratory skills of the competing barristers who seek to persuade the judge or jury in their favour. No wonder the average solicitor shudders at the thought of personally going to any court room.
As a politician he has no significant experience of being elected and has no idea how to appeal to the electorate. On the other hand Boris Johnson has personality , is likeable in a relatable mischievous fashion (even though he is self serving psychopath) which especially in difficult times people are warmed by, will unhesitatingly do whatever he thinks the electorate will like such as lockdowns, vaccines, travel curbs, PCR tests with all sorts of impressive names such as surge testing, sign up the UK to outlandishly restrictive green energy goals despite the fact that any contribution the UK makes is swamped a thousand fold by the damage from India China and soon Africa. He has managed to create a party to please everyone which of course in terms of anything useful and constructive is quite the opposite as the average person has no idea what is good for them and why the Nobel Prize winning psychologist Professor Malcom Thaler concluded that humans need to be ruled by libertarian paternalism. We also conclude that conspiracy theory or not ,and it is increasingly looking like the former ,that humanity will never return to normal and that this is as we have said for months the thin end of the wedge. What we now take for granted and was a luxury 50 years ago such as travel and multiple car ownership will return to the upper shelf of luxury as way of preserving the planets dwindling resources. Is this necessarily a bad thing? Families will no longer be split up by joyful travelling abroad to university, people will focus on their communities and get to know their own country and National Identity and pride will increase. Hopefully Harry and Meghan will be relegated to faint memories as casualties of excess wokeness and abandonment of duty for self service Duty is not universal it is specific.]]>2630bojo,borisjohnson,conservative,kierstarmer,laborcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-211-living-for-the-future-or-living-for-the-moment-week-54-of-flattening-the-curve--44610171The immediate response of the masses is instant gratification without any thought about the future which is equally if not more destructive as it usually means future generations will pay the price of those short lived pleasures. The key is to stay in control of one's vices so one can enjoy them without being controlled by them. Nothing we do should make us miserable and if uncompromising effort is ever required then it needs to come out of choice within a clear plan towards enjoyment within the foreseeable future. This explains the finding that people who live a life of vice have less regrets at the end of their lives than those who live a life of virtue. Take note therefore during this illusionary pandemic where the goals posts have been moved constantly further away. Where there is no clear logic there is no clear endpoint. We are being groomed for misery.
Recent documentaries about Green Energy and the scandal of world over-fishing are stark warnings that we are already over capacity and about the finish reserves of food and water we cannot replace but coercing us through fear and lies into misery is not the answer.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44610171Mon, 03 May 2021 16:02:11 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe are all brain-washed from an early age into thinking that sacrifice now allows you to scale the peaks of enlightened contentment at some point in the distant future. And it is this sense of virtuosity that keeps on driving us through stress and...The immediate response of the masses is instant gratification without any thought about the future which is equally if not more destructive as it usually means future generations will pay the price of those short lived pleasures. The key is to stay in control of one's vices so one can enjoy them without being controlled by them. Nothing we do should make us miserable and if uncompromising effort is ever required then it needs to come out of choice within a clear plan towards enjoyment within the foreseeable future. This explains the finding that people who live a life of vice have less regrets at the end of their lives than those who live a life of virtue. Take note therefore during this illusionary pandemic where the goals posts have been moved constantly further away. Where there is no clear logic there is no clear endpoint. We are being groomed for misery.
Recent documentaries about Green Energy and the scandal of world over-fishing are stark warnings that we are already over capacity and about the finish reserves of food and water we cannot replace but coercing us through fear and lies into misery is not the answer.]]>2875control,flateningthecurve,marshmallowexperiment,mindfulness,vice,vrituecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-210-is-government-or-social-media-running-the-country--44492965Vested interest causes is a slave of global narrative in democracies let alone the lesser yet still significant vested interest of maintaining a quiet home life with respect to our leaders appeasing their partners should they have a pressing opinion on an issue. What is concerning also is that the government has demonstrated that what is needed for leadership is a dictatorial style of leadership unfortunately what matters is who is wielding the power and how. Right now we are all in peril.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44492965Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:47:58 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoFor the first time in history a single idea can spin round the globe in seconds and form part of a global narrative. Unfortunately the fertility of the ground for each seed of an idea is inversely related to its veracity such that lies travel 6 times...Vested interest causes is a slave of global narrative in democracies let alone the lesser yet still significant vested interest of maintaining a quiet home life with respect to our leaders appeasing their partners should they have a pressing opinion on an issue. What is concerning also is that the government has demonstrated that what is needed for leadership is a dictatorial style of leadership unfortunately what matters is who is wielding the power and how. Right now we are all in peril.]]>2758government,socialmediacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-209-does-lock-down-cause-3rd-waves-and-more-dangerous-variants-as-well-as-a-200-fold-increase-in-nhs-waiting-lists--44382167Why do Nobel Prize winning Professors take a diametrically opposite view to government scientists clearly driven by global narrative?
This is a matter for decades of legal wrangling. Suffice to say we have been broadly correct with the simple application of medical and psychological knowledge and commons sense from the start. If we can do it why can't people payed to.... or maybe thats the point.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44382167Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:18:05 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss the evidence for lock-downs causing 3rd waves and more virulent and transmissible variants which will cause an endless feedback loop of need for vaccines. We also mention that fact that all corona vaccines have been released with a...Why do Nobel Prize winning Professors take a diametrically opposite view to government scientists clearly driven by global narrative?
This is a matter for decades of legal wrangling. Suffice to say we have been broadly correct with the simple application of medical and psychological knowledge and commons sense from the start. If we can do it why can't people payed to.... or maybe thats the point.]]>2520corona,depression,lock-down,mental,obesity,pandemic,thirdwave,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-208-biden-trump-is-not-looking-so-bad-after-all-has-capitalism-raised-the-rights-of-the-individual-above-that-of-society--44084890https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44084890Sun, 28 Mar 2021 14:22:50 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoNothing much needs to be said about President Biden and his sheer lack of activity and any kind of substance. Clearly making way for Camalla Harris to take over. The only elected official to refuse to salute the military. Good luck to you America....2762cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-207-if-misoginy-is-a-hate-crime-is-missing-out-misandry-discriminatory-and-therefore-illegal-by-omission--43985459Of course this simply gives women an excuse to be week and for the toxic elements to be offended and make complaints that occupy an already stretched police force. No reasonable person disputes that hate of men or women is bad. A law enabling toxicity will simply drive away good men and further fracture society. Indeed this is part of the vicious cycle of a society disintegrating with the Marxist political correctness which itself is a sign of lack of clear leadership.
We discuss how global narrative in a democratic society now marked by vested interest at every level is now the world's most powerful force. Politicians are voted into power and stay in power as servants of global narrative indeed the only leader to stand out from this was Donald Trump who just did not care until Twitter took the responsibility upon themselves of banning the US President. Not seeking to influence world politics at all then. We conclude that everyone needs to start taking responsibility at the most basic level if our leaders are not. This includes neither man nor woman walking down dark alley ways at night or wearing provocative clothing in environments where drugs and alcohol are rife while taking no precautions. Whatever the situation the simple nature of humans is that females are gatekeepers and men and hunters. Both have to play their role responsibly and respectfully. The number one coaching rule is people will do to you what you let them. This is why most women are killed by people they know. Not by strangers. It is why friends are the most likely to let you down instead of strangers. So lets recognise human nature as well as trust it.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43985459Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:21:45 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoMisoginy is becoming a hate crime . However by omission then not including misandry (hate of men) is discriminatory and therefore illegal. In theory. Of course this simply gives women an excuse to be week and for the toxic elements to be offended and...Of course this simply gives women an excuse to be week and for the toxic elements to be offended and make complaints that occupy an already stretched police force. No reasonable person disputes that hate of men or women is bad. A law enabling toxicity will simply drive away good men and further fracture society. Indeed this is part of the vicious cycle of a society disintegrating with the Marxist political correctness which itself is a sign of lack of clear leadership.
We discuss how global narrative in a democratic society now marked by vested interest at every level is now the world's most powerful force. Politicians are voted into power and stay in power as servants of global narrative indeed the only leader to stand out from this was Donald Trump who just did not care until Twitter took the responsibility upon themselves of banning the US President. Not seeking to influence world politics at all then. We conclude that everyone needs to start taking responsibility at the most basic level if our leaders are not. This includes neither man nor woman walking down dark alley ways at night or wearing provocative clothing in environments where drugs and alcohol are rife while taking no precautions. Whatever the situation the simple nature of humans is that females are gatekeepers and men and hunters. Both have to play their role responsibly and respectfully. The number one coaching rule is people will do to you what you let them. This is why most women are killed by people they know. Not by strangers. It is why friends are the most likely to let you down instead of strangers. So lets recognise human nature as well as trust it.]]>2702donaldtrump,misandry,misoginy,responsibility,saraheverard,trustcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-206-meghan-markle-and-piers-morgan-two-wrongs-don-t-make-a-right-authenticity-and-abuse-of-power--43880545https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43880545Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:18:23 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis podcast is about two things: authenticity and what you do with it. Put simply not only do you have to be authentic (and we posit that is Meghan Markle's deficiency) but if you are in a position of responsibility then authenticity comes with an...2832authenticity,leadership,meghanmarkle,piersmorgan,societycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-205-should-we-be-led-by-the-science-and-should-media-choose-the-scientists--43775189The problem is democracy is of course the self serving need to win power rather than serving the community while at the same time having little hope of achieving anything. Dictatorships or indeed any organisation such as the military with clear structure hierarchy and leadership are far more efficient and effective but of course are liable to misuse. It is notable that the government is having to be far more dictatorial to push through nonsense measures and the only reason why the vaccine roll out has gone well is because it was tasked to the military. We breath a sigh of relief that Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance as not army colonels . They have done enough damage already.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43775189Sun, 07 Mar 2021 12:13:09 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis is an easy answer. Science is surgically narrow in its focus because it has to be exact. Therefore it is up to the leaders of the country to ask the correct questions for answer by the the correct scientists and indeed to consult different...The problem is democracy is of course the self serving need to win power rather than serving the community while at the same time having little hope of achieving anything. Dictatorships or indeed any organisation such as the military with clear structure hierarchy and leadership are far more efficient and effective but of course are liable to misuse. It is notable that the government is having to be far more dictatorial to push through nonsense measures and the only reason why the vaccine roll out has gone well is because it was tasked to the military. We breath a sigh of relief that Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance as not army colonels . They have done enough damage already.]]>2980bedsidemanner,democracy,dictator,followthescience,leadership,scientistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-204-should-the-government-be-held-accountable-for-acting-out-of-fear--43673197https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43673197Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:01:42 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss why more people are finding this 3rd lock-down harder to cope with than those that have come before. We also explain that acting out of fear is no excuse for a complete loss of objectivity and professionalism. How would you feel if your...2603abuse,corona,covid,depression,emotion,helplessness,lock-down,pandemic,professionalcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-203-the-psychology-of-snitching-and-the-common-attribute-between-social-media-and-meghan-markle--43582937https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43582937Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:06:08 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss why people snitch on their neighbours and of course it is all about empowerment and the ability to exert your position in the social hierarchy. The brutality with which you will do that is predicated by your own sense of inferiority and...2676corona,facebook,harryandmeghan,lock-down,meghanmarkle,pandemic,socialmedia,twittercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-202-how-to-take-the-credit-for-nature-while-causing-harm--43332650https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43332650Sun, 07 Feb 2021 15:31:55 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss Euromommo data of excess mortality and how it differs drastically between different European countries and ask the question whether the virus understands the concept of borders and passport control or whether there are other causes for the...3003corona,covid,lockdown,pandemic,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-201-the-consequences-of-lock-down-is-cure-worse-than-the-corona--43202491Our advice when asked how we would help people improve their mental and physical health is to address the cause and not the symptoms . Lobby against lock-down. Use your brains and fight against toxic narrative and self serving responsibility avoidance of politicians none of whom is on furlough or had a salary reduction yet who like most dictators know that when they lose power the ghost if christmas past and present will be upon them.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43202491Sat, 30 Jan 2021 23:06:57 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThere is no doubt people have been dying over the last year and that most of these deaths have been labelled as corona with a corresponding drop in other cause mortality. However in many countries excess mortality has not exceeded some previous years....Our advice when asked how we would help people improve their mental and physical health is to address the cause and not the symptoms . Lobby against lock-down. Use your brains and fight against toxic narrative and self serving responsibility avoidance of politicians none of whom is on furlough or had a salary reduction yet who like most dictators know that when they lose power the ghost if christmas past and present will be upon them.]]>2576control,corona,covid,idiot,metabolic,mortality,pandemic,stress,suicide,vaccine,vitamind3cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-200-how-herd-mentality-has-nothing-to-do-with-reality-and-the-risk-to-america-after-the-elections--43080291The government's response? Lock-down us all down destroy business and allow take-aways.
Boris Johnson is clearly unfit to have any kind of leadership role. He has a concentration and impulsivity problem and cannot focus on anything he is not interested in. His main interests are power, women and the classics. He can therefore write books about ancient Greek but he is known not to be a man of detail when it comes to every day politics. His idea of following the science is meaningless if he does not know which advice to seek ie doctors who specialise in viruses and infectious disease absent in the government advisory group instead run by academics and government funded Professors effectively administrators. The key medical dictum of 'do no harm' has failed miserably when increasing research shows that lock-down is likely to kill 10x more people than it saves. Furthermore when Sage in an effort to avoid responsibility told the parliamentary select committee that their job was to advise about the virus and not the wider effects of lock-down there is an instant break in logic and ethics. You cannot recommend a treatment without explaining the side effects otherwise you do not have informed consent. It is illegal.
The other side of the pond is not fairing any better. They have a new President who at one point could not remember his grand-daughter's name and who looks frail. With age comes huge experience and wisdom but it needs the strength clarity of mind and stamina to apply it. Instead we have a frail president with a vice president who was the youngest female district attorney and who focused on viciously dealing with cannabis users despite having admitted to having used it herself. Lawyers by definition are adversarial and disagreeable and she rose to the top. We therefore have a frail president and a power hungry disagreeable VP. Watch this space.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43080291Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:17:38 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe facts are as follows: Corona Virus has never scientifically been proven to cause any disease at all. Koch's postulates globally accepted for decades as being the pre requisite have never been fulfilled. The PCR test has never been shown to...The government's response? Lock-down us all down destroy business and allow take-aways.
Boris Johnson is clearly unfit to have any kind of leadership role. He has a concentration and impulsivity problem and cannot focus on anything he is not interested in. His main interests are power, women and the classics. He can therefore write books about ancient Greek but he is known not to be a man of detail when it comes to every day politics. His idea of following the science is meaningless if he does not know which advice to seek ie doctors who specialise in viruses and infectious disease absent in the government advisory group instead run by academics and government funded Professors effectively administrators. The key medical dictum of 'do no harm' has failed miserably when increasing research shows that lock-down is likely to kill 10x more people than it saves. Furthermore when Sage in an effort to avoid responsibility told the parliamentary select committee that their job was to advise about the virus and not the wider effects of lock-down there is an instant break in logic and ethics. You cannot recommend a treatment without explaining the side effects otherwise you do not have informed consent. It is illegal.
The other side of the pond is not fairing any better. They have a new President who at one point could not remember his grand-daughter's name and who looks frail. With age comes huge experience and wisdom but it needs the strength clarity of mind and stamina to apply it. Instead we have a frail president with a vice president who was the youngest female district attorney and who focused on viciously dealing with cannabis users despite having admitted to having used it herself. Lawyers by definition are adversarial and disagreeable and she rose to the top. We therefore have a frail president and a power hungry disagreeable VP. Watch this space.]]>2737biden,borisjohnson,corona,kamalaharris,lock-down,pandemic,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-199-how-a-narrative-whether-good-or-bad-is-more-powerful-than-people-or-government--42975575https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42975575Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:00:19 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThere are multiple reasons why there is global hysteria over a common cold virus which the CDC states has a mortality under the age of 70 less than influenza. One possible one is media hysteria and social media hysteria forming an exploding narrative....2529corona,covid,facebook,pandemic,socialmedia,trump,twitter,vaccine,zuckerbergcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-198-is-it-leadership-or-subjugation-that-is-seeing-us-through-this-false-positive-pcr-pandemic--42646718The following are facts that can easily be looked up on peer reviewed journals or official government websites yet hardly any of us do as we believe the media and our trustworthy politicians who never lie.
