There is a stereotype in this country that Chinese students, especially those born to immigrant parents, are top performers; at academics, at music, in their chosen professions, etc.

Ted Williams has one of those deep, smooth, old-fashioned radio voices that you just love to listen to–even if you don’t like the station. But until recently, Ted didn’t have a home and survived, in part, by asking for money at a highway intersection in Columbus, Ohio.

What therapy isn’t is a panacea. Yet, that seems to be precisely the present paradigm. When people are lonely, questioning their lives, feeling shut out or shut down and they don’t know where to turn, today, in the 21st century Western World, a therapist’s office is often where they land.

Understanding and being really aware of your expectation, even taking a “brains-on” approach to managing them can help you get through when you’ve been bitten.

We have to remember: “Other people aren’t me! They (mostly) don’t think about me and what I want and need. They think about what they want and need.”