Over the years, this has been my most popular article. The article offers twenty signs of an abusive, controlling, and manipulative individual. The "Loser" may be a spouse, romantic partner, parent, sibling, or friend. The article helps not only identify these individuals, but offers suggestions on detaching from abusers/controller and reclaiming your life.

The term "Stockholm Syndrome" refers to the reaction of the hostages in a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden. Held captive and threatened with death for five days, upon their release the hostages were supportive of their captors.

Many conditions in mental health practice are considered the product of a "chemical imbalance". The client is then prescribed medications to correct the imbalance little education regarding the causes, treatment, and symptoms. This handout is an effort to describe the current theory behind those psychiatric disorders known to be related to brain neurotransmitters.