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Bill

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I am definitely Christian but not an institutional church-goer. I've always been rather empathetic but have not actually trained as a psycyhologist. I guess you could say I'm sort of a natural-born psychologist, although I have read in the field and worked for nearly 29 years in Southern California as a probation officer. Hence I hobnobbed with a lot of professional psychologists and have learned from them. I'm a fan of cognitive therapy and think that it is, among those available, solidly biblical, so I like to recommend it. My favorite book that I suggest a lot in my answers is "Ten Days to Self Esteem" by the best-selling psychiatrist David D. Burns. Years ago, I learned that I am bi-polar and was on Lithium for 23 years. So I have lots of experience as such and like to answer questions in that arena. I've obtained real help from the www.truehope.com program and often recommend the free downloadable book: http://www.thewayup.com/