Keyword: doubt

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The Compulsion to Organize April 2, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Sherri Siegel
Category: Anxiety & Fear, The Mind & Neuroscience

Why do scattered people suddenly need to line up the ducks? Armand DiMele and guest Dr. Sherry Siegel, M.D. trace the spectrum from everyday tidying impulses to obsessive-compulsive disorder, examining the biology of doubt, the genetics of compulsive behavior, and why nightmares may all be, at root, about organizing chaos.

The Psychology of Chronic Doubt January 4, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Anxiety & Fear, Identity & The Self

Chronic doubters are not simply paranoid but deeply afraid of being left alone and unprotected. Armand DiMele traces this pattern to early childhood, specifically to absent or undermining father figures, and explains why doubters simultaneously crave loyalty and resist intimacy.