Category Archives: Psychology

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Thoughts of a Sci-Fi Writer (in-Training)

Posted on August 30, 2013 by pertobello

One of my goals in revamping my blog is to get everything out on the table. Mentally, physically, everything. Physically: I want to re-do the website, now that I’ve brushed up (“brushed-up” here meaning: had no clue what I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Psychology | Tagged challenges, fantasy, novel, novelist, sci-fi, science fiction, writer, writing | 2 Comments

Cindy’s Blog: TNG

Posted on August 29, 2013 by pertobello

Well, it has officially been a year…a month…and some days since my last post. I promised myself I wouldn’t draw attention to the lag between posts. Then I decided that a promise to oneself is merely a small suggestion drowning in … Continue reading →

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Why Listen to Radiohead

Posted on June 16, 2012 by pertobello

Meet the band: Radiohead and Me The first Radiohead song I heard was Karma Police on the Much Music combo album Big Shiny Tunes 3. I must have been 12 years old at the time, and back then it made … Continue reading →

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What It’s Like to Have ADHD

Posted on March 27, 2012 by pertobello

25 Things About ADHD I will start off by explaining that the reason I’m writing this article is because I made the decision to order a triple espresso at 7pm tonight. It is now 12:47am. Perhaps the caffeine should be … Continue reading →

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Trek for Tourette: Support for Friends and Family with Tourette Syndrome

Posted on March 20, 2012 by pertobello

When I first started writing this blog entry, I found myself writing, “Dear The People, Thank you so much for being such loyal and awesome readers.” Then I stopped myself, realizing that I had written a load of garbage. Wait, … Continue reading →

Posted in Psychology | Tagged adhd and tourette syndrome, jimmy whales, support for tourette syndrome, tourette syndrome, tourette syndrome symptoms, TS, what causes tics, what causes tourette syndrome, what is tourette syndrome, what is tourettes | 3 Comments

Cindy’s Return to the Universe

Posted on March 6, 2012 by pertobello

Hello Friends and Well-Wishers, I’ve been away for a long, long time. Partly this was due to getting engaged and planning a wedding. But mostly it was because I read on wordpress.com that in order to get lots of readership, … Continue reading →

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Addictions: Featuring Star Trek as a Helpful Example

Posted on September 1, 2011 by pertobello

Addictions: There all kinds of them, alcohol addictions, sugar addictions, gambling addictions, computer game addictions, work addictions, shopping addictions, fancy car addictions, caffeine addictions, Korean drama addictions, chocolate addictions, nicotine addictions, medication addictions, friendship addictions (which commonly lead to stalking addictions), addictive TV … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of Pertobello, Psychology | Tagged addiction, addictions, beer, bender, buyers, caffeine, captain picard, coffee, consumers, drama, drugs, economy, energy, episode, friendship, gambling, medication, patrick stewart, picard, planet, sellers, shopping, stalker, stalking, star trek, star wars, sugar, symbiosis, television, video games | 3 Comments

Does Everyone Have ADHD These Days?

Posted on August 27, 2011 by pertobello

The other day I was talking to a lady. No word of a lie! And we were taking about attention spans and so on, and I said to her, “I actually have ADD.” She replied with a shrug and said, … Continue reading →

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Ask A Worry Wart – July Edition

Posted on July 26, 2011 by pertobello

“Tell Me Your Secrets” __ My parents are coming to visit, and they want to meet my BF. That’s not the problem. The problem is choosing which one… I didn’t mean to have 20 boyfriends at the same time, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of Pertobello, Psychology | Tagged advice, advice column, anxiety, ask, coffee, dinosaurs, eat, love, pray, problems, psychology, reading, relationships, stress, wart, worry, worry wart, writing | 5 Comments

How to Deal With Frenemies at Work

Posted on June 25, 2011 by pertobello

Do you have a Frenemy at work? Do you find your heart rate speeding up as you reach for the door of your office? Do you quietly think of skipping work in favor of going to the beach or maybe snowboarding, depending on … Continue reading →

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