Chapter 15 Why Am I So Shy? “EVERYONE tells me how great-looking I am,” wrote a young woman to a newspaper column. Yet she went on to state: “I have a problem talking to people. If I look someone in the eyes while speaking, my face turns red and I get all choked up inside [...]

Chapter 15 Drugs—Key to Real Living? LIKELY you have drugs—tranquilizers, “pep pills”—of some kind in your home, for today many of us live in a drug-obsessed society. For example, in the United States sales of the drug industry have increased more than thirtyfold since World War II. Dr. Mitchell S. Rosenthal said that in a [...]

Chapter 14 How Can I Make My Loneliness Go Away? It is Saturday night. The boy sits alone in his room. “I hate weekends!” he shouts. But there is no one in the room to answer. He picks up a magazine and sees a picture of a group of young people at the beach. He [...]

Chapter 14 Should You Drink Alcoholic Beverages? MORE and more, young persons are facing this question today. Why? Because the use of alcohol has been growing among teen-agers, with many turning to it in place of drugs. In view of this, let’s examine some facts, and see if they can help us in looking at [...]