#626 The Science Of A Good Life - Dr Robert Waldinger
Mental Illness Happy Hour
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The Importance of Relationships
When our original guys were in their 80s, we asked them what do you regret the most as you look back on your life? And what are you proudest of? Many of them said, I wish I hadn't spent so much time at work. It was always about relationships with other people. So let's say you get a patient coming in who is a workaholic, whether self-identified or not. Let's say they have a lot of anxiety. As a psychiatrist, you have the ability to prescribe meds. Give me kind of a typical example of someone coming in where you decide let's medicate right away or let's get some talk therapy going.
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