http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive en-us N/A de2@talentdevelop.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:36:55 PST 20 false false psychology,personal growth clean http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/1157/1/The-Seduction-of-Cognitive-Enhancement/Page1.html “My Adderall helps me think so much clearer.”  Who wouldn’t want that? It’s easy to be lured by the promises of a smart pill or cognitive enhancer that could help us not only think more clearly and access more memory, but feel good about ourselves and be tireless and endlessly confident. The movie “Limitless” is about a “down-on-his-luck" New York writer Eddie (Bradley Cooper) who takes a magic potion – a “miracle street narcotic in the form of a translucent pill, NZT that enhances mental performance beyond any reasonable expectation. (Yes, it’s fictional.)”
]]> no@spam.com (Douglas Eby) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/1157/1/The-Seduction-of-Cognitive-Enhancement/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/1057/1/Alcohol-And-Drugs-Stifle-Artistic-Creativity/Page1.html The idea that alcohol and drugs can stimulate artists, writers and musicians to create great works of art is a "dangerous myth" and can actually stifle creativity, a psychiatrist has said. Dr Iain Smith, a consultant in addiction psychiatry at Gartnavel Royal Hospital in Glasgow said that while many artists and writers were well known for their use of intoxicating substances (such as cannabis and alcohol), most produced their greatest works when they were sober.
]]> no@spam.com (Misc Author) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/1057/1/Alcohol-And-Drugs-Stifle-Artistic-Creativity/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/1034/1/Weed-Girl/Page1.html Although this particular story is about one individual 24 year old gifted young woman that I refer to as “weed girl,” the narrative represents the many stories that I hear on a regular basis as a psychotherapist and career counselor dealing primarily with gifted young adults. Weed Girl’s story is one of discovery that begins when she comes to therapy for “depression” and discovers that in addition to being depressed, that  she is actually a gifted or high potential young woman who has gone through life thinking something is wrong with her because parents and teachers told her from an early age that she was “too sensitive,” “too intense,” and “asking too many questions.”]]> no@spam.com (Belinda Seiger) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/1034/1/Weed-Girl/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/994/1/Alcohol-and-Substance-Abuse-Will-Not-Take-Away-Your-Fears/Page1.html ]]> no@spam.com (Stanley Popovich) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/994/1/Alcohol-and-Substance-Abuse-Will-Not-Take-Away-Your-Fears/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/582/1/Eckhart-Tolle-On-Pain-And-Addiction/Page1.html no@spam.com (Eckhart Tolle) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/582/1/Eckhart-Tolle-On-Pain-And-Addiction/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/120/1/Gifted-Talented-Addicted/Page1.html ]]> no@spam.com (Douglas Eby) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/120/1/Gifted-Talented-Addicted/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/314/1/College-Students-Use-Alcohol-as-Way-of-Coping-with-Social-Anxiety/Page1.html ]]> no@spam.com (Deanne Repich) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/314/1/College-Students-Use-Alcohol-as-Way-of-Coping-with-Social-Anxiety/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/179/1/Creative-addiction/Page1.html ]]> no@spam.com (Robert Genn) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/179/1/Creative-addiction/Page1.html http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/92/1/Actors-and-Addiction/Page1.html ]]> no@spam.com (Douglas Eby) http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/92/1/Actors-and-Addiction/Page1.html