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Judith Acosta is a licensed psychotherapist, author, and speaker. She is also a classical homeopath based in New Mexico.

She is the author of The Next Osama (2010), co-author of The Worst is Over (2002), the newly released Verbal First Aid (Penguin, 2010) and the author of numerous articles on mental health and cultural issues. She specializes in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, and grief, working with people all over the country.

She has her practice in New Mexico with her canine therapeutic assistants. She has worked with trauma, anxiety and fear in patients for twenty five years. She has watched it, felt it, wrote about it, and helped heal people from it. As a result, she has learned a few things about fear, particularly that growing epidemic she calls VIRAL FEAR.

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84 Comments


Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 8:21:07 AM

Article : "Parents as Authorities?"

Reframe?


Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 8:18:11 AM

Article : "Parents as Authorities?"

YES!!!!


Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 3:49:43 PM

Article : "Parents as Authorities?"

Point well taken!


Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 10:02:57 AM

Article : "Parents as Authorities?"

thanks again


Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 8:52:51 AM

Article : "Parents as Authorities?"

Thank you


Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:14:52 PM

Article : "Parents as Authorities?"

Ditto


Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 1:48:13 PM

Article : ""What Am I Supposed to Do?" The Case for Self-Sufficiency Ma"

Yup.


Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 8:28:18 AM

Article : ""What Am I Supposed to Do?" The Case for Self-Sufficiency Ma"

Balance


Monday, February 21, 2011 at 3:51:15 PM

Article : ""What Am I Supposed to Do?" The Case for Self-Sufficiency Ma"

Links and Responsibility.


Monday, February 21, 2011 at 10:54:06 AM

Article : ""What Am I Supposed to Do?" The Case for Self-Sufficiency Ma"

My hero


Monday, February 21, 2011 at 10:14:30 AM

Article : ""What Am I Supposed to Do?" The Case for Self-Sufficiency Ma"

preparation


Monday, February 21, 2011 at 10:10:36 AM

Article : ""What Am I Supposed to Do?" The Case for Self-Sufficiency Ma"

thank you


Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 4:52:20 PM

Article : ""What Am I Supposed to Do?" The Case for Self-Sufficiency Ma"

Comfort vs. Reality


Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 12:01:43 PM

Article : "Scandals and Sociopaths: The Psychology of American Politics"

Land of the Boobs!


Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 11:59:58 AM

Article : "Scandals and Sociopaths: The Psychology of American Politics"

Point taken


Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 7:25:15 PM

Article : "Scandals and Sociopaths: The Psychology of American Politics"

Contagious? Viral Fear.


Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 6:16:31 PM

Article : "Scandals and Sociopaths: The Psychology of American Politics"

distracted to distraction


Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 4:36:06 PM

Article : ""Kid Whispering": Keeping Your Kids Safe With Verbal First A"

Verbal First Aid to Keep Your Children Safe


Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 5:23:21 PM

Tweet : "Verbal First Aid and Attachment in Children"

Tweet: Verbal First Aid and Attachment in Children: http://bit.ly/aA1GEw


Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 5:22:52 PM

Tweet : "Verbal First Aid and Attachment in Children"

Tweet: Verbal First Aid and Attachment in Children: http://bit.ly/aA1GEw


Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 5:22:09 PM

Tweet : "A New Tool for Risk Management in the Workplace: Verbal Fir"

Tweet: A New Tool for Risk Management in the Workplace: Verbal First Aid™: http://bit.ly/cvmJSw


Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 5:10:30 PM

Article : "Verbal First Aid in the Face of The Unspeakable"

Verbal First Aid For Loss and Grief


Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 2:37:11 PM

Article : "Verbal First Aid and Attachment in Children"

Children and survival


Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 1:22:04 PM

Tweet : "Life As A Reality Show"

Tweet: Life As A Reality Show: http://bit.ly/cjwInV


Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 2:58:43 PM

Article : "Real Vampires, their Human Cattle and Supreme Court Capos: t"

Yegads!


Monday, December 21, 2009 at 4:04:43 PM

Article : "Blockbuster Avatar Delivers Massively and Offers Anti-War Ac"

We're winning?


Friday, December 18, 2009 at 12:48:05 PM

Article : "The Objects of Our Devotion: Spiritual-Need Marketing"

Not psychic


Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 2:51:44 PM

Article : "American Pathology"

You're not kidding


Monday, December 7, 2009 at 12:27:52 PM

Tweet : "American Pathology"

Tweet: American Pathology: http://bit.ly/8szAd2


Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:05:15 AM

Tweet : "Just Another Kid Losing it With A Gun – PART I"

Tweet: Another kid with a gun in Albuquerque


Monday, November 2, 2009 at 2:38:37 PM

Article : "Chicken Tenders and the Decline of American Civilization"

middle what?


Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:42:38 AM

Article : "Chicken Tenders and the Decline of American Civilization"

Entitlement


Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:40:45 AM

Article : "Chicken Tenders and the Decline of American Civilization"

More than rudeness


Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:37:19 AM

Article : "Chicken Tenders and the Decline of American Civilization"

Dear Old Codger


Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 4:36:02 PM

Tweet : "Chicken Tenders and the Decline of American Civilization"

Tweet: Chicken Tenders and The Decline of American Civilization


Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:07:51 PM

Article : "“Stop Shopping and Start Thinking”: The Writing on the W"

justice is limited


Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 9:37:18 AM

Tweet : "“Stop Shopping and Start Thinking”: The Writing on the W"

Tweet: “Stop Shopping and Start Thinking”: The Writing on the Wall and Viral Fear: http://bit.ly/sBkpW


Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 9:53:23 AM

Article : "Stimulate This."