Independent autopsies of people who apparently died of Corona virus in April/May have revealed that less than 10% actually had corona and that the vast majority had other illnesses and were above the average life span. ie above 81.5 years.
SAGE did not have a single virologist or infections disease specialist and Nial Ferguson is a theoretical physicist (or the like) who just uses computer models of which every single one has produced over estimations of risks in the past often by several multiples.
Key errors in their modelling include that they assumed that corona virus was novel and that there was no community immunity and they took as unchallenged preliminary mortality data from China which has since been found to be off by at least a factor of 10. Based on this they came up with a potential mortality of 500,000. If this had been true then it would have been as virulent as Spanish Flu which killed more people than World War 1. Clearly this is not the case. Then when barely 1/10 of the feared mortality occurred they both credited it to lock-down even though the mortality curve was reducing BEFORE the lock-down and also worried that the rest of the population was still susceptible and therefore at risk of another 460,000 casualties after lockdown was over so they rushed around doing antibody tests and did not find any community antibodies. This was the wrong test to do as Corona immunity is T Cell mediated and therefore many infections do not result in antibody production. We now know there is a 40-50% pre existing community immunity from cross reactivity with other corona viruses and Corona itself had been present since at least October 2019 (from water samples) spreading around unhindered. Therefore it is reasonable to assume that a large amount of the UK population have already been exposed to and infected by Corona. Estimates vary between 5-15% bearing in mind herd immunity requires 60-65% to have immunity. After all that is the purpose of a vaccine. Google mobility data showed that half way through the first lock-down people stopped complying in ever greater numbers yet mortality continued to drop. The operational false positive rate of the PCR test is unknown. Matt Hancock even lied on a radio interview saying it was 1% when in reality he does not know. Even if that were true a false positive rate of 1% over hundreds of thousands of people would account the majority of supposed corona virus infections now. The army even went into schools in Liverpool and tested children without parental consent. Right now there is an apparent spike of corona virus infections but mortality is dropping and all cause mortality is within seasonal norms BUT other cause mortality is dropping. So overall death is normal but corona is up and other cause is down. That is because other causes are being missed and mis-labelled as corona virus. Additionally once someone is labelled corona virus the delay caused in that process makes it too late to test for influenza. Now experts such as Mike Yeadon are being gas-lighted and discredited with this false positive pseudo epidemic as he said the Corona virus epidemic -such as it was- was over. It is.
CDC data show that mortality in the under 70s is the same as influenza. Would people accept a lock-down that ruins lives , businesses and communities if they had known the true mortality is the same as the flu? ie 0.1 %? Indeed there were similar of bigger spikes of mortality from respiratory infections in several previous years including 2001 and the late 60s. In the latter Hong Kong Flu killed 80,000 people in the UK yet society carried on as normal. Now we have an new strain of Corona which is being used as an excuse to justify more lock-down. This is irrelevant. Viruses mutate all the time , in fact Corona less than Influenza and this is part of their survival mechanism . Once they kill the vulnerable everyone else is resistant so they cannot spread unless they stop killing people ie become less lethal and more infectious. Indeed the last case of Spanish Flu was recorded in 1957 yet it was decades since anyone worried about it.
The break with logic and reality by the government is highly concerning. It may or may not be coincidence but a pandemic operation plan by the Rothschild Foundation in 2012 and a 1956 Totalitarian regime for subjugation of the population are almost step for step what the government have been doing to us. They are even using a psych ops group to try and frighten us. The coined the term 'kill your granny.' Think there is an end in sight? The probability based on increasingly hysterical claims and subjugation by the government suggest otherwise. Is this incompetence combined with the democratically elected politicians quest to avoid any sort of responsibility? Who knows? Why is Bill Gaites who is clever enough to know this is mostly nonsense pushing masks and vaccines?
Leadership is about a clear vision and direction and how to get there. What the government are showing us is abusive chaos and destruction of lives and community and business . Will people tolerate this? The fact is that people are more easily fooled than persuaded that they have been fooled as Mark Twain put it and we are hard wired to respond to authority. We always commend to people the Socratic principle in the preface of many legal text books that the law has to be followed even if some laws are silly otherwise there would be chaos. However in this unique instance we are on the precipice of a change in life as we know it and we encourage people to think for themselves , do the research and stand up for their rights to freedom hard won only a century ago. This means active resistance rather than numb compliance. Otherwise the vast majority of man kind will find themselves hurtling backwards in a dream like state to surfdom to the few elite ruling class with our bodily functions controlled and harvested as we will have nothing else to offer.
Alexi's podcast:
https://anchor.fm/alexis-ferraris/episodes/The-Glass-Half-Full---Positivity-and-Gratefulness-enegve]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42646718Thu, 24 Dec 2020 16:46:36 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoEveryone be very afraid as your civil liberties are eroded quicker than you could have possibly imagined due to lies and society and the way of life as we know it is destroyed. Forget Brexit deals there will be no economies to worry about. Maybe thats...The following are facts that can easily be looked up on peer reviewed journals or official government websites yet hardly any of us do as we believe the media and our trustworthy politicians who never lie.
Independent autopsies of people who apparently died of Corona virus in April/May have revealed that less than 10% actually had corona and that the vast majority had other illnesses and were above the average life span. ie above 81.5 years.
SAGE did not have a single virologist or infections disease specialist and Nial Ferguson is a theoretical physicist (or the like) who just uses computer models of which every single one has produced over estimations of risks in the past often by several multiples.
Key errors in their modelling include that they assumed that corona virus was novel and that there was no community immunity and they took as unchallenged preliminary mortality data from China which has since been found to be off by at least a factor of 10. Based on this they came up with a potential mortality of 500,000. If this had been true then it would have been as virulent as Spanish Flu which killed more people than World War 1. Clearly this is not the case. Then when barely 1/10 of the feared mortality occurred they both credited it to lock-down even though the mortality curve was reducing BEFORE the lock-down and also worried that the rest of the population was still susceptible and therefore at risk of another 460,000 casualties after lockdown was over so they rushed around doing antibody tests and did not find any community antibodies. This was the wrong test to do as Corona immunity is T Cell mediated and therefore many infections do not result in antibody production. We now know there is a 40-50% pre existing community immunity from cross reactivity with other corona viruses and Corona itself had been present since at least October 2019 (from water samples) spreading around unhindered. Therefore it is reasonable to assume that a large amount of the UK population have already been exposed to and infected by Corona. Estimates vary between 5-15% bearing in mind herd immunity requires 60-65% to have immunity. After all that is the purpose of a vaccine. Google mobility data showed that half way through the first lock-down people stopped complying in ever greater numbers yet mortality continued to drop. The operational false positive rate of the PCR test is unknown. Matt Hancock even lied on a radio interview saying it was 1% when in reality he does not know. Even if that were true a false positive rate of 1% over hundreds of thousands of people would account the majority of supposed corona virus infections now. The army even went into schools in Liverpool and tested children without parental consent. Right now there is an apparent spike of corona virus infections but mortality is dropping and all cause mortality is within seasonal norms BUT other cause mortality is dropping. So overall death is normal but corona is up and other cause is down. That is because other causes are being missed and mis-labelled as corona virus. Additionally once someone is labelled corona virus the delay caused in that process makes it too late to test for influenza. Now experts such as Mike Yeadon are being gas-lighted and discredited with this false positive pseudo epidemic as he said the Corona virus epidemic -such as it was- was over. It is.
CDC data show that mortality in the under 70s is the same as influenza. Would people accept a lock-down that ruins lives , businesses and communities if they had known the true mortality is the same as the flu? ie 0.1 %? Indeed...]]>2639brexit,cdc,christmas,corona,covid,falsepostive,leadership,mortality,pandemic,pcr,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-197-proof-of-corona-herd-immunity-unnecessary-lock-down-potentially-dangerous-vaccines-and-brexit-chaos-business-as-usual-then--42452343Brexit is heading towards an administrative disaster as preparations are in the nascent stages which at least is consistent with 3 years of chaos and squabbling which is the result of modern democracy ie self serving politicians subservient to the media which control the masses by repeat carpet bombing of whatever story line will sell the most. Therefore we have chaos destruction of common-sense and values that have created modern society ie culture, religious , moral, ethical which is business as normal for a modern materialistic democracy of instant gratification and rule of the rabble. It finished off its birth place Ancient Athens in short order and its doing the same now. What is to become of us? Drones of artificial intelligence algorithms weaving us an imaginary world of pleasure but not being human they wont realise it is not pleasure we seek but contentment . Not ecstasy but peace of mind. How to attain that for ourselves? Watch this space. In the meantime don't worry about Corona, respect other people's anxieties abide by the letter of the law and treasure your close family and friends over Christmas . We will back on the 9th January.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42452343Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:28:55 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoCurrent publicly available Office of National Statistics Data of excess mortality including Corona show where there was a late or no lock-down around the world there were high initial peaks of excess mortality but now there are only seasonally normal...Brexit is heading towards an administrative disaster as preparations are in the nascent stages which at least is consistent with 3 years of chaos and squabbling which is the result of modern democracy ie self serving politicians subservient to the media which control the masses by repeat carpet bombing of whatever story line will sell the most. Therefore we have chaos destruction of common-sense and values that have created modern society ie culture, religious , moral, ethical which is business as normal for a modern materialistic democracy of instant gratification and rule of the rabble. It finished off its birth place Ancient Athens in short order and its doing the same now. What is to become of us? Drones of artificial intelligence algorithms weaving us an imaginary world of pleasure but not being human they wont realise it is not pleasure we seek but contentment . Not ecstasy but peace of mind. How to attain that for ourselves? Watch this space. In the meantime don't worry about Corona, respect other people's anxieties abide by the letter of the law and treasure your close family and friends over Christmas . We will back on the 9th January.]]>2787antibodydependentenhancement,borisjohnson,brexit,conspiracy,corona,democracy,excessmortality,identity,lateralflow,lock-down,pandemic,pcr,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-196-google-mobility-data-versus-corona-virus-mortality-lock-down-makes-no-difference-surprised-not-if-you-are-a-regular-listener--42332053The rate of acceleration of corona deaths was slowing and flattening BEFORE the first lock down. Google mobility data show that as people stopped adhering to lock down and after it was lifted death rate fell exponentially opposite to the rise in mobility. In fact no human behaviour has affected the incidence of corona virus apart from a small increase when mask wearing became law in June. We now know corona is less lethal than influenza in the under 70s. Also it is not that infectious. Infections within the same household run at 50%. The rise in mortality now is in line with seasonal rise in respiratory infections in fact this exactly mirrors a small dip in other cause mortality such as flu suggesting that at least some corona deaths are mis-attributed. There was a bigger peak in 2001 with 42,000 deaths. Now there are 39,000 deaths not 55,000. Hospital wards are running at or just above seasonal norm with some regional variation inversely proportional to how severely they were hit in the Spring ie whether the virus passed through there or not before. There is a 50% cross reactivity in immunity from other corona virus infections and between 8-15% the population at least have had corona virus. So a herd immunity is almost already achieved. The virus has sunk in to the flora and fauna of our corona virus subtype milieu. Rushing through a vaccine that 40% of medics in the US say they would refuse to take because it is not thoroughly tested both in terms of efficacy and side effects is not the answer especially when the virus is gone and has a relatively low mutation rate so what immunity there is will persist. The Moderna vaccine has a 21% side effect occurrence and there is a suggestion that one vaccine cross reacts with uterine tissue effectively risking the fertility of women. One of the cleaning products in schools in rat studies increases the risk of neural tube defects and reduces fertility. This is what we are exposing our children to. There are numerous conspiracy theories such as the vaccines containing luciferase which is a bioluminescent marker so we can effectively be branded as having a vaccine and that there is a component that has nano bots that can communicate with apps in your smart phone not one but both ways resulting in total state control . We remain skeptical of this although unfortunately cannot rule anything out as the shear scale of the current determined ignorance and malevolent and or negligent damage to liberty economy society family health beggars belief. 1 year ago the fact that democracies would subject their citizens to a pandemic of festering and acidic and self serving incompetence would have been dismissed as the ramblings of a burnt out delusional alcoholic. Even the World Health Organisation 1 year ago recommended against quarantine once a virus is in the general community and lock down was something not even considered and is still not a recommendation. In reality we think the power of media not just the paparazzi which are their own festering self serving school of mediocrity and baseless gossip but also social media that in an instant can turn anything whether fact or fiction viral and send it spinning round the world. This is then what democratically elected politicians with no training or aptitude to lead have to respond to. People are not stupid in themselves but 98% of everything we do or think is not driven by logic but by our emotion. As a group as a society as a nation people are hard wired to comply and cooperate and respond unquestioningly to hierarchy and authority. Experiments such as the Stanford Prison Experiments, the Milgram Experiments, real atrocities such as the Nazi and Stalin regimes demonstrate this repeatedly and beyond question. Even Stockholm Syndrome where the captive may fall in love with the captor and come to value the torture as a sign of caring and security and come to fear the outside world. It is easy to see how the entire global population could be subjugated by an imaginary predator that exists only as a relatively toothless tiger which has been amongst us already for decades suddenly re branded by willful ignorance . It is done by the combination of fear and rigid struct rules and structure and severe consequences for breaking them. People as a group are sheep and will follow. The heart breaking irony is that the same strength in leadership could have been applied in honing national identity and community unity and the sanctity of family life. Instead we are being led off a cliff.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42332053Sat, 05 Dec 2020 19:33:05 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoCorona update: The rate of acceleration of corona deaths was slowing and flattening BEFORE the first lock down. Google mobility data show that as people stopped adhering to lock down and after it was lifted death rate fell exponentially opposite to...The rate of acceleration of corona deaths was slowing and flattening BEFORE the first lock down. Google mobility data show that as people stopped adhering to lock down and after it was lifted death rate fell exponentially opposite to the rise in mobility. In fact no human behaviour has affected the incidence of corona virus apart from a small increase when mask wearing became law in June. We now know corona is less lethal than influenza in the under 70s. Also it is not that infectious. Infections within the same household run at 50%. The rise in mortality now is in line with seasonal rise in respiratory infections in fact this exactly mirrors a small dip in other cause mortality such as flu suggesting that at least some corona deaths are mis-attributed. There was a bigger peak in 2001 with 42,000 deaths. Now there are 39,000 deaths not 55,000. Hospital wards are running at or just above seasonal norm with some regional variation inversely proportional to how severely they were hit in the Spring ie whether the virus passed through there or not before. There is a 50% cross reactivity in immunity from other corona virus infections and between 8-15% the population at least have had corona virus. So a herd immunity is almost already achieved. The virus has sunk in to the flora and fauna of our corona virus subtype milieu. Rushing through a vaccine that 40% of medics in the US say they would refuse to take because it is not thoroughly tested both in terms of efficacy and side effects is not the answer especially when the virus is gone and has a relatively low mutation rate so what immunity there is will persist. The Moderna vaccine has a 21% side effect occurrence and there is a suggestion that one vaccine cross reacts with uterine tissue effectively risking the fertility of women. One of the cleaning products in schools in rat studies increases the risk of neural tube defects and reduces fertility. This is what we are exposing our children to. There are numerous conspiracy theories such as the vaccines containing luciferase which is a bioluminescent marker so we can effectively be branded as having a vaccine and that there is a component that has nano bots that can communicate with apps in your smart phone not one but both ways resulting in total state control . We remain skeptical of this although unfortunately cannot rule anything out as the shear scale of the current determined ignorance and malevolent and or negligent damage to liberty economy society family health beggars belief. 1 year ago the fact that democracies would subject their citizens to a pandemic of festering and acidic and self serving incompetence would have been dismissed as the ramblings of a burnt out delusional alcoholic. Even the World Health Organisation 1 year ago recommended against quarantine once a virus is in the general community and lock down was something not even considered and is still not a recommendation. In reality we think the power of media not just the paparazzi which are their own festering self serving school of mediocrity and baseless gossip but also social media that in an instant can turn anything whether fact or fiction viral and send it spinning round the world. This is then what democratically elected politicians with no training or aptitude to lead have to respond to. People are not stupid in themselves but 98% of everything we do or think is not driven by logic but by our emotion. As a group as a society as a nation people are hard wired to comply and cooperate and respond unquestioningly to hierarchy and authority. Experiments such as the Stanford Prison Experiments, the Milgram Experiments, real atrocities such as the Nazi and Stalin regimes demonstrate this repeatedly and beyond question. Even Stockholm Syndrome where the captive may fall in love with the captor and come to value the torture as a sign of caring and security and come to fear the outside world. It is easy to see how the entire global...]]>2667corona,coronamortality,excessdeath,googlemobilitydata,harm,moderna,mortality,negligence,pandemic,sideeffects,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-195-corona-gone-since-june-why-clever-people-do-idiotic-things-lockdown-and-masks-anyone--42213333The WHO have never recommended quarantine once a virus is in the general population and lockdown is something that has never even been considered. Why then are politicians and SAGE getting things so catastrophically wrong and directly and indirectly causing the suffering and deaths of millions of people through the deprivation of liberty and livelihood?
