Category Archives: Ask the Psychologist

Ask The Psychologist Issue #42: The Psychology of Public Speaking

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Since the response regarding the below article was very supportive (which I sent to a limited number of Church going people), I thought I would make this article an ASK THE PSYCHOLOGIST EDITORIAL. Here are some of the feedback comments: —- “AMEN” —- “The shortcoming is very sad. There was a priest here in …………  that […]

Ask The Psychologist Issue #41: How does the “Boiling Frog Syndrome” apply to what people are being told about Covid Vaccines

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(A related editorial can be found  at www.bartpbillings.com under Ask  The Psychologist heading called, —- ASK THE PSYCHOLOGIST ISSUE 14 –  Gaslighting , Sep 7, 2020)   Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to talk to medical staff at three different hospitals,Imaging Centers, etc… Not that I intentionally wanted to be there, but had no […]

Ask The Psychologist Issue #40: Scotopic Sensitivity (Irlen Syndrome), The Fixable Invisible Impairment Athletes and People In General Experience

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In the early 1980s, I was seeing many young people that were referred to me with a diagnosis of specific learning disabilities (SLD). Many of these individuals were on psychiatric medication for what the schools identified as necessary to help them with they’re learning disability. Such black box warning psychiatric medications as Ritalin, etc., were […]

Ask The Psychologist Issue #39: Meeting Higher Level Psychological Needs Through Dancing, Actively or Passively

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Years ago, I was talking with my daughter Tiffany, who was a college professor teaching performing arts, when we discussed the passion she and her students had for dance. Students would sacrifice much just to dance. Physical pain is part of every dancers life, but does not deter their passion to dance. Financial rewards (Most […]

Ask The Psychologist Issue #38: IS IT TRUE Vaccines Are Causing Miscarriages, Cancer and Neurological Disorders Among Military, DOD Data Show

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COVID Vaccine Mandate for Pilots Violates Federal Law, Puts Passengers at Risk, Citizen Group Warns COVID-19 vaccine mandates for pilots violate federal regulations and place pilots and passengers at risk, according to a letter from the California-based Advocates for Citizens’ Rights. The group cited multiple cases of pilots being injured or dying after the vaccine. […]

Ask The Psychologist Issue #37: You Choose Who To Believe: The book by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr who is the son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and more related material

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It runs for 2 hours and Kennedy addresses many subjects directly, with straight to the point talk. There are no attempts to circumvent questions of the 4 interviewers, as done by many politicians. I watched all 2 hours and was impressed. It changed my perception of who Kennedy is and how on top of many […]

Ask The Psychologist Issue #36: Potlucks and Buffet’s; their relationship to the Flu / Virus and Food Poisoning

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In 2017 I wrote a #1 Best Seller that deals with “The Psychology of How We Choose to Eat, titled Unhealthy or Healthy EATING, it’s Finally up to You”. In this book, I discuss some food safety issues that I learned from taking formal initial and advanced food safety classes, required when you own a restaurant.The classes reinforced […]

Ask The Psychologist Issue #35: Veterans and Their Treatment by the Various VA Hospitals, Good or Bad?

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After the last two editorials of Ask The Psychologist, I feel it was fitting to share my thoughts and those of what was reported in USA Today Newspaper on November 1st, 2012.   I have been asked numerous times, what I thought about the Veterans Administrations treatment of our Veterans. The last 2 issues of Ask The Psychologist entitled, “#33, Just […]

Ask The Psychologist Issue #34: Veterans Day Radio Interview on Veteran Suicide by Bart P Billings, PhD

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Instead of writing about Veteran Suicides, the attached radio interview covers more extensively what I have observed on this important subject. Please listen and if questions, please respond via this email and I will do my best to answer your concerns.   You should be able to either play, or download the show here: https://thepowerhour.com/podcast/veterans-day-special-w-dr-bart-billings-november-11-2021-hour-2/ or […]

Ask The Psychologist Issue #33: “SEZ ME” Just thinking about non-stopped Veteran suicides resulting in possible Government savings with TV series and news interviews focusing on the subject

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On Veterans Day (2021), I was interviewed on a national radio show and the subject of veteran’s suicide came up. I reiterated what I wrote a few years back, as an editorial and would like to restate the following thoughts on the subject that I partially stated on the radio show.   “If we had […]