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There isn't any secret formula or method. You learn to love by loving, by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done.

” - Aldous Huxley

There are a series of initial orientating comments that are likely to be helpful when trying to understand and cope with almost any type of psychological symptom. I have arranged these under the headings "Psychological symptoms in the general population", "Diagnosis of psychological disorders", "Taking an active problem solving approach", and "Choosing self-help, psychotherapy or medication". Click on the relevant heading below to read more.