The answer is self interest and compliance with media driven hysteria combined with the fact that the general people do not as is commonly claimed have common sense. They are sheep led by fear and fear seeks structure. We introduce the concept of cognitive dissonance i.e. two conflicting ideas in the same individual and how they deal with it by making excuses, avoiding responsibility and confirmation bias. We also discuss how doing what one feels is right is a rare luxury in a society where appearing to fit in and the guarding of ones digital reputation is central to continued functioning in todays society. Yet. Research is clear that economic catastrophe increases the life span of a nation. How can this be when we know millions will die? The answer is that modern life is more toxic than economic catastrophe. Stress is the biggest killer in the world today directly and indirectly. Depression was the 5th comments cause of illness and death 20 years ago and now it is the commonest. The Royal College of Psychiatrists Defeat Depression Campaign although a bulls eye in identifying an urgent need missed the root cause. It is not clinical depression people suffer from today . It is unhappiness. What is to come of us? We will reveal more in our next podcast. Should one cuddle grandparents at Christmas? Do SAGE and politicians understand the real values of family and society? We say ask the grandparents.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42213333Sat, 28 Nov 2020 19:16:51 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe review Ivor Cummins and Mike Yeadon's data presentations and interpretations which almost conclusively via observational data show that corona virus had its peak and was on the way out BEOFRE the first lockdown and is now part of the flora and...The WHO have never recommended quarantine once a virus is in the general population and lockdown is something that has never even been considered. Why then are politicians and SAGE getting things so catastrophically wrong and directly and indirectly causing the suffering and deaths of millions of people through the deprivation of liberty and livelihood?
The answer is self interest and compliance with media driven hysteria combined with the fact that the general people do not as is commonly claimed have common sense. They are sheep led by fear and fear seeks structure. We introduce the concept of cognitive dissonance i.e. two conflicting ideas in the same individual and how they deal with it by making excuses, avoiding responsibility and confirmation bias. We also discuss how doing what one feels is right is a rare luxury in a society where appearing to fit in and the guarding of ones digital reputation is central to continued functioning in todays society. Yet. Research is clear that economic catastrophe increases the life span of a nation. How can this be when we know millions will die? The answer is that modern life is more toxic than economic catastrophe. Stress is the biggest killer in the world today directly and indirectly. Depression was the 5th comments cause of illness and death 20 years ago and now it is the commonest. The Royal College of Psychiatrists Defeat Depression Campaign although a bulls eye in identifying an urgent need missed the root cause. It is not clinical depression people suffer from today . It is unhappiness. What is to come of us? We will reveal more in our next podcast. Should one cuddle grandparents at Christmas? Do SAGE and politicians understand the real values of family and society? We say ask the grandparents.]]>2910corona,ivorcummins,lockdown,mikeyeadon,pandemic,quarantinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-194-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-lockdown-deux-a-bad-sequel-for-worse-reasons--42091011https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42091011Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:13:55 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe statistics are clear. Excess deaths have remained unchanged since May/June this year. The PCR test applied on an industrial scale is unreliable with an unspecified high false positive rate so the more testing of even a healthy population the more...2795bullying,corona,homesecretary,lockdowm,pandemic,posttraumaticstressdisroder,pritipatel,stress,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-193-lockdown-new-normal-or-new-nonsense--41733861The logic of. the bigger picture of the cost of lockdown being exponentially higher than the cost of corona is so patently and reasonably obvious to anyone clear thinking without vested interest that enforcing lockdown may even be considered criminal and indeed a threat to the integrity of the state which has its own definition. Treason. The results of modern democracy.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41733861Sat, 31 Oct 2020 17:58:12 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhy is there so much disagreement amongst the medical community about Corona Virus? The reason is that there is no clear specific risk along the lines that is being presented to us which can bear logical scrutiny. The average age of a corona virus...The logic of. the bigger picture of the cost of lockdown being exponentially higher than the cost of corona is so patently and reasonably obvious to anyone clear thinking without vested interest that enforcing lockdown may even be considered criminal and indeed a threat to the integrity of the state which has its own definition. Treason. The results of modern democracy.]]>2836cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-192-humans-are-capable-of-anything-depending-on-the-environment--41048204https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41048204Mon, 21 Sep 2020 20:45:01 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoPoliticians continue to show a singular incompetence to manage any major situation due to media hysteria and a self serving need to stay in power resulting in abrogation of responsibility at every opportunity hiding behind the apron strings of...1856corona,incompetence,obesity,pandemic,penalty,snitch,vaccinecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-191-what-do-ministers-actually-do--40460110https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40460110Sun, 23 Aug 2020 18:52:19 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoToday we take a break from incisive analysis using our expert backgrounds and for once in a blue moon we let rip with the help of our special guest starring with what do Ministers actually do?2583borisjohnson,chriswhitty,donaldtrump,gavinwilliamson,nonsense,pandemic,sadiqkhancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-190-working-from-home-the-danger-of-first-impressions--40382454https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40382454Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:09:49 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWorking from home at first glance releases stressed commuters from their daily grind both the stress and cost of it and gives parents a fighting chance to reliably pick up their kids. It may even give you a sense of autonomy especially with a...2376collaborative,coronavirus,newnormal,nonlicensedtogivemedicaladvice,nonsesne,pandemic,tribal,tribe,workfromhomecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-189-can-politicians-be-trusted-to-do-what-is-best-for-us-or-best-for-themselves--40226938The unpalatable conclusion is that some form of dictatorship is the only way of providing strong leadership unfettered by the Rupert Murdochs of this world but innate in that is its own unique set of pitfalls. yet for centuries Monarchy and dictatorship with a strong dose of religion worked perfectly well or at least well enough to bring on the industrial revolution and our supposed current state of enlightenment. We have been saying for a long time that society is heading for collapse from which hierarchies of power , not competence, will arise once more, and if we are lucky there will be some kind of religion tempering it.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40226938Sun, 09 Aug 2020 14:45:39 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoPoliticians are democratically elected and as such have to be competent at one thing only and that is to get elected. Unfortunately competence in public office is then a matter of chance or in fact even less than that. By that we mean that whenever...The unpalatable conclusion is that some form of dictatorship is the only way of providing strong leadership unfettered by the Rupert Murdochs of this world but innate in that is its own unique set of pitfalls. yet for centuries Monarchy and dictatorship with a strong dose of religion worked perfectly well or at least well enough to bring on the industrial revolution and our supposed current state of enlightenment. We have been saying for a long time that society is heading for collapse from which hierarchies of power , not competence, will arise once more, and if we are lucky there will be some kind of religion tempering it.]]>2468chaos,media,nonsense,pandemic,pandemicnonsense,politicians,politics,rupertmurdoch,society,untrustworthycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-188-abuse-of-power--40111183Animals function with power and hierarchy on a zero sum game. Humans in the West function through hierarchies of competence associated with different levels of authority in a non zero sum game. The way your position in the hierarchy is applied is power and this is open to abuse but hierarchies of competence will not function if abuse of power happens because they only function if the population trust and respect them. Why does abuse of power happen? Because it can . This is why we need careful codes of conduct and laws. Without regulation humans gravitate to chaos. For instance bankers had not become less trustworthy at the time of the credit crunch. Rather a key regulatory rule was removed when the Glass Stiegel Act was repealed. Human nature cannot be trusted to be good. It can be trusted to be a soldier of fortune and to require regulation and comply surprisingly well with regulation especially when accompanied by fear.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40111183Sun, 02 Aug 2020 14:00:13 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss how groups of animals function and how we differ to that in human society in the West. Animals function with power and hierarchy on a zero sum game. Humans in the West function through hierarchies of competence associated with different...Animals function with power and hierarchy on a zero sum game. Humans in the West function through hierarchies of competence associated with different levels of authority in a non zero sum game. The way your position in the hierarchy is applied is power and this is open to abuse but hierarchies of competence will not function if abuse of power happens because they only function if the population trust and respect them. Why does abuse of power happen? Because it can . This is why we need careful codes of conduct and laws. Without regulation humans gravitate to chaos. For instance bankers had not become less trustworthy at the time of the credit crunch. Rather a key regulatory rule was removed when the Glass Stiegel Act was repealed. Human nature cannot be trusted to be good. It can be trusted to be a soldier of fortune and to require regulation and comply surprisingly well with regulation especially when accompanied by fear.]]>2674abuseofpower,authority,competence,hierarchy,marxismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-187-victim-role-and-why-political-correctness-is-a-dangerous-consequence--39986341Self esteem is one of the keys to taking meaningful control and in the absence of this giving yourself the expectation that you are better than your current state and consequent to this giving yourself an easy task to achieve in a journey to meaningful control and responsibility is the only way forwards. It is a habit that has to be developed relentlessly. You can help others by not criticising but by saying that they are better than their current mode of operating. Humans are programmed to want to be helpful to each other as we are tribal and that leads us to being easily manipulated into helping professional victim rollers so be aware of falling into this trap. The fruit of your efforts will be poisoned and so will the seeds. If you are the victim of some misfortune then those who do not take meaningful control ask why this happened to them rhetorically whereas those who do take meaningful control ask what their role was and what they can do to avoid it in future and what they can do to move forwards. This means looking forwards not just in blind acceptance but understanding and forgiveness being wiser next time so you are not a victim of your own bitterness .]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39986341Sun, 26 Jul 2020 12:34:24 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoVictim role is poorly addressed by the current experts but defines one of the core pathologies of current times. It has been touted as not taking responsibility but this is just one of the manifestations. It is the lack of taking meaningful control of...Self esteem is one of the keys to taking meaningful control and in the absence of this giving yourself the expectation that you are better than your current state and consequent to this giving yourself an easy task to achieve in a journey to meaningful control and responsibility is the only way forwards. It is a habit that has to be developed relentlessly. You can help others by not criticising but by saying that they are better than their current mode of operating. Humans are programmed to want to be helpful to each other as we are tribal and that leads us to being easily manipulated into helping professional victim rollers so be aware of falling into this trap. The fruit of your efforts will be poisoned and so will the seeds. If you are the victim of some misfortune then those who do not take meaningful control ask why this happened to them rhetorically whereas those who do take meaningful control ask what their role was and what they can do to avoid it in future and what they can do to move forwards. This means looking forwards not just in blind acceptance but understanding and forgiveness being wiser next time so you are not a victim of your own bitterness .]]>2607control,meaningful,responbility,victim,victimrolecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-186-to-woke-or-not-to-woke--39845344Greta Thumberg is another example of 'wokeness' Where in all of science and philosophy does it say children are wiser than adults. Their most powerful influence is to inspire adults to be wiser. Indeed the children's crusade of the 1200s ended up in the whole lot being duped by merchants and ending up in the slave colonies of North Africa rather than the Holy Land they aspired to reach.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39845344Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:40:25 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo'Woke' has been in use for years and is an adjective used to signify that you have 'woken' to social injustice especially racism. It has rapidly accelerated to assume the synonym of political correctness. It is politically incorrect not to be...Greta Thumberg is another example of 'wokeness' Where in all of science and philosophy does it say children are wiser than adults. Their most powerful influence is to inspire adults to be wiser. Indeed the children's crusade of the 1200s ended up in the whole lot being duped by merchants and ending up in the slave colonies of North Africa rather than the Holy Land they aspired to reach.]]>2692groupidentity,politicalcorrectness,politicalcorrectnessisnonsense,woke,wokeisnosnesecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-185-what-makes-someone-noble-birth-actions-or-intention--39014599https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39014599Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:00:54 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss the concept of nobility both in terms of position in society but more importantly in terms of actions. Noble acts are those with a higher than average moral compass but it is the driver to this which determines whether the person is...2659amoral,anxiety,borisjohnson,churchill,fear,immoral,moral,nobe,selfish,thatchercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-184-why-stop-at-toppling-statues-what-about-the-big-boss-who-oversees-and-allows-all-atrocities-god--32224953It is certainly possible to topple contemporary heroes such as Kevin Spacey or Jimmy Saville as they are judged by the standards of their time. But it is highly dangerous to seek to expunge history. This is a sign of the creeping disintegration of society spearheaded by political correctness which defies logic and commons sense. Furthermore heroes are seen as such often because they appear virtuous yet virtue in the week is not possible as they do not have the choice usually to be good or bad. It is the strong with the ability to do harm who then use their power for good which is virtuous. There is not a single hero or idol who does not have a chequered past or who has not demonstrated an ability to do harm. Indeed who better than Winston Churchill to stand up to the Germans? A highly disagreeable British Bulldog relentless and unstoppable and inspiring yet who had in the past been clearly racist. It is not coincidence that he was deposed the same year that WW 2 ended. But where would we be without him? What we should do is learn from history. Point out the good as well as the bad. If not why stop at idolised mortals? How about God, Allah, Buddah who allow racism to occur or even Coronavirus and this inept government to destroy the economy? Why not topple every religious institution? Fortunately this is an intellectual leap too far for the average activist.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32224953Sun, 21 Jun 2020 13:47:36 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe take a critical look at why racism exists, the idea of erecting and toppling statues and the ultimate irony of Oliver Cromwell the founding father of modern parliament and democracy in the UK. People are idolised by their contemporaries using the...It is certainly possible to topple contemporary heroes such as Kevin Spacey or Jimmy Saville as they are judged by the standards of their time. But it is highly dangerous to seek to expunge history. This is a sign of the creeping disintegration of society spearheaded by political correctness which defies logic and commons sense. Furthermore heroes are seen as such often because they appear virtuous yet virtue in the week is not possible as they do not have the choice usually to be good or bad. It is the strong with the ability to do harm who then use their power for good which is virtuous. There is not a single hero or idol who does not have a chequered past or who has not demonstrated an ability to do harm. Indeed who better than Winston Churchill to stand up to the Germans? A highly disagreeable British Bulldog relentless and unstoppable and inspiring yet who had in the past been clearly racist. It is not coincidence that he was deposed the same year that WW 2 ended. But where would we be without him? What we should do is learn from history. Point out the good as well as the bad. If not why stop at idolised mortals? How about God, Allah, Buddah who allow racism to occur or even Coronavirus and this inept government to destroy the economy? Why not topple every religious institution? Fortunately this is an intellectual leap too far for the average activist.]]>2754churchill,devil,god,hero,idol,olivercromwell,politicalcorrectness,racism,statue,vrituecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-183-is-racism-a-normal-phenomenon-is-the-expression-of-racism-part-of-a-badly-run-society--29816498By allowing different ethnic groups to coalesce in concentrated cultural hubs all crammed together in the same city without any sense of integration then the phenomenon of racism will be expressed naturally as you have dissimilar and unfamiliar groups in close contact. This is a disintegrated society with poor national identity and therefore is a sign of a badly run society. You can avoid the expression of racism by having an integrated society with a clear national identity to which everyone not only belongs but feel they belong. Subordinate to this can be a degree of cultural diversity but no more than is compatible with the national identity and culture being dominant. Anything less than this will lead to a society weakened from within by its own discord and strife.
