Psychotherapist Phillip Hodson wonders why rough sex is so exciting The Times – January 31st 2004 If he hadn’t died 65 years ago, Freud would be fascinated by our current ambivalence towards sexual violence. On the one hand, we quite rightly anathematise the crime of assault....
Published The Times January 5th 2004 YOU think that was the season of goodwill? Wrong. Christmas is in fact a longrunning experiment in human stress psychology. Already knackered from work, we do domestic overtime. Toiling with decorations, stalking the perfect gift, foraging for exotic foodstuffs, we then, without...
Published in The Times January 5th 2004 TICK YOUR two likeliest answers to each question: 1. You are travelling to the Caribbean for Christmas complete with au pair and kids. You are about to get on the Gatwick train when you are told that an unofficial strike has disrupted...
There’s only one diet that works – Sigmund’s Published in The Times – January 3rd 2004 This is not an essay on 19th century Jewish cookery. Besides, Sigmund Freud only got stick-thin by chain-smoking foul cheroots. My aim instead is to extend your life and enrich your...
If diets are ‘for the thick who are tired of it’ (as a Times leader recently claimed) which dieting option would suit your personality? Published in The Times January 3rd 2004 1 – Slimming Club This is a reliable diet for sociable extroverts. Those who would love...