Dr. Gary Bell's Absurd Psychology

Imagine a world without prejudice. Someday it will be, to some degree, as we move towards one global economy. We will explore the roots of prejudice and what it accomplishes. We will take a deep dive into how it manifests and why people fall back on it to shape their views, In a world that is grey, people love to simplify and judge black and white. Please join me. Listen and learn!

Abuse in relationships are passed down in families generation after generation. Sadly, many times it goes unacknowledged or the victims are blamed. Once abuse enters a family's history, rarely does it leave. Abuse comes in all forms. The majority is verbal, physical and emotional. This episode will explore each and give you the tools to know what to do and to heal. First, you must recognize what a...

Gender Identity is a lifetime struggle when you were born one gender but completely feel like you are the other. Millions of people around the world identify with this issue. Amazingly science has found a way to help these people who can afford it. We will explore the confusion and pain for a person, their family, partners and friends to adapt to Gender Identity problems. Tune in and learn!!

To be married to or be a hypochondriac or a neurotic person can literally suck the life out of you. To not have insurance with a hypochondriac can cost millions over a lifetime in medical expenses with no answers. Googling every odd sensation a person can have at any given moment, has more than tripled the hypochondriac population across the globe. Healthcare is the most secure occupation due to t...

Conflict avoidance is one of the key identifiers that a person has not transcended into adult life. Relationships, employment, raising children and anything calling for compromise requires conflict. All that is required is to have the willingness to be an active listener to another person's perception. Whether you agree or disagree is irrelevant. You have to be willing to hear. Tune in and learn h...

Unemployment looms over anyone who works for someone else. The almighty dollar is king and people are the means to more, if it is thought you are not a quick goodbye is coming. No company or business is completely loyal to their employees. The values that once push the United States to the top is gone. We must be rugged individuals faced with the prognosis that on the average the majority of adult...

Bi-Polar and Borderline Personality Disorder have so much in common. They both create chaos in everyone's life they touch, especially when untreated. Both often look for a co-dependent partner to project all their complex madness on. Coping instead of living is their way of life. Riding on total exhilaration in one moment and drastic depression the next. Partners always confused if they are crazy...

Facial similarities, body shape, feelings, attitudes, scents, communication styles, energy, sexual presence, flaws and all kinds of complicated features shape what attracts one person to another. We will simplify and focus on what can turn ugly into hot and sexy. Loneliness lies beneath people's deepest fears and most disturbing thoughts. If we don't feel attractive, we don't feel we belong. We fe...

Raising children on it's own is the most difficult job in the world, but having a difficult child can push any parent to utter insanity. Difficult children come in all flavors of attitudes, narcissism, dangerous behavior, destructive behavior and complete stupidity. I will go into how to work with all types of children and explore potential mental issues and how to cope with them too. Tune in and...

Cross Cultural Relationships can be highly complex. Forming a relationship with someone of a different culture can be highly enchanting. Then one discovers a vast amount of differences in our expectations, areas of compromise, views of finances, religion, family blending, family responsibilities, communication, gender differences and traditions. These fragile relationships sometimes take more than...

Pornography has fueled the sex drives of the human race for 10,000 years or more. Some cultures have prided themselves on it's role in their everyday lives. However, pornography can be a secret addiction and can destroy a monogamous relationship in so many countless ways. We will examine the brain's response, the biological outcomes and how it impacts our everyday lives. Pornography has it benefit...

The transition to adulthood for many children can be challenging for them and their entire family. What we once thought was an adult at 18 years old is now developmentally 32. Some go to college and never make a life, some never leave and others move on and make it. There are true developmental factors that define an adult. By clarifying what an adult is, maybe some will understand how to transiti...

Less than 10% of all people in long term relationships claim they have found their most suitable partner. Most are gigantic compromises with poor communication, selfish partnering skills, short bursts of love, respect and the ability to cherish. Couples often seek counseling after they have crashed the apple cart hundreds and thousands of times using the examples their parents passed down to them...

Self-Sabotage is something all of us do at some point in our lives. Some people do it purposely and others as a subconscious way of life. Self-Sabotage has everything to do with how you feel about yourself. It is a way of rejecting yourself before others reject you. It is a self fulfilling prophecy. So many responsible adults destroy their homes, families, jobs, integrity and lives through destroy...

Abuse and Addiction effect more 18% of the people on our planet, not to mention the people impacted by their lives. Alcohol, drugs, prescription drugs, marijuana, sex and so many other diversions can literally become the people who for habits around them. People sacrifice, love, family, children, spouses, friends, jobs and all other pleasures life offers just to consume their choice of addiction o...

From Humanism to Dialectic reasoning, philosophy is the holding grounds of many perspectives and universal truths that align with our very nature and existence. Wisdom of the ages is often used in psychology along with many other ingredients which form the basis of theory used to treat the entire spectrum of mental disorders. We all have philosophies on life which make up our values and character....

Co-Dependency is a struggle for the entire human population. Like dogs, co-dependents happily look past the habitual tragic life's of people they love and support who are alcoholics, drug addicts, abusers and so on. Co-dependency comes in many flavors. Denial is their main coping skill. Their role in supporting self-destructive people is tragic in itself. The very act of looking past the devastati...

Adoption of children can be a very complex issue for both the adopted children and their new parents. We will do a deep dive into how the process works, the emotional impact and how families bond and adjust. Each adoption is unique and comes with many complex human issues. I will lay out many of the common issues ad offer solutions for all. Listen and learn!!!

Adrenaline junkies are everywhere. They are never satisfied with the simple risk of driving a mile an hour over the speed limit. Their life is one death defying traffic ticket after another. From jumping off cliffs to diving into shark infested water, adrenaline rules and when it is released is the only time they feel truly alive. We will explore how adrenaline works, effects relationships, sex an...

Impulsiveness can destroy a person's life in a heart beat. Anywhere from committing a crime, gambling your home away to quitting your job without plans for an income. People self destruct on a continuous basis. As you are reading this, there are multitudes of people acting on immature thoughts. ADHD is a greatly misunderstood genetic disorder. Once the most valued people in the world were ADHD (hu...

Phobias are experienced by nearly 4 million Americans. Highly treatable, though many choose to suffer with them their entire lives. From Social Phobia to Arachnophobia, I will do a deep dive into the insane fear, the biology of the brain and break out some of the most pervasive phobias to the most detrimental. For some, phobias rule their lives. This handicap of choice is one that can be ended. To...

Sports Psychology is a fairly young field, but is growing like a wildfire. The reason is that it is effective in helping athletes and teams be mentally prepared for all of the issues and barriers they must overcome to become a champion. For an athlete to perform at their very best, they have to learn to tame their biggest obstacle first, their own brain. Tune in as we unveil the difference sports...

So many people journey through life without direction, passion, desire or concern for purpose. Sadly, mediocre is all some strive for. The evolution of our brain's potential is not realized with these people who are the vast majority people of the world. Get a Life is a show about finding your souls journey and listening to your inner voice. Discovering who you are at any age is better than never....

Fear of attachment and loneliness are some of the deepest struggles many people have. Often times the things that cause attachment issues are subconscious programs that we learn very early. To overcome a fear of attachment requires the courage and desire to change. Exposing oneself to being hurt again and again. That is life. Pain is a reminder we are still alive. Listen and learn how to overcome...

Molestation and Rape take place in the childhood of more than 65% of the population of the world. Amazingly, many of these people pull their lives back together in all kinds of ways and find a way through it on their own and never tell a soul. Yet carry the scar of emotions and trauma left behind and in some ways take it out on the people who love them the most and themselves. We will explore this...