How can events in another country cause demonstrations and riots in the UK? Two reasons: Mirror neurons ie events abroad remind people here of their own resentments with the second reason being sublimation of the stress of fear and anger of lock down, its lack of purpose and clarity and the forthcoming economic catastrophe as furlough is withdrawn from ghost companies no longer viable or even in a position to pay redundancy. All this to deal with a virus with low fatality which peaked back at the beginning of April and has followed the same course in countries irrespective of lockdown, no lockdown or partial lockdown. The fear of a second peak is more media hysteria in part driven by a second peak in Iran after lifting of lock down there without understanding that is a measurement artefact ie the incidence has increased as it is being measured more. In fact mortality is currently running below seasonal norm.
We conclude that the country is really run by the media with a vested interest of selling print while they pass responsibility via the excuse to the right of free speach to politicians greedy for election or re election who pass responsibility to scientists who are working with government grants and the principle one of whom believed so fervently in his lock down model's necessity that he broke it to have sex with someone he met on a dating site. If it was Ebola raging through the London streets he may well have chosen to remain abstinent. The Hansard report has already concluded that the media are responsible for misinforming the public and making them cynical about politics yet the public are also expected to vote with this knowledge. We speculate that the media should be heavily regulated and paid a fixed salary with bonuses for those sticking to the truth and ruthless sanction for those exaggerating or lying. Free speach is a precious powerful and dangerous commodity and cannot be conferred to anyone with a vested interest apart from the good of the community and in some instances preferably behind closed doors in order to protect the integrity of the fabric of society. Otherwise we get the media circus of destructive scavenging with a zombie political class chained to the stakes of media influence and the country carried by the ebb and flow of the tide of fear and chaos and destruction.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29816498Sun, 07 Jun 2020 19:06:12 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIn evolutionary terms what is familiar and similar to us we like and what is unfamiliar or dissimilar we do not like. Generally this made sense because something would be familiar if it had not eaten us during our last encounter with it. We are...By allowing different ethnic groups to coalesce in concentrated cultural hubs all crammed together in the same city without any sense of integration then the phenomenon of racism will be expressed naturally as you have dissimilar and unfamiliar groups in close contact. This is a disintegrated society with poor national identity and therefore is a sign of a badly run society. You can avoid the expression of racism by having an integrated society with a clear national identity to which everyone not only belongs but feel they belong. Subordinate to this can be a degree of cultural diversity but no more than is compatible with the national identity and culture being dominant. Anything less than this will lead to a society weakened from within by its own discord and strife.
How can events in another country cause demonstrations and riots in the UK? Two reasons: Mirror neurons ie events abroad remind people here of their own resentments with the second reason being sublimation of the stress of fear and anger of lock down, its lack of purpose and clarity and the forthcoming economic catastrophe as furlough is withdrawn from ghost companies no longer viable or even in a position to pay redundancy. All this to deal with a virus with low fatality which peaked back at the beginning of April and has followed the same course in countries irrespective of lockdown, no lockdown or partial lockdown. The fear of a second peak is more media hysteria in part driven by a second peak in Iran after lifting of lock down there without understanding that is a measurement artefact ie the incidence has increased as it is being measured more. In fact mortality is currently running below seasonal norm.
We conclude that the country is really run by the media with a vested interest of selling print while they pass responsibility via the excuse to the right of free speach to politicians greedy for election or re election who pass responsibility to scientists who are working with government grants and the principle one of whom believed so fervently in his lock down model's necessity that he broke it to have sex with someone he met on a dating site. If it was Ebola raging through the London streets he may well have chosen to remain abstinent. The Hansard report has already concluded that the media are responsible for misinforming the public and making them cynical about politics yet the public are also expected to vote with this knowledge. We speculate that the media should be heavily regulated and paid a fixed salary with bonuses for those sticking to the truth and ruthless sanction for those exaggerating or lying. Free speach is a precious powerful and dangerous commodity and cannot be conferred to anyone with a vested interest apart from the good of the community and in some instances preferably behind closed doors in order to protect the integrity of the fabric of society. Otherwise we get the media circus of destructive scavenging with a zombie political class chained to the stakes of media influence and the country carried by the ebb and flow of the tide of fear and chaos and destruction.]]>3161culture,hysteria,media,mirrorneurons,pandemic,politics,racismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-182-stress-and-trauma-in-pandemic-lock-down--28747876However if you do not process less stressful events but treat them as valid examples to re interpret yourself by then these behave just like minor traumas leading to avoidant and or faulty behaviour patterns in future life further spreading ripples of dysfunction outwards. It is therefore very helpful to write about ones experiences and just doing this even once (writing not typing) can be so effective at combing through life's everyday experiences that this alone can improve physical and psychological health. Sometimes it is too painful for the individual to manage to write about and reflect without professional help, and done properly there is nothing that cannot be worked through and resolved should you want to do so.
During lock down taking time to reflect, write things down and , crucially, re integrate with family and close community can be powerfully therapeutic. Next week we will discuss how professional help for stress and trauma works.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28747876Sun, 31 May 2020 15:41:37 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoStress is a symptom associated with loss of control. We all experience it often on a daily basis. Trauma is the outcome when under severe stress either acutely or over a prolonged period of time. At least one third of the population have suffered...However if you do not process less stressful events but treat them as valid examples to re interpret yourself by then these behave just like minor traumas leading to avoidant and or faulty behaviour patterns in future life further spreading ripples of dysfunction outwards. It is therefore very helpful to write about ones experiences and just doing this even once (writing not typing) can be so effective at combing through life's everyday experiences that this alone can improve physical and psychological health. Sometimes it is too painful for the individual to manage to write about and reflect without professional help, and done properly there is nothing that cannot be worked through and resolved should you want to do so.
During lock down taking time to reflect, write things down and , crucially, re integrate with family and close community can be powerfully therapeutic. Next week we will discuss how professional help for stress and trauma works.]]>2686emotion,freespeach,logic,pandemic,pennybecker,processing,stress,therapy,trauma,wirtingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-181-the-pandemic-was-over-when-the-panic-started-lock-down-or-no-lock-down--28216907We need to come out of lockdown immdiately. It looks like our comment about being time for another Gena Miller have come true quicker than we anticipated as there is a class action law suit being launched by a business man in Monaco making a claim against the effects of lockdown on his business. In Spain they are callign for the resignation of the President and deputy and disparoval of government has been expressed in other countries. I suspect this will be the tip of the iceberg and it is likely more lies and excuses will be spun in defence rather than cleansing with honesty and responsibility taking but then that would not be modern policitcs or democracy. Time for a change perhaps?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28216907Sun, 24 May 2020 20:15:16 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe Pandemic was on the way out just when panic started, in the case of the UK in early April. This was approximately replicated round the world. Ttherefore response strategy was irrelevant. Lock down or no lockdown made no difference to the duraton...We need to come out of lockdown immdiately. It looks like our comment about being time for another Gena Miller have come true quicker than we anticipated as there is a class action law suit being launched by a business man in Monaco making a claim against the effects of lockdown on his business. In Spain they are callign for the resignation of the President and deputy and disparoval of government has been expressed in other countries. I suspect this will be the tip of the iceberg and it is likely more lies and excuses will be spun in defence rather than cleansing with honesty and responsibility taking but then that would not be modern policitcs or democracy. Time for a change perhaps?]]>2915democracy,lockdown,mortality,pandemic,sweden,virus,wateoftimecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-180-time-for-gena-miller-again-what-stops-someone-admitting-they-are-wrong--27571157The chancellor has invested the future financial security of the nation way beyond the Brexit war chest to prevent total economic collapse but statistics from America indicate that the stress caused by lock down and economic hardship will cost more than the chancellor has spent thus drastically worsening the economic crisis and in turn killing more people from stress. Much cheaper to pay the right experts who are not Professors in Hoc to the government and properly protect the vulnerable people. How could one possibly console the families of hundreds of thousands people who have and will die from the effects of stress and other medical conditions neglected by the redundant pandemic response due to a government negligent and or manipulated by the press and or not wanting to appear weak by admitting they got it wrong in front of the electorate. This is one reason why democracies cannot work. The general population is known not to know what is good for it , is easily manipulated by the media and government yet have the power to elect politicians who have to pander to them to stay in power. One may argue that it is seductive to have the entire nation's unquestioning obedience to politicians biddings however wrong they may be yet the mistakes will only be compounded and what will those in power be prepared to do to stop the damning truth coming out?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27571157Sun, 17 May 2020 12:18:27 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe government are starting to squabble amongst themselves as to how best approach this 'pandemic'. They have listened to the wrong experts, in fact it looks like they listened to the first expert who appears to have been some kind of in house on...The chancellor has invested the future financial security of the nation way beyond the Brexit war chest to prevent total economic collapse but statistics from America indicate that the stress caused by lock down and economic hardship will cost more than the chancellor has spent thus drastically worsening the economic crisis and in turn killing more people from stress. Much cheaper to pay the right experts who are not Professors in Hoc to the government and properly protect the vulnerable people. How could one possibly console the families of hundreds of thousands people who have and will die from the effects of stress and other medical conditions neglected by the redundant pandemic response due to a government negligent and or manipulated by the press and or not wanting to appear weak by admitting they got it wrong in front of the electorate. This is one reason why democracies cannot work. The general population is known not to know what is good for it , is easily manipulated by the media and government yet have the power to elect politicians who have to pander to them to stay in power. One may argue that it is seductive to have the entire nation's unquestioning obedience to politicians biddings however wrong they may be yet the mistakes will only be compounded and what will those in power be prepared to do to stop the damning truth coming out?]]>2691catastrope,ferguson,financial,mistake,negligent,pandemic,rnumber,stress,sunakcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-179-how-corona-virus-is-culling-the-population-why-lock-down-is-a-mistake--26957328Corona Virus uses the ACE2 receptor to enter cells and this in increased in any form of stress whether physical or psychological including on fat cells. This is the mechanism by which Corona virus kills people who are already unwell or obese. It is also why healthy elderly are relatively resistant to Corona Virus. In other words the risk factor is not age. It is just more likely you will be unwell when older. Once you hit the 90s or even 100s it usually means by definition you have avoided chronic illnesses in order to reach that age which is why there are so many instances of the very old recovering successfully.
Lock down not only increases stress but the forthcoming economic catastrophe will further increase stress making everyone more vulnerable to Corona Virus. Furthermore a second peak is of course going to happen when lock down is eased as has already happened in Germany. It happened with the Spanish Flu and is far more likely to happen with the far less fatal Corona Virus.
Therefore in almost every way possible the government is getting is response to Corona Virus wrong. Indeed Professor LockDown broke his own rules with his married mistress so fervently did he believe in the necessity of his own rules.
Again we say the government is driven by fear, pressure of conformity and narrow spectrum Professors rather than an expert with broad knowledge and common sense. We have been right at every stage of this process by interpreting and stating known facts with a thorough understanding of psychology and an open mind. Interestingly the healthiest people in the UK and the least susceptible to Corona Virus are the Chinese. Now if I were a Chinese Virology Engineer in my laboratory....]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26957328Sat, 09 May 2020 15:51:41 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoEthnic minorities especially Black Caribbean males are at highest risk from the Corona Virus. The key here is obesity or comorbidity which is highest in Black males and in ethnic minorities with increased age. The UK has the most diverse and largest...Corona Virus uses the ACE2 receptor to enter cells and this in increased in any form of stress whether physical or psychological including on fat cells. This is the mechanism by which Corona virus kills people who are already unwell or obese. It is also why healthy elderly are relatively resistant to Corona Virus. In other words the risk factor is not age. It is just more likely you will be unwell when older. Once you hit the 90s or even 100s it usually means by definition you have avoided chronic illnesses in order to reach that age which is why there are so many instances of the very old recovering successfully.
Lock down not only increases stress but the forthcoming economic catastrophe will further increase stress making everyone more vulnerable to Corona Virus. Furthermore a second peak is of course going to happen when lock down is eased as has already happened in Germany. It happened with the Spanish Flu and is far more likely to happen with the far less fatal Corona Virus.
Therefore in almost every way possible the government is getting is response to Corona Virus wrong. Indeed Professor LockDown broke his own rules with his married mistress so fervently did he believe in the necessity of his own rules.
