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Feb 2023
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Why Tell Someone They Have the Yips?

DR. PATRICK J. COHN
About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a reader about telling others they might have the yips? It's not a dirty five letter word.

JOHN: "Why tell someone they have the yips? Doesn’t this make things worse when you label the person as having a problem?"

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