You're right... I left out


Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 9:49:48 AM

Article : "Stimulate This."

Check it thrice.


Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 11:06:15 AM

Article : "Stimulate This."

Blame?


Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 9:05:39 AM

Tweet : "Stimulate This."

Tweet: Stimulate This.: http://bit.ly/3ZMb7G


Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 2:44:36 PM

Article : "Why Are We Still Trying to Conquer Nature?"

Pithy, but true.


Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 12:38:15 PM

Tweet : "Why Are We Still Trying to Conquer Nature?"

Tweet: Why Are We Still Trying to Conquer Nature?: http://bit.ly/3mKMsk


Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 7:49:11 AM

Article : "Thoughts On My Way To Ground Zero: A Memoir from the Days Af"

Generations of sickness


Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 7:25:49 PM

Article : "WHO's Not So Serious About Swine, So Why Are We?"

Immortality


Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 4:55:53 PM

Article : "WHO's Not So Serious About Swine, So Why Are We?"

Fear is a Bully.


Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 12:46:40 PM

Article : "WHO's Not So Serious About Swine, So Why Are We?"

Medicine is Business.


Monday, September 7, 2009 at 10:15:41 AM

Article : "The New Cold War: America v. America"

Why take a vaccine at all?


Friday, September 4, 2009 at 1:04:33 PM

Article : "The New Cold War: America v. America"

What is happening in the USA


Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 12:53:57 PM

Article : "The Insane Pursuit of Happiness"

thank you


Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 10:23:41 AM

Article : "Video Shows Price of Cheap Eggs: Chicks Ground Up Alive"

Dear God.


Friday, August 28, 2009 at 3:29:54 PM

Article : "The Redeemed Kennedy?"

The minority.


Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 8:07:36 PM

Article : "The Redeemed Kennedy?"

Lasting impact


Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 8:04:19 PM

Article : "PRIMUN NON NOCERE: First Do No Harm"

You're not kidding


Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 9:39:46 AM

Article : "Letters on Forgiveness"

Beautiful


Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 9:28:42 AM

Article : "PRIMUN NON NOCERE: First Do No Harm"

well done!


Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 1:22:35 PM

Article : "Letters on Forgiveness"

At first...


Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 8:55:44 AM

Article : "Letters on Forgiveness"

Quite true


Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 6:22:51 PM

Article : "There is No Help."

helplessness


Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11:47:14 AM

Article : "There is No Help."

mercury retrograde?


Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11:38:47 AM

Article : "There is No Help."

the quandry


Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 4:23:34 PM

Article : "ANGIE: A Teacher in Life and Death"

dogs are a blessing


Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 4:21:28 PM

Article : "ANGIE: A Teacher in Life and Death"

I agree


Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 9:51:48 AM

Article : "ANGIE: A Teacher in Life and Death"

thank you


Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 8:15:40 AM

Article : "Making the Case for a Real Cure: The Power of Homeopathy"

I know of what you speak


Friday, August 14, 2009 at 8:31:42 AM

Article : "Making the Case for a Real Cure: The Power of Homeopathy"

I sure hope so.


Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 8:22:25 AM

Article : "The Danger Inside: Denial"

neglecting to mention?


Monday, August 10, 2009 at 3:51:05 AM

Article : "I Fear, Therefore I Buy: A New American Economy"

Thank you


Monday, August 10, 2009 at 3:37:12 AM

Article : "Shall We Trance?"

Comfort


Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 7:58:07 PM

Article : "I Fear, Therefore I Buy: A New American Economy"

How about fright-and-fight?


Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 12:47:11 PM

Article : "I Fear, Therefore I Buy: A New American Economy"

you aren't kidding


Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 2:23:50 PM

Article : "Words Are Medicine: The Legacy of A True Physician and A He"

You are most welcome...


Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 5:13:10 PM

Article : "Making the Case for a Real Cure: The Power of Homeopathy"

Amen, Bill.


Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 3:54:22 PM

Article : "Did Democracy Kill the Sabbath?"

To Sara and Ruth,


Monday, August 3, 2009 at 10:45:56 AM

Article : "Did Democracy Kill the Sabbath?"

quite right


Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 8:40:58 AM

Article : "The Crumbling of the Fifth Column: A Commentary on the Sad"

Freudian Indeed


Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 6:24:06 PM

Article : "The Crumbling of the Fifth Column: A Commentary on the Sad"

Yegads


Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 2:23:08 PM

Article : "The Crumbling of the Fifth Column: A Commentary on the Sad"

Trust Busting


Friday, January 12, 2007 at 7:34:46 AM

Article : "Leading with Love: What Training My Dogs Taught Me About Wor"

thanks for your thoughts...


Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 10:25:41 AM

Article : "Viral Fear and The State of National Insecurity"

Thank you


Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 2:14:16 PM

Article : "Viral Fear and The State of National Insecurity"

No offense


Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 11:18:05 AM

Article : "What Exactly Is An Enlightened Panic?"

Thanks


Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 4:10:11 PM

Article : "What Exactly Is An Enlightened Panic?"

The meaning of viral fear


Monday, December 11, 2006 at 10:04:10 AM

Article : "Viral Fear and The State of National Insecurity"

Enlightened Panic?