Again we say the government is driven by fear, pressure of conformity and narrow spectrum Professors rather than an expert with broad knowledge and common sense. We have been right at every stage of this process by interpreting and stating known facts with a thorough understanding of psychology and an open mind. Interestingly the healthiest people in the UK and the least susceptible to Corona Virus are the Chinese. Now if I were a Chinese Virology Engineer in my laboratory....]]>2940ace2,black,china,coronavirus,covid19,ethnic,obesity,smoking,stresscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-178-lesson-s-from-the-1918-pandemic-economic-collapse-and-world-war-3--26627564Coronavirus in relative terms to the Spanish Flu is insignificant, but it is being made as bad as Spanish Flu by lock down with serious stress to the population which will be followed by years of austerity, economic collapse and , if parallels are to be drawn some sort of Global conflict. The only two psychologists to win the Noble Prize have independently concluded that humans cannot reliably make rational decisions about the present or future. It is up to the government to direct people back to family and community values and national identity and to know which experts to listen to instead of non peer reviewed research from computer modelling by statisticians at Imperial. We stated at the beginning that the biggest killer will be stress and the physical and mental consequences of that and unfortunately this is know beginning to happen. What is the wisdom of protecting everyone from a relatively benign predator only to release a parched population into a waste-land ravaged by austerity economic collapse and illness and death. Good luck with that.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26627564Sun, 03 May 2020 13:55:31 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe 1918 pandemic killed more people in a short period of time than all the wars of the 20th century combined. The last recorded case was in 1957. Lock down worked but only until the virus circulated the globe and came back for a second wave. Lock...Coronavirus in relative terms to the Spanish Flu is insignificant, but it is being made as bad as Spanish Flu by lock down with serious stress to the population which will be followed by years of austerity, economic collapse and , if parallels are to be drawn some sort of Global conflict. The only two psychologists to win the Noble Prize have independently concluded that humans cannot reliably make rational decisions about the present or future. It is up to the government to direct people back to family and community values and national identity and to know which experts to listen to instead of non peer reviewed research from computer modelling by statisticians at Imperial. We stated at the beginning that the biggest killer will be stress and the physical and mental consequences of that and unfortunately this is know beginning to happen. What is the wisdom of protecting everyone from a relatively benign predator only to release a parched population into a waste-land ravaged by austerity economic collapse and illness and death. Good luck with that.]]>2879anxiety,austrity,depression,family,lockdown,pandemic,psychology,recession,spanshflu,stress,warcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-177-lockdown-induced-economic-catastrophe-could-be-good-for-us--26136490https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26136490Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:04:05 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis week statistics coming out of India show that seasonally adjusted mortality is less than normal. The reason is that road traffic accidents in India kill more people than coronavirus. A sobering thought which becomes even more sinister when you...2486community,coronavirus,depression,econsomiccollapse,expert,family,herdimmunity,imperial,mortality,stresscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-176-why-do-some-people-cope-better-than-others-in-a-crisis-soutzos--25712726https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25712726Sun, 19 Apr 2020 08:22:58 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe show that dealing with a crisis and the effect a crisis has on you is directly related to your attitude and perception and in evolutionary terms those of us who have greatest difficulty dealing with every day life due to high innate anxiety can be...2378anxiety,coronavirus,crisis,experts,herdimmunity,imperial,lockdown,panic,perception,stresscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-175-conspiracy-and-how-to-deal-with-lock-down--25155027Lock dow is all about stress. Stress is about control. Control comes with routine and structure and planning. Quality of life at home comes with mindfulness and spoiling your partner. Boosting the immune system comes from positive thinking, humour, sense of control, exercise, good diet low in sugar and corn oil and with Vitamin D3 and Magnesium supplements. Physical symptoms of anxiety can be dealt with abdominal breathing, breath holding, straining against a closed glottis and controlled exhalation. We can also use this gift of time for processing events that have already happened and planning for the future. Plenty to be getting on with and without mentioning social media or X boxes!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25155027Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:25:59 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss evidence of vested interest of the large pharmas to have an illness for which every single member of society needs to have a vaccine and the fact that the Senate passed litigation indemnity for large pharmas with respect to vaccines. Lock...Lock dow is all about stress. Stress is about control. Control comes with routine and structure and planning. Quality of life at home comes with mindfulness and spoiling your partner. Boosting the immune system comes from positive thinking, humour, sense of control, exercise, good diet low in sugar and corn oil and with Vitamin D3 and Magnesium supplements. Physical symptoms of anxiety can be dealt with abdominal breathing, breath holding, straining against a closed glottis and controlled exhalation. We can also use this gift of time for processing events that have already happened and planning for the future. Plenty to be getting on with and without mentioning social media or X boxes!]]>2716breathing,carbondioxide,control,covenant,diet,excercise,health,immune,immunological,oxygen,relationship,routine,stress,structure,sugarcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-174-facts-and-not-emotion-of-coronavirus--24847358https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24847358Sun, 05 Apr 2020 14:22:06 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe have said from the beginning that a media driven frenzy of panic is not the best way to influence the nation and in turn elected politicians who then listen to academics with unidimensional models that completely neglect equally if not important...2351community,coronavirus,lockdown,statecontrol,statisticscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-173-coronavirus-uncut-the-statistics-and-the-reality-so-far--24387779https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24387779Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:46:09 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThere are many conspiracy theories but even more panic and media hype. The reality is that coronavirus world wide still has not killed as many as normal flu in one year in the UK alone. Given effective modern medical treatment (in this case...2694cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-172-can-coronavirus-really-make-the-markets-drop-25--23789947Yet financial markets have been in free fall. All from a mild flu like illness? This is not the plague or leprosy or even SSARS. It can however been used as a convenient excuse to tighten borders and re establish national identities in permissive fluid societies lost in faceless swamps of political correctness. Viral Brexit?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23789947Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:20:26 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe statistics of Corona virus indicate that where modern medical care is available then the mortality is no more than the common flu. But in contrast to usual flu those few seriously affected are more likely to need Intensive Care. The higher...Yet financial markets have been in free fall. All from a mild flu like illness? This is not the plague or leprosy or even SSARS. It can however been used as a convenient excuse to tighten borders and re establish national identities in permissive fluid societies lost in faceless swamps of political correctness. Viral Brexit?]]>2629brexit,coronavirus,nationalidentity,nhscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-171-the-power-of-likeability-and-why-corona-virus-is-an-excuse-for-authoritatianism--23462616So its not what you do its how you do it with a dose of luck.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23462616Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:30:25 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoCorona Virus is in the same family as the common cold. The clear statistics are that mortality rate is not much higher than the flu and may be lower. Those vulnerable to serious illness are the elderly and immunocompromised as with all flus and medics...So its not what you do its how you do it with a dose of luck.]]>2606borisjohnson,charm,gretathumberg,likeability,pritipatel,psychopathcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-170-has-the-weinstein-curse-been-finally-lifted-or-do-we-live-in-a-world-of-opportunists--23205705https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23205705Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:51:25 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoHarvey Weinstein has finally been convicted. We discuss the paradox of how a bountiful capitalistic permissive society rapidly becomes unequal giving rise to resentment and identity politics and ultimately to the Me Too campaign. A permissive tolerant...2629accountability,harveyweinstein,identitypolitics,permissive,politicalcorrectnesscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-169-origins-of-sexuality-and-the-importance-of-being-true-to-yourself--22692257https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22692257Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:20:50 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss some of the origins of sexuality and the importance of being true to yourself .2640betruetoyourself,permissivness,philipschofield,sexualitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-168-what-makes-people-do-things--22443371https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22443371Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:54:00 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoHumans like all animals are hard wired to survive and where life is on the line the quickest response is reflex or instinct which short circuits rational thought. This is the Amygdala Hijack. Most of human behaviour is driven by emotion and has little...2708amygdala,decisionmaking,emotion,harveyweinstein,terrorismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-167-loneliness--21950606https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21950606Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:49:13 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoHumans like almost all living organisms are tribal. We are therefore hard wired to function in relatively small close knit groups of very similar people. Nature therefore makes us like this and it is biologically good for us both mentally and...2704community,family,loneliness,purposecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-166-just-how-traumatic-is-daily-life--21706219https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21706219Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:24:19 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss Royal Duty versus self interest. Megan is apparently suffering from anxiety and trauma. We look at just how common trauma really is an reveal some startling statistics that suggest modern daily life is not suited to humans. We are...2689control,duty,harry,megan,posttraumaticstress,ptsd,royal,selfinterest,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-165-relationships-are-the-5th-need-in-life-what-men-and-women-want--21471708https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21471708Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:57:05 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThere are 4 needs in life. Air, Food, Water, Shelter, but for a happy life you also need close relationships. This is why loneliness is toxic both mentally and physically and why the wrong relationship can be catastrophic. Women are being forced down...2659men,politicallycorrect,relationships,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-164-new-year-s-resolutions-how-to-deal-with-the-year-ahead-without-setting-yourself-up-to-fail--21310802We discuss New Year's resolutions and how they set you up to fail and instead what to replace them with. Failure is a natural part of life the key is insulating yourself from the effects of failure and learning from it.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21310802Fri, 03 Jan 2020 13:52:52 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoChristmas time is a risky time for relationships despite it being a family focused time. We discuss New Year's resolutions and how they set you up to fail and instead what to replace them with. Failure is a natural part of life the key is insulating...We discuss New Year's resolutions and how they set you up to fail and instead what to replace them with. Failure is a natural part of life the key is insulating yourself from the effects of failure and learning from it.]]>2704christmas,family,goals,needs,newyearsresolutions,priorities,wantscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-163-what-is-the-best-version-of-yourself--21217590https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21217590Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:40:59 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is the best version of yourself? This seems to be a hard question and exercises the mind of philosophers, psychologists, in fact every single human with any level of self awareness. In fact self awareness is key because modern life robs you of...2678immigrants,men,politicalcorrectness,psychopath,relationships,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-162-the-royal-family-should-they-be-paragons-of-virtue-or-is-it-human-to-err--21027981https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21027981Tue, 24 Dec 2019 12:49:46 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIt the Royal Family an anachronistic remnant of a by gone era which should have long ago been consigned to the pages of history or are they not only highly relevant but essential to our National identity and integrity? Should members of the Royal...2702monarchy,princeandrew,royalfamilycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-161-why-is-there-blame-culture--20851252https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20851252Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:40:21 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe habit of apportioning blame is exists in a vacuum of knowledge about failure. Failure at almost anything in our goal orientated modern society is considered catastrophe therefore the immediate emotional response will be defence or attack....2642blame,religion,responsibilitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-160-how-boris-johnson-won-the-election--207180051: He is likeable (in reality a charming psychopath)
2: He plays the fool (Court Jester Syndrome which makes it hard to hold him responsible as long as he does not over do it and loose credibility which he risked doing at one point)
3: He has successfully walked a fine line between avoiding racism yet being acceptable to the increasingly insecure British people who seek authoritarianism.
4: Every one was so bad. Corbyn had no message and Swinson has increasingly unlikeable:
disagreeable, angry, swinging the politically correct banner while being dictatorial indicative of immaturity and naivity.
The question now is what will Boris Johnson view to be in his best interests? To hold onto power as long as possible or to find out and action what is necessary for the good of the British people. In the short term those are two divergent concepts but clearly in the long term they are the perfect marriage, as long as BJ still believes in marriage!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20718005Fri, 13 Dec 2019 20:31:18 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThere are four main factors why Boris Johnson won. 1: He is likeable (in reality a charming psychopath) 2: He plays the fool (Court Jester Syndrome which makes it hard to hold him responsible as long as he does not over do it and loose credibility...1: He is likeable (in reality a charming psychopath)
2: He plays the fool (Court Jester Syndrome which makes it hard to hold him responsible as long as he does not over do it and loose credibility which he risked doing at one point)
3: He has successfully walked a fine line between avoiding racism yet being acceptable to the increasingly insecure British people who seek authoritarianism.
4: Every one was so bad. Corbyn had no message and Swinson has increasingly unlikeable:
disagreeable, angry, swinging the politically correct banner while being dictatorial indicative of immaturity and naivity.
The question now is what will Boris Johnson view to be in his best interests? To hold onto power as long as possible or to find out and action what is necessary for the good of the British people. In the short term those are two divergent concepts but clearly in the long term they are the perfect marriage, as long as BJ still believes in marriage!]]>2667authoritarianism,borisjohnson,election,jeremycorbyn,joswinsoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-159-can-terrorists-be-rehabilitated-is-religion-an-unstoppable-force-soutzos--20456288https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20456288Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:37:03 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss terrorism in light of recent events and how to deal with terrorists. Research clearly shows that if terrorism is based on religion then people cannot be rehabilitated. If it based on acquiring a specific objective such as land or freedom...2635authoritarianism,londonbridge,religion,terrorismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-158-cannabis-a-misunderstood-medicinal-herb-or-a-covert-toxin-is-it-as-simple-as-controlling-supply-soutzos--20284593https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20284593Tue, 26 Nov 2019 14:13:17 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss cannabis and the evidence that it is in fact highly toxic to the brain especially to teenage brains and is a bigger cause of fatal road traffic accidents than alcohol. It also causes strokes. We discuss that its ability as a gateway drug to...2612cannabis,depression,driving,opportunity,regulation,schizophreniacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-157-does-flu-cause-depression-recovery-depends-on-you-not-your-therapist-emotion-and-war--20049575https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20049575Sat, 16 Nov 2019 20:24:34 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAs the cold and flu season bursts onto the scene we discuss how it can make you depressed and how to protect yourself. Is Aspirin really an antidepressant? We discuss that the key to recovery in therapy is motivation to do so. This may include whether...2688antidepressant,anxiety,aspirin,depression,emotion,females,flu,therapycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-156-psychopaths-and-narcissists-have-mental-toughness-we-discuss-their-secret-to-success-soutzos--19868682https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19868682Wed, 06 Nov 2019 09:58:31 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIt is an inescapable fact of life that the higher echelons of our society are populated by the more disagreable and dysfunctional of us. Part of the reason is that these people take less responsibility for their actions and care less about the effect...2604confidence,narcissist,politics,psychpath,selfesteem,successcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-155-the-causes-of-suicide-can-bacteria-make-you-depressed-soutzos--19673138https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19673138Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:51:30 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhy is teenage suicide sky rocketing? Is this really what modern society inspires in our young adults? Our own gut bacteria are crucial to our immune functioning and levels of inflammation in the body and can be affected by diet, stress, and light....2595bacteria,depression,diet,identity,suicidecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-154-what-the-main-killer-in-the-western-world-is-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-stress-soutzos--19309150https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19309150Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:28:40 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is the purpose of eduction? Should private schools be banned? Divorce is the biggest stress in life. Why is marrying later in life likely to last? Even if this is true is it a good thing for society? Children learn to do business deals in the...2682divorce,marriage,stresscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-153-why-is-politics-in-chaos-extremes-in-the-same-party-why-is-kindness-more-important-than-money-and-looks-soutzos--19198214https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19198214Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:55:29 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe labour party is proposing to abolish private schools as well as censure the press. Extreme views like this arise in a free speach self serving democracy where structure is atomised by political correctness and without the moderating influence of...2164censurethepress,johnson,kindness,privateschool,relationships,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-152-stress-is-a-bigger-killer-than-diet-or-lack-of-exercise-addiction-and-gambling-soutzos--19180831https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19180831Sat, 21 Sep 2019 16:19:36 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discus a study that shows different emotions physically affect the shape of the heart in different ways. Emotion and by inference perception is so powerful that if you are well exercised and eating a model healthy diet stress will still ravage your...2712addiction,diet,exeercise,gambling,need,stress,wantcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-151-is-one-quarter-the-population-addicted-to-prescription-medication-can-you-create-a-legacy-soutzos--19058220The fact is is that society is increasingly unhealthy of people. Suicide has gone up 40% in America in 20 years and after years of reduction is having an uptick in the UK. Poverty and social disintegration is to blame. Brexit is clearly going to cause social and economic upheaval. People like James o Brien and building their careers on stating the obvious and belittling those who think emotionally and cannot explain the crucial importance if brexit which is about maintaining our national and individual identities rather than further swirling down the plug hole of political correctness instant gratification and increasing social and ethnic divides. Of course those running the country almost lack the insight to capitalise on the psychological/social/economic opportunities for good that Brexit will provide. We also discuss how to create a legacy. The short answer is that you will fail if that is your goal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19058220Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:45:56 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThere are alot of prescription drugs being prescribed but there is no need to be panicked by the headlines. This is just sensationalist as the next thing you read is that we are on 'potentially' addictive medication in contrast to the title!...The fact is is that society is increasingly unhealthy of people. Suicide has gone up 40% in America in 20 years and after years of reduction is having an uptick in the UK. Poverty and social disintegration is to blame. Brexit is clearly going to cause social and economic upheaval. People like James o Brien and building their careers on stating the obvious and belittling those who think emotionally and cannot explain the crucial importance if brexit which is about maintaining our national and individual identities rather than further swirling down the plug hole of political correctness instant gratification and increasing social and ethnic divides. Of course those running the country almost lack the insight to capitalise on the psychological/social/economic opportunities for good that Brexit will provide. We also discuss how to create a legacy. The short answer is that you will fail if that is your goal.]]