Culture of Excess

Grieving and national trauma: Thoughts from Clinicians and Therapists

I believe we are a society living with intense anxiety and fear of trauma. Clinicians, are you seeing and feeling what I am? Here are my initial thoughts as a clinical psychologist: I never went through Kubler Ross’s bargaining phase when my mother died. I didn’t try to tell myself...

Capitalism Delusion Disorder (CDD)

From my observations as a clinical and forensic psychologist and from my study of society as a concerned citizen, I've developed a new term: Capitalism Delusion Disorder (CDD). From your vantage point, what do you think? - Jay Slosar --- A psychosocial societal disorder attributed to extreme and out of...

Lying, BS, and Self Deception

What do you think?  Is it better to call it lying or BSing?  How do you distinguish between lying and BS?  - Jay The current story of George Santos and all his lies is remarkable in that he could be elected to such a high office of leadership. Today’s polarized...

GENERATION ME- Has an American Culture of Excess Created a Global Culture of Narcissism?

Journalist Yasmine Tanres interviewed Dr. Jay Slosar on the news and debate platform Erupt Now. Yasmine and Slosar delve into the societal factors driving cultural narcissism. They address how the worsening trends in cultural excess define society today and how cultural narcissism influences us. Dr. Slosar also identifies the surprisingly...