Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-25
Stop
Killing
Yourself
By PETER J. STEINcRoHN

band? There's no shame In
asking your doctor. It's no
secret that he is often doc.
tor. lawyer, father confessor-
all wrapped in one.
If YOUR HUSBAND beats
you or drinks too much, tell
it to your doctor, even though
you wouldn't think of con-
Tossing it to your frieAds-or
own family. If your husband
is a doll" a perfect husband,
and you keep picking on him
for no reaSon-tell your doc
tor. It's better to talk it over
with some one who under
stands than to chance los
ing q fine man. (The doctor
may say that your irritable
ity is due to premenstrual ten
Sion-and not to q baSically
mean nature.)
If your children are on the
verge of becoming delinquents,
don't keep after them with
admonitions and actual pun
ishment. Ask your doctor
what to do. You, as parents
may be the real delinquentS
not the children.
In my experience, too many
unhappy people might be a
lot happier if they talked
over their intimate problems
with their physician. The
trouble is, according to what
I hear. they don't want to
bother the doctor with silly
problems" Silly? What's so
silly about days filled with
grief because of emotional
problems?
Many people are ulcer
givers." However, there is a
tendency for some people to
blame others too much for
their own troubles. Don't for
get that there are also ulcer
givers." An ulcer giver will
not harm you at all unless
you are an overly sensitive
person, rigid, hostile and ag-
gressive yourself.
It's easy to blame the next
fellow for your ulcer. Try
taking self inventory occa-
sionally. It may do you more
good than medicine.
Poor, defenseless mothers
in-law are still being blamed
for many things. For example,
read this note just received
from California:
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I read
youl column on headaches.
This may sound strange, but
I never knew what a headache
was till after I was married.
After that I really had some
"lulus." The cause? My
mother-in-law. How do I
know? After she passed away
IL years ago, poor thing I
have never had another. Sim
cerely, Mrs. G.
\ So
I AM NOT surprised to
know that many people think
that cancer may be contag-
ious. Doctors should not laugh
at what may seem silly lay
men. Isn't it true that we |
have been telling them that
we think a virus has some
thing to do with cancer?
What more natural reaction
than to think you can
catch" cancer from some
body else?
For example: Dear DR..
Steincrohn: The husband Of
a very close friend of mine
passed on recently. He had
cancer of the throat. I want
to visit my friend but my
husband says NO. He is afraid
it is contagious. Please tell
me, doctor, is this form of |
cancer contagious? Mrs. B., |
Calf.
NO. TELL YOUR husband |
that you can visit your friend
without fear of catching can
Ger.
I am not condoning any |
youthful shenanigans. You
may have been reading about
college students and their
Spring hijinks. But please
remember that we can't (and
don't want to-. convert them
into adults over night. You
can't stop the sap from flow
ing. Nature will resent it.
So Is
LAST NIGHT my leg mus
cles cramped tight. I hadn't
been troubled in years. I hop
ped out of bed and stood up.
Within a minute it went
away. Whenever I get a leg
cramp, I think of a friend
Of mine who delights in SOLO
swimming hundreds Of yards
from shore. I tell him to swim
In company. He laughs it off.
hope he never gets a cramp
while swimming alone.
BELL Syndicate Feature.) !