>2674addiction,anxiety,goals,legacy,success,visioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/topical-talkology-episode-150-is-boris-being-a-leader-or-a-tyrant-london-is-the-drug-capital-of-europe-soutzos--19000181https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19000181Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:34:33 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoBoris Johnson is trying to get something done in a political swamp of vested interest and disloyalty. The civil service run the UK and the only time Parliament has been tasked with making a decision it has wasted 3 years. Despite this the UK continues...2699addiction,borisjohnson,brexit,drugs,parliamentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-149-happiness-and-success-can-never-be-your-goals-soutzos--18789490https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18789490Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:47:08 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is confidence? Why do most of us lack it? Is it different to self esteem and what are determinants of self esteem? What makes us successful ? What makes as happy and how to we make ourselves happy? Certainly setting happiness as a goal is a...2443confidence,goal,happiness,priority,selfesteem,successcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-148-leadership-and-relationships-soutzos--18715267https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18715267Sat, 03 Aug 2019 16:10:18 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2646cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-147-is-trump-racist-or-does-he-simply-understand-that-people-are-fundamentally-racist-soutzos--18598757https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18598757Sat, 20 Jul 2019 15:29:22 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoOfcourse Trump is racist but then so are at least two of the women in the "Squad" as one has made anti Israel comments and another anti Jewish comments. If he was not racist he could have said that if anyone does not like it America then go somewhere...2701emotion,freespeach,racism,religion,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-146-should-the-press-be-allowed-to-hide-behind-the-politically-correct-label-of-free-speach--18542915https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18542915Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:20:11 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe police have had to warn the press against publishing anything else politically sensitive which could damage the prospects of UK as a whole . Is this an outrageous challenge to our treasured entitlement to free speech? This is as a result of the...2674ambassador,conflictofinterest,freespeach,media,presscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/topical-talkology-episode-145-obesity-causes-more-deaths-from-cancer-than-smoking-soutzos--18469591We discuss whether obesity is a matter of choice or an illness and the causes of it and what can we do to tackle it. Are we just money making laboratory rats for the large processed food multinationals who feed our sugar addiction like drug pushers supply drugs? Listen and find out!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18469591Fri, 05 Jul 2019 15:28:30 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoObesity is now the leading cause of cancer in the UK. The number of severely obese people outnumbers smokers by 2:1 although smoking remains more toxic than obesity per individual. We discuss whether obesity is a matter of choice or an illness and the...We discuss whether obesity is a matter of choice or an illness and the causes of it and what can we do to tackle it. Are we just money making laboratory rats for the large processed food multinationals who feed our sugar addiction like drug pushers supply drugs? Listen and find out!]]>2686addiction,cancer,obesity,religion,sugarcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/topical-talkology-episode-144-is-someone-s-character-relevant-being-a-leader-soutzos--18419929https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18419929Sat, 29 Jun 2019 21:12:26 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2652character,democracy,leadershipcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-143-can-comedy-incite-violence-soutzos--18294980https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18294980Mon, 17 Jun 2019 08:48:46 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoJo Brand thought it was OK to say she would rather throw battery acid than milkshakes over right wing politicians under the guise of comedy and free speach. However we are all responsible how we come across regardless of intent. Part of that is...1459comedy,freespeach,jobrandcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-142-cocaine-and-politics-antidepressant-withdrawal-soutzos--18287326https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18287326Sun, 16 Jun 2019 14:46:47 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoUp to 20% of the population -who admit to it - use cocaine just over half of whom will develope a substance abuse problem. Therefore it's not unusual for politicians who presumably reflect the general population to have used cocaine at some point in...2701cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-141-topical-talkology-what-is-a-life-of-purpose-soutzos--18170044https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18170044Tue, 04 Jun 2019 15:09:19 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoPurpose in life is so important that you live longer if you have one. Purpose starts with identity. First your identity at home: mother father etc, then your identity in the local community: your occupation , then your overall community identity which...2674identity,meaning,purpose,structurecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-140-topical-talkology-can-religion-tackle-alcoholism-soutzos--18111492https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18111492Wed, 29 May 2019 12:56:55 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoPeople need purpose in life. It even helps you live longer. Industrialisation and intellectual arrogance has led to self obsession and an ignorant disregard for values be they religious, moral, ethical. Along with that has resulted a loss of...2677alcohol,purpose,religion,structurecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-139-topical-talkology-the-best-speach-theresa-may-gave-and-what-it-takes-to-be-a-great-leader-soutzos--18073780https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18073780Sat, 25 May 2019 15:31:00 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoTheresa May's best speach was her resignation speach. Why? Because it did exactly what it was intended to which is deliver a difficult message and protect her from fall out. She did this by objectifying herself under the politically correct umbrella...2563leadership,soutzoscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-138-topical-talkology-why-is-a-nurse-sacked-for-using-religion-to-give-solace-to-a-patient--18043543https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18043543Wed, 22 May 2019 12:55:19 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoPolitical correctness which is one of the final symptoms of a disintegrating society means that without any proper leadership or common identity nobody knows how to behave incase someone chooses to take offence. It also means that without common...2663christianity,identity,islam,leadership,politicalcorrectness,religioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-137-topical-talkology-is-our-fate-sealed-in-our-genes-or-are-we-the-masters-of-our-own-destiny--17890619https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17890619Fri, 10 May 2019 14:00:56 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoGold standard studies show that we are our background and we are our genes. Therefore being masters if our own destiny is the big lie fed to us in the West and is one of the bases for resentment, envy, political correctness and Marxism. There is now...2641cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-136-the-world-is-more-angry-and-depressed--17825083https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17825083Fri, 03 May 2019 12:54:20 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe world's population is becoming more angry and depressed. How can this be so with all the benefits of education and technology? We discuss the loss of identity the lack of self acceptance and self reliance and the epidemic of viral aspiration. The...2700anger,aspiration,depression,identity,liecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-135-illicit-drugs-the-future-of-medicine-more-women-having-their-first-child-after-40--17689334https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17689334Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:35:13 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe number of women having their first child over the age of 40 has doubled in 20 years. This age of supposed equality is in fact not equality but an enforced equal outcome irrespective of the individual which has led to soaring anxiety, depression,...2701ketamine,mdma,random,structure,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-134-brexit-has-exposed-the-fraud-of-democracy-gender-fluidity-has-been-around-for-centuries-why-all-the-fuss-now--17658692https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17658692Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:01:53 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is the lie of modern democracy? The lie is that it is capable.of achieving anything let alone enforce the will of the people. We argue that for decades modern political systems are self serving marketing machines aimed at the next election. The...2529brexit,democracy,genderidentity,governmentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-133-the-difference-between-feeling-low-and-clinical-depression--17509074https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17509074Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:43:54 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1in 4 people suffer from mental illness at some point. Depression is the main cause of sickness and death world wide. We discuss why this may the case, the importance of distinguishing between feeling depressed and being clinically depressed and new...2630antidepressant,clinicaldepression,depressedcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-132-why-do-most-people-hold-opinions-against-all-logic-it-s-in-our-genes-like-faith--17415201https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17415201Sat, 23 Mar 2019 15:21:27 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoMost people hold opinions with a strength that defies the strongest logic , even often if they agree with the logic. That's because 98% of our behaviour and thinking pattern is subconscious, most of it programmed before the age of seven. It is likely...2701epigenetics,faith,opinion,peoplepleasercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-131-epigenetics-are-we-borne-who-we-are-or-do-we-become-who-we-are-and-can-we-change-it--17229709https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17229709Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:33:22 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoEpigenetics more specifically an understanding of it, is the future of medicine both physically and psychologically. Why? Because our chromosomes are just the start of who we are. Who we become and how we behave depends purely on epigenetics and this...2694chromosomes,epigenetics,genes,methylationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-130-can-men-and-women-behave-the-same-in-the-mating-game-and-the-big-lie-of-capitalism--17084858https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17084858Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:23:07 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoCan men and women behave the same in the mating game? Or is this just another pressure of political correctness? Equal opportunity does not necessarily imply identical outcomes because men and women are different. Shoe horning both into one role makes...2701capitalism,immigration,men,sex,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-129-stress-depression-therapy-mentorship--16967518https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16967518Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:41:33 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis is a general discussion of some topics we have discussed individually in detail to bring together how they relate to each other in terms of stresses of modern life, depression, treatments for it including tablets, therapy and wider socioeconomic...1918depression,mentorship,stress,therapycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-128-is-brexit-chaos-a-conspiracy-for-something-more-sinister-and-why-are-the-jewish-the-most-intelligent-race--16966774https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16966774Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:08:56 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoHas anyone wondered why there appears to be a chaos completely at odds with the seemingly motivated sharp and intelligent teams trying to bring it about? Perhaps the chaos is manufactured with a more ominous end in mind. Consider that it is well known...2701brexit,epigenetics,intelligence,jewishcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-127-part-2-is-free-movement-of-people-a-symptom-of-political-correctness-why-are-the-jews-persecuted-through-the-ages--16874415https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16874415Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:18:53 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe hypothesize that free movement is a symptom of political correctness as it applies the same outcome to the people of different countries irrespective of local political or economic climates. Therefore this leads to a skills drain from less...1365assimilation,freemovement,israel,jealousy,jewish,politicalcorrectnesscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-127-part-1-the-motivation-behind-politicians-actions-and-consequences-of-political-correctness--16873981https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16873981Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:07:30 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss that the motivation almost all humans including politicians is self interest. Whether welfare of the electorate coincides with that is a matter of chance. That applies to any form of leadership but perhaps what matters most is that some...1533europe,freemovement,politics,trump,venezuelacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-126-toxic-masculinity-are-dictators-an-example-of-this--16812342https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16812342Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:37:31 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is toxic masculinity? We argue the milieu which gave birth to this phrase is one of toxic political correctness where every term is made toxic by association. In other words nothing linked to political correctness is non toxic because it destroys...2698brexit,democracy,dictator,masculinity,toxicmasculinitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-125-is-grumpiness-good-for-you-cannabis-and-driving-cannabis-and-schizophrenia-and-violence-the-truth-they-won-t-tell-you--16678465https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16678465Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:35:14 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoCannabis is on a roll of good will and positivity with billions of pounds of private equity money being poured into its production and research. Yet just like alcohol , although cannabis can have a calming effect it has been linked to a doubling of...2621alcohol,cannabis,grumpy,schizophrenia,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-124-how-to-keep-new-year-s-resolutions-race-pay-gap--16576338https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16576338Thu, 27 Dec 2018 17:36:59 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2018 was the year of the pay gaps and the last of the year is the race pay gap which is larger than the gender pay gap. We caution against knee jerk conclusions as the reasons are bound to be multifactorial. The gender pay gap for instance is mainly...2700doesmoneymakeyouhappy,newyearsresolutions,racepaygapcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-123-christmas-edition-but-where-is-the-christmas-spirit--16538892https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16538892Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:28:42 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoChristmas is here but where is the Christmas Spirit? The stock market has none if it's customary seasonal sparkle and instead is in free fall. Media obsesses about lip reading Jeremy Corbyn who's comment if it had used the word 'man' instead of...2686china,christmas,drones,gatwick,identitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-122-are-humans-evolving-or-devolving--16464102https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16464102Thu, 13 Dec 2018 20:09:44 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe ask whether society and within that the human species is continuing to evolve or have we hit our sell by date and are gradually beginning to overheat and dissolve back into the primordial soup of creation from which the next civilisation or life...2682dementia,devolution,evolution,hierarchy,obesity,structurecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-121-determinants-of-behaviour-biology-versus-nurture-and-why-reverse-discrimination-aka-political-correctness-is-destructive--16410690https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16410690Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:03:15 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss that our human behaviour has a major influence via genetics through evolution so that for hundreds of millions of years most living organisms are pack animals and furthermore hierarchical. We explain how epigenetics can influence the...2673biology,genetics,politcalcorrectness,reversediscriminationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-120-why-most-decisions-are-wrong-and-what-to-do-about-it--16352746https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16352746Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:02:29 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhy are most decisions wrong? And when we mean decisions we mean those made by individuals, corporations or politicians. The reason is that logic is a rare companion to decisions as humans are hard wired to think and respond to emotions as that was...2675emotion,goals,need,selfserving,vestedinterestcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-119-increasing-social-inequality-and-reducing-lifespans--16294117https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16294117Fri, 23 Nov 2018 15:55:53 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe gap between rich and poor, haves and have nots is increasing and is also reflected in differences in life expectancy between rich and poor which is 10 years for men and 8 for women. Superimposed on this is the fact that women's lead in life...2521lifespan,paretoprincipal,socialinequalitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-118-brexit-banking-and-men-and-women-s-brains-are-different--16240582https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16240582Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:03:11 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss the real reason Brexit is being made difficult for the UK is not to make an example but because France and Germany need the British banking system as the third leg in a rickety stool propping up Europe. We discuss the how the economy has...2687banking,brexit,democracy,men,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-117b-armisitce-day-the-war-to-end-wars--16180726https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16180726Fri, 09 Nov 2018 19:51:17 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo11th November is Armistice Day, the way to end wars. Or was it? We discuss Thucydides Trap which refers to war being inevitable when one established power is met with a rising power. Indeed research shows that out of the last 16 examples of this war...682armisticeday,history,theucydides,warcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-117a-10-15-of-the-population-on-antidepressants-should-psychiatrists-replace-politicians-for-the-good-of-society--16180690https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16180690Fri, 09 Nov 2018 19:44:27 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo10-15% of the population are on antidepressants which is second only to blood pressure tablets at 14% leaving obesity in 3rd place. We discuss the reasons for this all culminating in a final common pathology of inflammation which then plays on an...2700community,depression,identity,social,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-116-william-sitwell-free-speach-politically-incorrect-or-just-not-a-nice-person-and-what-does-that-mean-for-him-and-society--16119295https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16119295Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:36:12 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoShould William Sitwell have reached any news outlet at all? Or did the recipient of his email simply dislike him enough to manipulate a viral outbreak of politically correct identity politics turmoil? It is another example of competence getting you...2654emotion,freespeach,politcalcorrectness,williamsitwellcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-115-phillip-green-women-equals-to-men-in-the-army-politcal-back-stabbing-funding-for-police--16063832https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16063832Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:33:35 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss weekly political events. Philip Green has been criticized for using the power of his money to muzzle the press however the Lord who ousted him used his own exceptional power almost certainly because he did not like him. We discuss that...2679army,phillipgreen,police,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-114-anjem-choudary-hate-crime-or-treason--16003802https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16003802Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:41:29 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoHas the whole issue with Anjem Choudary been mislabeled? We discuss how political correctness has watered down what is by definition treason to a hate crime and how society sleep walks through this. Furthermore we talk ourselves into needing to adapt...2689choudary,hatecrime,identity,national,treasoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-113-relationships-secrets-and-insights--15951951https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15951951Sat, 13 Oct 2018 08:59:48 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe secret of any relationship be it with yourself or anyone or anything else is acceptance and knowing how to be happy with the good enough as long as there are no deal breakers. The eternal quest for the ultimate experience also known as perfection...2685acceptance,philosophy,relationships,religioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-112-are-antidepressants-addicitve-whatakes-a-leader-likeability-or-competence--15890090https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15890090Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:00:10 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAntidepressants are not addictive. There is no sense of craving. There is however a withdrawal syndrome similar to the flu with mild hand tremor to varying levels which can also be avoided by tapered dose reduction. Depression itself is likely in most...2701addiction,competence,leader,likeabilty,withdrawalcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-111-phobias-traumas-emotional-baggage--15832363https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15832363Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:31:20 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoHumans are primarily emotional beings , controlled by emotion and responding to emotional cues. As cavemen the reflex of doing this was the quickest way of responding to dangerous situations and staying alive. However in the absence of conscious...2691emotionalbaggage,phobia,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-110-me-too-just-an-illusion-of-the-media-and-how-to-lower-wages-while-raising-taxes--15781886https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15781886Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:55:15 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe think that most women and men are reasonable