Archive for December, 2006

Giftedness and ADD – medicating the gifted and talented

Maggie Preston and Ritalin
A news article on the topic of ADD and treatment interviews several people, including Maggie Preston [27, right] who “was diagnosed with ADD at 16 and took Ritalin for four years. She quit over concerns about addiction after several occasions when she used her medications recreationally. Now she’s a student of photography [...]

Healing and art: Helping our emotional health through creative expression

In her article Creativity, the Arts, and Madness, Maureen Neihart, Psy.D. notes, “There are numerous examples of artists who used their work to save their minds. For example, Anne Sexton [photo], who was institutionalized for her psychosis wrote, “Poetry led me by the hand out of madness” and Jackson Pollock’s large canvas drippings have been [...]

Exceptional abilities: Energy healing & psychic ability

Adam Dreamhealer – distant energy healer
Adam Dreamhealer is considered a gifted distant energy healer and author.
From a recent news story [Adam the Healer - Nineteen-Year-Old Says His Touch Can Cure Diseases, ABCNews ABC.com July 13, 2006] :
Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School and the Mind/Body Center says it does not surprise him that people [...]