Dr. Rick’s Blog
An LDS shrink talks about life.
Are You Too “GOOD” To Be Deceived?
King David Yes, David the Lord's Anointed, King and Prophet was deceived by Satan's Special Forces. He lusts after Bathsheba and sins. Watch this short video. https://youtu.be/CDdvb-mSDiM Oliver Cowdery "D&C 28: 11–16, Satan deceived Hiram Page and gave him false...
read moreWhat Do Twinkies And Porn Have In Common?
TWINKIE is SYNTHETIC COUNTERFEIT PROCESSED FOOD A Twinkie is an American snack cake, marketed as a "Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling". Steve Ettlinger, the author of the book “Twinkie, Deconstructed” spent months of his life interviewing chemical engineers,...
read moreA Seared Conscience By 14. Impossible?
Joe, a 14 year-old client sat across from me. He is active member of the LDS Church and participates in his Teacher quorum responsibilities. He had originally been charged with two sexual felonies. With a plea bargain he ended up with two misdemeanors. He and a...
read moreLGBT … PRBFMP …
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) is the 2013 update to the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) classification and diagnostic tool. The DSM-V serves as a universal authority for psychiatric diagnosis- mental...
read moreI’m Sober Today.
I'm not sure you should read this story. I've debated for several days whether I should even share it at all. In many ways it's "Dark." But it teaches so much about the importance of "Light." Earthly View In 1955 a young couple, I'll call Adam and Eve, met. They fell...
read moreWhy Are We So Unhappy?
Their daughter called saying she just found porn on her husband's notebook. In tears she asked mom to come pick up the kids so she could talk to her husband about her discovery. The doctor informed the parents they have to do brain surgery on their 16 year-old son....
read morePorn Proofing Kids-Directions
PORN PROOFING BOOSTERS Your children and grandchildren must be inoculated against "Porn" - this great plague of Satan misusing God's Sexual Response. While the child is growing-up administer the five essential "boosters." These boosters are: Booster...
read moreYour Personal Armor
The Bishop was excommunicated. When he was first put in as the Bishop he was overwhelmed and humbled by the calling. The first year or two he prayed intensely several times a day; routinely searched the scriptures for answers; regularly went to the temple; etc etc...
read moreSTOPPING the sin does NOT equal REPENTANCE
Why is there such a high relapse for individuals dealing with sexual sins? (particularly with porn addicts) It's quite common in my experience to see porn users (and individuals with other sexual problems) to relapse AFTER they have reached some level of...
read moreYour Personal Devil
YOU HAVE A PERSONAL DEVIL Latter-day Saints need not be, and we must not be, deceived by the sophistries of men concerning the reality of Satan. There is a personal devil, and we had better believe it" (Marion G. Romney, “Satan, the Great Deceiver,” Ensign, Feb....
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