and both are prepared to take responsibility when they have consented to enter into a situation with carries with it expectations. The entire "me too' campaign is an artefact of the media who don't care...2701commonsense,identity,immigration,metoo,rapecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-109-the-reason-trump-was-elected-and-why-boris-johnson-will-be--15717067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15717067Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:21:29 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe media sells bad news and misinformation but that does not stop people voting for someone. Research shows that if you are viewed as competent for the job people will vote for you even if they don't like you. Therefore Boris Johnsons comments about...2651borisjohnson,competence,economiccycle,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-108-legacy-another-word-for-family-or-a-modern-day-distraction-from-what-is-important-in-life--15620870https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15620870Sat, 01 Sep 2018 17:48:44 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is legacy? That for which we want to be remembered? Who do we think we are? We are simply here to reproduce. As Socrates said (more accurately the Oracle of Delphi) love is the pursuit of immortality. Whereas some will seek to achieve it by...2439anorexia,bulimia,family,legacy,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-107-part-2-the-importance-of-identity--15559812https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15559812Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:02:13 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo966cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-107-part-1-the-importance-of-identity-with-a-focus-on-adhd--15559803https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15559803Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:01:11 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe talk about the two types of identity. As cavemen we needed to know to which tribe we belonged and to function according to our strengths within that tribe so we could contribute as much as possible with the greatest satisfaction to the well being...2351adhd,democracy,groupidentity,identity,personalidentitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-106-does-power-and-technology-of-capitalism-give-us-eutopia-or-dystopia-know-thyself-mankind--15513868https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15513868Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:16:53 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is an ideal society? Has the power and technology from our capitalist materialistic society helped as get closer to achieving our perfect lives? We argue the opposite. Socrates the ancient Greek Philosopher coined the phrase " know thyself" and...2616eutopia,politics,psychopath,religion,technologycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-105-letter-boxes-muslims-fundamentalists-are-not-all-the-same--15470143https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15470143Sat, 11 Aug 2018 13:53:54 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoLetter boxes, Muslims and fundamentalists are not the same. Get This Wrong And You Bring Radicals Into The Heart Of Your Community under the guise of political correctness and free speech which suggests that the latter are euphemisms for destructive...2701bankrobber,borisjohnson,islam,islamism,letterboxcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-104-are-we-all-becoming-weaker--15412041https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15412041Fri, 03 Aug 2018 10:44:00 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAre all becoming weaker? Is this why more and more of us feel offended more of the time? In reality it is a fault of weak leadership leaving us with an identity crisis so that society has borderline personality disorder by proxy. Humans are not...2675identity,insult,leadership,offend,religioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-103-transference-and-countertransference-stereotyping-hierarchy--15341829https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15341829Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:17:59 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAre men and women equal in terms of how they see themselves in society? If so why are more marriages failing and less women getting married the more they earn in relation to men? Men are hierarchy sensitive because of their need to compete for mates....2670counter-transference,gender-roles,hierarchy,stereotyping,transferencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-102-blimps-and-brexit-scandal-where-is-common-sense--15273384https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15273384Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:25:02 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe common theme running through this week's events is a lack of any common sense or morality or loyalty or respect for country and Constitution. Free speech was the argument for the Trump blimp but this shows no understanding about the purpose of...2668blimp,brexit,financial,politics,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-101-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-trauma-and-phobia-the-unknown-epidemic--15203295There are rapid reprocessing techniques such as EMDR (Shapiro) and Theo's own distilled version which work much faster and very effectively. There is plenty of help for sufferrers. There is helpful material online although your GP is the best gateway to licenced professionals who will be able to help you.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15203295Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:31:18 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoObsessive Compulsive Disorder is an example of a crossover with normal everyday traits albeit with a crucial difference. The first you feel compelled to do even though you don't want to, the second defines your sense of perfectionism professionalism...There are rapid reprocessing techniques such as EMDR (Shapiro) and Theo's own distilled version which work much faster and very effectively. There is plenty of help for sufferrers. There is helpful material online although your GP is the best gateway to licenced professionals who will be able to help you.]]>2480anxiety,fear,obsessivecompulsivedisorder,phobia,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-100-immigration-can-people-think-for-themselves-or-do-they-need-rules-and-regulation--15165766https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15165766Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:22:48 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe start off talking about immigration and go on to the psychology of fear and motivation and look at what is necessary to get things done. We discuss whether people can think for themselves or whether we need rules and regulations and pursuant to...2635choice,imigration,regulation,rules,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-99-why-is-europe-failing--15107546https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15107546Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:56:22 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoImmigration has always occured so why is it a problem now? The answer is because it has become unregulated so systems if assimilation - such as they are as they are mostly woefuly inadquate - are swamped. This leads to social unrest and further...2622assimilation,economy,europe,immigration,inequalitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-98-suicide-and-self-harm--15057547https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15057547Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:30:35 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThere are 200,000 hospital admissions for self harm in the UK every year mostly in young women. 1in 10 female adolescents have self harmed compared to 1 in 15 in the general population. In young women it is shooting up possibly due to social media...2309depression,loneliness,selfharm,social,suicidecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-97-addiction-what-is-it-and-what-to-do-about-it--15000844https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15000844Fri, 08 Jun 2018 15:44:29 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAddictions are habits that control us which we crave and or feel withdrawal symptoms from and continue despite evidence of harm being done in some arreas of our life. Classically alcohol and drugs but it can be eating , sex, social media, even...2665addiction,alcohol,dopamine,drugs,serotonincleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-96-the-government-and-identity-politics--14947078https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14947078Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:01:16 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe government as is the vice of democracy have their vested interest at heart and have to appeal to the electorate. There is a reason the term political correctness has been coined. The basic psychological mistake is that the adhering to political...2454government,identity-politics,political-correctness,vestedinterestcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-95-religion-sex-and-marriage--14888452https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14888452Fri, 25 May 2018 18:51:24 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2695covenant,marriage,religion,sexcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-94-should-people-get-married--14825559https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14825559Fri, 18 May 2018 09:20:27 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is the point of marriage in this increasingly throw away society where we feel encouraged to constantly chase the ideal? The answer is that it is tiring and ultimately unsatisfying to do so . The key to individual happiness is living in a happy...2050divorce,marriage,peaceofmind,relationship,solicitorcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-93-are-women-and-men-the-same--14771312https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14771312Fri, 11 May 2018 17:09:16 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss whether all this political correctness between the sexes is useful and helpful or just a smoke machine getting into everyone's eyes and blinding people to common sense. There are well known biological differences between the sexes which...2587career,family,men,sex,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-92-what-is-the-point-of-higher-education--14704074https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14704074Fri, 04 May 2018 10:49:15 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIs university really worth it? Certainly the vested interest of filling courses with fee paying students has led to academic inflation where all standards have been dropped so school get better exam results and universities get more students with...2701career,debt,leftwing,psychedelics,universitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-91-is-hierarchy-natural-and-is-it-good--14647189https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14647189Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:56:29 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAlmost every living organism lives within a group as Nature figured out millions of years ago that that confers a survival advantage relative to wondering the plains as a nomad. Groups need organisation otherwise there is chaos. Organisation requires...1796agreeable,hierarchy,leader,politicalcorrectness,societycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-90-how-do-we-deal-with-inequality-in-society--14585784https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14585784Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:44:42 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe distinguish between inequality of opportunity and inequality of outcome. It is extremely dangerous not to do so as focusing on the latter masks tyranny with freedom imposed by the those with the least to contribute. Democracy and communism are both...2618capitalism,democracy,inequality,marxism,socialcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-89-is-a-permissive-society-weak-or-strong--14549426https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14549426Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe are proud of our permissive society which champions multiculturalism yet why is there so much social unrest and why are leaders with beards less likely to be elected to power? Why does time of day or how good you look aftect the decision of a jury?...2681leadership,marxist,permissive,religion,societycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eoisode-88-how-far-is-too-far-whay-should-we-be-allowed-to-do-to-defend-our-homes-and-loved-ones-against-invasion--14472020https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14472020Fri, 06 Apr 2018 10:29:15 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIs it acceptable to use lethal force to defend your home? If a burglar enters your home does this mean the law has failed? We discuss how vested interest if policy makers impede application of the law effectively and send resources scurrying down...2652burglary,law,leadership,lethalforce,policecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-87-is-it-right-to-strip-british-isis-fighters-of-their-citizenship--14431247https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14431247Sat, 31 Mar 2018 19:14:39 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe question has an obvious answer which only serves to act as an easy vote winning pacification rather than address the real problem of why people are burning the British flag and going abroad to fight for ISIS at all. Sticking plasters are worse...2618citizenship,isis,marginalise,societycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-86-are-there-any-absolute-rights-and-wrongs-or-is-it-all-a-matter-of-the-opinion-of-the-time--14413761https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14413761Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:06:49 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoOur midweek special hosted a group discussion on what society sees as acceptable or unacceptable and how this may change over time and circumstance2691law,opinion,religion,societycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moral-instinct-or-vested-interest-part-2--14375687https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14375687Sat, 24 Mar 2018 17:49:36 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe show that of the ways of leading societies known to mankind that religion is infinitely more effective as it provides all elements necessary for leadership and psychological peace of mind: fear and motivation, sense of belonging and structure and...2671harmony,leadership,morals,religion,vestedinterestcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-84-karma-part-2-what-to-do-when-you-are-wronged--14356833https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14356833Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:05:26 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe most important thing when you are wronged is to heal yourself which means let it out, accept, forgive. Take whatever responsibility you have and ascribe whatever is due to others unto them. Become aware and in control and move on. Respond in a...1143forgivness,justice,karma,law,religioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-83-are-morals-an-instinct-or-are-we-driven-by-vested-interest--14310408https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14310408Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:21:49 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss whether morals are innate in us or whether we are driven by vested interest. We conclude that vested interest is a surrogate primitive survival reflex which if left unregulated will lead to chaos. Morals regulate our behaviour so that...2644morals,politics,religion,reward,vestedinterestcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/summary-on-karma--14285668https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14285668Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:25:03 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo66cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/karma-what-is-it-does-it-even-exist--14284795https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14284795Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:47:43 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIs Karma real? The concept of Karma has ancient religious roots and as such is an abstract idea that has been found to improve how society works. The reason is how humans function. If people feel they relate to you and you are likeable then you are...1022charm,karma,likeability,naturaljustice,religioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/summary-of-who-wants-success-at-work-if-they-are-unsuccessful-in-life--14241327https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14241327Fri, 09 Mar 2018 12:29:45 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo169family,peaceofmind,religion,success,workcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-wants-success-at-work-if-they-are-unsuccessful-in-life-dedicated-to-boris--14241034https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14241034Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:28:31 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoFollowing last week's podcast on what makes you successful we had one person ask us how that related to having a successful life. This is totally different. The first is being materially successful in the society in which we find ourselves. However...2679career,happy,peaceofmind,success,workcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-success-down-to-luck-what-you-can-do-and-should-avoid-to-influence-it-in-your-favour--14203623https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14203623Mon, 05 Mar 2018 16:47:31 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoLuck is the key factor that ordains extreme success. However there are key factors which can raise you out above mediocrity which include creativity and conscientious hard work as well as some frontal lobe ability aka emotional intelligence/...2683conscientiousness,creativity,luck,psychopath,successcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-antidepressants-work-and-are-they-the-real-answer--14132679https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14132679Sat, 24 Feb 2018 12:16:41 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe discuss a study that the media focused on this week proving that antidepressants work and are safe and therefore should be prescribed in larger quantities to help the increasing numbers of depressed people. However we show that while the first may...2601antidepressant,grandmother,loneliness,socialcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/child-mental-health-part-2-what-makes-a-serial-killer-and-a-ceo-why-focusing-on-gun-law-and-mental-health-provision-is-missing-the-point--14070121https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14070121Fri, 16 Feb 2018 18:05:49 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoChild Mental Health Part 2, What makes a serial killer and a CEO, why gun law and extra focus on mental health is response to mass shootings is missing the main point of what is actually causing not only this but our worsening mental and physical...2621gunlaw,mentalhealth,psychopath,selfharm,serialkillercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/child-mental-health-week--14021242https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14021242Sat, 10 Feb 2018 23:09:17 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis has been children's mental health week. Parents are from the very start handicapped by their love for their children. In evolutionary terms parental love leads to instant self sacrifice to save the children from danger. Now our urban jungle has...2689adhd,child,mental-health,schoolrefusal,selfharmcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/summary-of-topical-talkology-are-women-too-objectified-in-society-and-if-so-why-is-it-wrong--13953470
We discuss how identity politics as a result of the disintegrative acid of political correctness and the incorrectly applied notion of free speech are leading to a very dangerous far left  where an extreme few think they have the moral high ground in representing everyone of their type.

This emotion driven ideal will always lead to disaster as it did in the time of Stalin and Mao because there is no logic to it. Being emotion driven it also seeks rapid change but the glue of our society is there for a reason and attempts to unstick it rapidly will have worrying consequences.

We discuss the scientific facts and figures that show that men and women are physically, hormonally, emotionally different and that therefore seeking the same outcome for them regardless of their individual strengths and weaknesses will be suboptimal and not the nirvana that the identitists seek.

A simple example is that more males are psychopaths and that there is a higher proportion of men versus women in prison and as CEOs. All being equal the identitists should be asking why men are over represented in prison. The fact is that it is the nature of the sexes especially at the extremes that determine some of the observed differences we see in society.

Furthermore by attempting to unstick the glue of society which is based on religious ideals we run the risk not of further equality but of chaos and unhappiness.

One of the reasons that the channel 4 presenter Cathy Newman was so aggressively feminist with Professor Jordan Petersen was that a lot of what he said refered directly to her. She even agreed with him when he suggested her male style higher level of disagreeableness was responsible for her success. We suspect what really upset her was the quite inference that she was also unhappy in her personal relationship as a power woman with an overgrown infant of a man. Relationships are not about competition and dominance that is increasingly the case but about equality and teamwork which need to be worked at by both sides.

Simple solid management principles apply. Identify some ones strengths and weaknesses and encourage them to follow their strengths and steer them away from their weaknesses. Forcing everyone into the same channels is actually disrespecting people and ironically having the opposite result to which the identitists are seeking.  Afterall self awareness and equal rights for self determination will not lead to the same outcomes for all but it will be the better outcomes for individuals as well as society in general]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13953470Fri, 02 Feb 2018 12:08:28 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAre women too objectified in society? And if so why? Is it wrong? We discuss how identity politics as a result of the disintegrative acid of political correctness and the incorrectly applied notion of free speech are leading to a very dangerous far...
We discuss how identity politics as a result of the disintegrative acid of political correctness and the incorrectly applied notion of free speech are leading to a very dangerous far left  where an extreme few think they have the moral high ground in representing everyone of their type.

This emotion driven ideal will always lead to disaster as it did in the time of Stalin and Mao because there is no logic to it. Being emotion driven it also seeks rapid change but the glue of our society is there for a reason and attempts to unstick it rapidly will have worrying consequences.

We discuss the scientific facts and figures that show that men and women are physically, hormonally, emotionally different and that therefore seeking the same outcome for them regardless of their individual strengths and weaknesses will be suboptimal and not the nirvana that the identitists seek.

A simple example is that more males are psychopaths and that there is a higher proportion of men versus women in prison and as CEOs. All being equal the identitists should be asking why men are over represented in prison. The fact is that it is the nature of the sexes especially at the extremes that determine some of the observed differences we see in society.

Furthermore by attempting to unstick the glue of society which is based on religious ideals we run the risk not of further equality but of chaos and unhappiness.

One of the reasons that the channel 4 presenter Cathy Newman was so aggressively feminist with Professor Jordan Petersen was that a lot of what he said refered directly to her. She even agreed with him when he suggested her male style higher level of disagreeableness was responsible for her success. We suspect what really upset her was the quite inference that she was also unhappy in her personal relationship as a power woman with an overgrown infant of a man. Relationships are not about competition and dominance that is increasingly the case but about equality and teamwork which need to be worked at by both sides.

Simple solid management principles apply. Identify some ones strengths and weaknesses and encourage them to follow their strengths and steer them away from their weaknesses. Forcing everyone into the same channels is actually disrespecting people and ironically having the opposite result to which the identitists are seeking.  Afterall self awareness and equal rights for self determination will not lead to the same outcomes for all but it will be the better outcomes for individuals as well as society in general]]>158identity-politics,individuals,men,psychopathsincharge,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-women-too-objectified-in-society-and-if-so-why-is-it-wrong--13953414https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13953414Fri, 02 Feb 2018 11:57:22 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAre women too objectified in society? And if so why? Is it wrong? We discuss how identity politics as a result of the disintegrative acid of political correctness and the incorrectly applied notion of free speech are leading to a very dangerous far...2339chaos,identity-politics,men,psychopathsincharge,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/summary-of-topical-talkology-discussing-the-president-s-club--13901917https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13901917Sat, 27 Jan 2018 15:09:35 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoSummary of this week's topical talkology59lbc,media,politicalcorrectness,thepresidentsclub,topicaltalkologycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-president-s-club-nothing-more-than-the-medias-vested-interest-in-selling-a-story-we-all-know-what-the-media-are-like--13901843https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13901843Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:55:38 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe hype over the president's club is nothing more than the vested interest of the media to sell stories using political correctness as a fulcrum of righteousness. We interview a random female member of the public about this who reflexly says 'we all...1313charity,fakenews,lbc,media,presidentsclubcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-deal-with-every-day-worries-and-is-loneliness-like-political-correctness-a-side-effect-of-social-disintegration--13855385https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13855385Sun, 21 Jan 2018 18:08:31 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAll of us deal with things we are worried about every day. Using Andy's crash and burn example which has happened to all of us at one time or another we discuss how you can take control and not be controlled by your anxiety. We are controlled by our...2582anxiety,breathing,loneliness,panic,phobiacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-you-live-a-life-of-vice-or-virtue--13799093https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13799093Sun, 14 Jan 2018 13:26:43 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoShould you live a life of vice or virtue? Research shows that people who have led a life of vice have fewer regrets at the end of their life than those who lived a life of virtue. We discuss if this is correct and how you too can achieve this while...2582alcohol,media,politicalcorrectness,vice,virtuecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-year-sales-does-choice-make-us-happy--13741976https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13741976Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:32:31 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIt's the feeding frenzy of the New Year Sales. Whether or not most sales ever offer genuine savings we are faced with endlessly increasing choice which although it is something that we think we need it only serves to make us increasingly unhappy. We...2696choice,newyear,politics,religion,salescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-beat-blue-monday--13690179https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13690179Fri, 29 Dec 2017 17:01:46 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis is the time of year where we all take stock and ruefully review all the goals they set themselves and failed. Looking forwards to the New Year with renewed resolve we set new goals as resolutions yet research shows most of us have give up by the...2620goals,needs,newyear,resolution,wantscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-be-happier-at-christmas--13651884https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13651884Fri, 22 Dec 2017 16:15:28 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoChristmas used to be something much more special but as society disintegrates it is simply another commercial vehicle to make money out of us. In many cases Christmas just reminds us how lonely we are while at the same time encouraging is to further...2681christmas,community,family,loneliness,sugarcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-social-media-antisocial-media-are-we-being-conned--13604397https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13604397Sat, 16 Dec 2017 16:23:41 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIs social media a con? In fact does it achieve the exact opposite of what it claims? Is it destroying our natural need to socialise for the sake of advertising revenue? We discuss how human's are the victims of manipulation by hugely complicated...2630depression,manipulation,social-media,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jerusalem-capital-of-israel-justin-baldoni-male-role-model-what-would-you-want-others-to-write-on-your-grave-stone--13546028https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13546028Sat, 09 Dec 2017 16:42:10 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoTrump has a key strength that all entrepreneurs have. He is a doer. Amongst all the mistakes and bankruptcies there have been successes. But exactly because of this it makes him a very dangerous President unless he listens to his advisors. Triggering...2689gravestone,israel,justinbaldoni,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-unity-through-identity-and-how-to-make-it-work-for-you-while-avoiding-the-commonest-mistake-of-making-it-work-against-you--13481049https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13481049Fri, 01 Dec 2017 11:51:14 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThe Royal Family has just shown everyone how to deal with immigrants. They assimilate into their own culture and identity. Megan Markle has been made to convert to Protestantism as the Queen is head of the Church of England. She is expected to...2209identity,royalfamily,tradition,unitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/men-and-women-in-the-work-place-and-how-this-impacts-on-our-rights-to-healthy-family-life--13416320https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13416320Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:28:04 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe interview a young professional couple and discuss their perceptions of the balance of power between the sexes and pressures at work. Women are being pressured to 'have it all' with no understanding whatsoever of natural biology and innate strengths...2542discrimination,equality,marketplace,men/women,workcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/legalise-prostitution--13416289https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13416289Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:21:07 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoShould prostitutuion be legalized? There is precedent in legalising illicit drugs in Norway and Portugal which has reduced the prison population and made the drug scene more healthy and regulated and helped those with mental and social...2183drugs,legalise,prostitution,sexslavecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harassment-part-10-female-perspective-are-we-naturally-monogamous-coup-in-zimbabwe-are-dictators-the-mist-effective-way-of-leading--13353440https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13353440Fri, 17 Nov 2017 13:51:51 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe have a female guest today who gives us her perspective on this harassment media circus and reassures us that most women take full responsibility for setting boundaries which includes an understanding of their own boundaries if and when they have...2132dictator,female,harassment,monogamous,zimbabwecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/media-mayhem-and-media-and-social-media-driven-lynch-mobs-tax-mitigation-credit-crunch-who-s-responsibility--13290914https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13290914Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:16:14 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWho is responsible for Media (and social media) feeding frenzies and lynch mobs? Who is responsible for tax mitigation (as opposed to evasion) schemes. Who is responsible for the credit crunch? Can there be a common thread which could explain all...2133creditcrunch,leadership,media,socialmedia,taxevasioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harassment-where-is-the-balance-is-there-really-a-covert-epidemic-or-are-the-media-the-real-harassers--13234681https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13234681Fri, 03 Nov 2017 11:06:43 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIs there really a covert epidemic of harassment or are the true harassers the media of our senses and of the men they make their victims? Have the media found another profitable crusade of political correctness? An insult to our senses. We take an...1716boundaries,communication,harassment,mediacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/political-correctness-what-is-it-do-we-need-it-is-it-dangerous--13141052https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13141052Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:11:20 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe introduce a special guest today to accompany us on our discussion about political correctness. We discuss what it means. Misconceptions include being tactful. In reality it is a tool of societal disintegration where nursery rhymes are being re...2366authentic,duty,politicalcorrectness,professional,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abuse-of-power-who-does-it-and-why--13084339https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13084339Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:11:25 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoHow do abuses of power such as we have seen flagrantly with Harvey Weinstein come about? How is this allowed throughout different societies socially politically religiously and why do the masses out up with it yet what makes some of these institutions...2067abuseofpower,communism,democracy,religioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hilary-clinton-why-she-failed-to-become-president-and-why-she-is-desperate-to--13059729https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13059729Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:22:41 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoHilary Clinton is today interviewed by Graham Norton. Why is she desperate to become President? Why is did she loose against Trump. The issue of likeability as with Harvey Weinstein raises its head. For Hilary is the need to become President a form of...1165hilaryclinton,likeable,marketable,president,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/women-in-entertainment-harvey-weinstein-s-need-for-charm--13058601https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13058601Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:54:46 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is the truth about Harvey Weinstein? Can we really trust anything actresses (or the media) say as they have clearly already demonstrated a compulsion to act in their own vested interest. If so why is this happening to Harvey Weinstein right now?...2059charm,entertainment,harveyweinstein,victim,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-aren-t-families-looking-after-their-elderly-relatives--12973211https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12973211Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:51:08 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhy aren't families looking after their elderly? Are people too selfish? Is it their fault or is it just not possible given the pressures of modern living and the fractured family networks in our instant gratification society. This is another symptom...2689democracy,elderly,family,god,leadershipcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-are-professional-women-finding-it-hard-to-find-men-should-they-even-be-at-work--12945555https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12945555Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:41:34 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhy are professional women having difficulty finding relationships? Do men want smart women? Women are doing better at school and at work than men. Is this leading to role reversal? Or should women be at work at all ? Does this damage fidelity? Should...1785career,family,relationship,women,workcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/depression-in-society-is-it-illness-or-unhappiness-do-we-need-more-doctors-and-antidepressants-or-is-the-media-and-politics-to-blame--12861191https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12861191Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:28:01 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWe take a necessarily very provocative and revealing approach today to the single greatest growing illness in today's society. We question whether it is true and what the problem really is. It's not more doctors and medication that we need but...1896antidepressants,depression,media,politics,terrorismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diversity-is-it-good-and-is-an-ominous-side-effect-political-correctness--12753709https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12753709Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:26:32 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIs diversity a good thing? Surely families , teams, companies, countries need unity and harmony not difference brought by the diversity of multiculturalism. We discuss how a multiracial society is not necessarily the same as a multicultural society....2429diversity&multiculturism,political-correctness,society,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-we-in-control-of-our-lives-or-drones-of-the-giants-of-modern-consumerist-society--12718115https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12718115Sun, 03 Sep 2017 17:07:12 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoAre we in control of our lives? Do we actually have a say of how we Iive our lives or are we at the mercy of the giant corporations driving the engine of our modern consumerist society? One thing is for sure ; we are not happy. Are we just fodder...2701control,debt,freespeach,political-correctness,societycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/political-correctness-a-vitamin-to-maintain-a-healthy-society-or-a-sign-of-a-floundering-society-on-the-verge-of-self-destruct--12649998https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12649998Fri, 25 Aug 2017 11:48:07 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoWhat is political correctness? Is it a necessary exercise to maintain a healthy society , people's way of policing their own behaviour or is it a sign of a floundering society on the verge of self destruct applied by the least intelligent amongst us...1780political,politician,psychology,society,trumpcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resilience-is-it-true-that-what-does-not-break-you-makes-you--12601720https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12601720Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:55:22 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoIs it true that what does not break you makes you? Or are we who we are and always eventually revert to type? Why are a disproportionate amount of leaders psychopaths or narcissists and how can we navigate the peaks and troughs of today's society and...2601leadership,narcissist,psychopath,resiliencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bullying-what-is-it-why-does-it-happen-what-you-cam-do-about-it--12553174https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12553174Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:23:28 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1268bullying,control,hierarchy,traumacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-you-distinguish-between-clinical-depression-and-hating-your-life-and-wanting-to-give-up-and-what-do-you-do-about-it--12523469https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12523469Mon, 07 Aug 2017 21:20:42 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1804anxiety,depression,goals,hopeless,psychologycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-a-wise-guru-who-describes-religious-people-as-bullshitters-or-sensationalist-part-2--12454144https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12454144Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:48:37 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis is a world renowned Yogi. He is non religious and has addressed the World Bank, the UN, Oxford University, he has done co interviews with Sir Ken Robinson and Deepak Chopra. In between laughing quietly bit voluptuously into his beard he expounds...825philosophy,politics,religion,sadhguru,societycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-wise-guru-who-describes-religious-people-as-bullshitters-or-sensationalist--12454132https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12454132Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:46:58 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2701leadership,philosophy,religion,sadhguru,societycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-fulfill-our-own-prophecies-amd-what-we-can-do-about-it--12401766https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12401766Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:44:05 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1473childhood,familiar,psychology,therapycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-effect-of-trauma-on-childhood-personality-development--12352635https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12352635Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:53:24 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo914care,duty,ethics,morals,ofcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diversity-in-todays-society-is-it-good-or-a-misguided-aspiration-aka-political-correctness--12352634https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12352634Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:53:15 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2168diversity,identity,racismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-zealand-all-blacks-or-theresa-may-part-2--12345343https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12345343Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:38:01 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1248all,blacks,new,theresa,zealandcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-zealand-all-blacks-or-theresa-may-part-1--12345333https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12345333Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:36:43 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1412may,new,theresa,zealandcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-you-always-be-true-to-yourself-or-true-to-your-aspirations-is-authenticity-always-compatible-with-perceived-success--12252272https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12252272Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:38:49 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2577aspiration,authenticity;,career,successcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brexit-understand-the-people-3--12203920https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12203920Sat, 24 Jun 2017 15:47:59 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1072brexit,culture,psychology,racismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brexit-understand-the-people--12203908https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12203908Sat, 24 Jun 2017 15:46:36 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1292brexit,culture,psychology,racismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brexit-understand-the-people-2--12203905https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12203905Sat, 24 Jun 2017 15:46:22 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo962brexit,culture,psychology,racismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/depression-or-unhappiness-fix-the-man-or-fix-society--12137337https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12137337Fri, 16 Jun 2017 21:36:24 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2183depression,inequality,social,stress,unhappinesscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-theresa-may-lost-the-tactical-vote-and-its-nothing-to-do-with-corbyn--12070681https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12070681Fri, 09 Jun 2017 10:42:35 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2423choice,ignorance,politics,psychology,vestedcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-do-people-lack-confidence--12053307https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12053307Wed, 07 Jun 2017 10:14:46 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2356anxiety,depression,illusion,need,societycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-part-2--11969699https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11969699Sat, 27 May 2017 14:36:56 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2376adhd,attention,hyperactivitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-part-1--11969687https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11969687Sat, 27 May 2017 14:35:13 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2420adhd,attention,diagnosis,hyperactivity,ritalincleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/psychopaths-and-how-to-spot-them-and-is-the-death-sentence-justifiable--11937156https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11937156Tue, 23 May 2017 20:36:19 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1777corporalpunishment,psychopathcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/social-media-is-an-illusion-of-connection-its-the-matrix-secretly-sapping-us-of-time-and-health-2--11866774https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11866774Mon, 15 May 2017 06:41:18 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1219community,connectiin,illusion,social-mediacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/social-media-is-an-illusion-of-connection-its-the-matrix-secretly-sapping-us-of-time-and-health--11866761https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11866761Mon, 15 May 2017 06:36:59 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1816community,connection,illusion,social-mediacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/objectivity-and-goals-2--11809372https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11809372Sun, 07 May 2017 07:21:36 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo1780goals,objectivitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/objectivity-and-goals--11809364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11809364Sun, 07 May 2017 07:20:28 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo2687goals,objectivitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-leadership-election-6-sumary--11761343https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11761343Mon, 01 May 2017 21:27:21 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo253election,leader,leadership,politician,politicsyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-and-how-to-elect-a-leader-5-of-5--11747758https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11747758Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:15:13 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo901leader,leadership,politician,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-and-how-to-elect-a-leader-4--11747726https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11747726Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:10:14 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo901election,leader,leadership,politician,politicsyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-and-how-to-elect-a-leader-3--11747721https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11747721Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:09:04 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo901election,leader,leadership,politician,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-and-how-to-elect-a-leader-2--11747718https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11747718Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:08:12 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo901election,leader,leadership,politician,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-and-how-to-elect-a-leader-1--11747706https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11747706Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:06:55 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo886democracy,leader,leadership,politician,politicsyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/determinants-of-success-4--11707309https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11707309Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:44:04 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo799politics,psychology,successcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/determinants-of-success-3--11707303https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11707303Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:43:06 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo839politics,psychology,successcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/determinants-of-success-2--11707298https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11707298Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:41:45 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo849cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/determinants-of-success-1--11707295https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11707295Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:41:09 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoDeterminants of Success 1875business,politics,psychology,successcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/religion-choice-happiness-4--11638308https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11638308Sat, 15 Apr 2017 17:16:21 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo873choice,happiness,religion,religiouscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/religion-choice-happiness-3--11638305https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11638305Sat, 15 Apr 2017 17:15:46 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo901choice,happiness,religion,religiouscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/religion-choice-happiness-2--11638299https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11638299Sat, 15 Apr 2017 17:14:57 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo859choice,happiness,religion,religiouscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/religion-choice-happines--11638296https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11638296Sat, 15 Apr 2017 17:14:11 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo901choice,happiness,religion,religiouscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/its-not-the-tool-its-who-uses-it--11586681https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11586681Sat, 08 Apr 2017 20:37:17 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo861communism,correctness,political,religioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/choices-in-life-and-how-to-make-them--11586672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11586672Sat, 08 Apr 2017 20:35:08 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo872choices,foreign,life,policycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/relationships-what-makes-them-work--11586666https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11586666Sat, 08 Apr 2017 20:33:04 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo901makes,relationships,them,what,workcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/relationships-part-3--11543833https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11543833Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:28:49 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo897idol,relationships,women,workcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/relationships-are-they-worth-it-part-2--11536015https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11536015Sun, 02 Apr 2017 10:32:21 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo901career,modern,relationships,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/relationships-are-they-worthwhile--11531362https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11531362Sat, 01 Apr 2017 14:18:55 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis the first of three parts discussing whether relationships are worthwhile , what their purpose is, how they work, why they don't work.888men,relationships,womencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/topical-talk-terrorism-part-2--11505989https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11505989Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:31:48 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoTwo very experienced students of life discussing topical events showing how much they still need to learn805religion,terrorismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/topical-talk-terrorism-part-1--11505980https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11505980Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:30:01 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheo901religion,terrorismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pilot-for-topical-talk--11505974https://api.spreaker.com/episode/11505974Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:28:11 +0000The Reason For Now By DrTheoThis is a pilot episode with two very experienced students of life discussing topical events showing how much they still need to learn901topictalkscleanfull