There is a BIG difference between passion and obsession. Obsessions are unwanted recurring thoughts.
Actually, the obsession are rarely good. Often people who are that obsessed with order/perfection, rarely get anything done because they are so...
There is a BIG difference between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive/Compulsive Personality Disorder! Look up criteria for both!
The root cause of suicide is depression. Sometimes that is from inability to cope with stressors. Sometimes it is clinical depression (chemical...
I would like to add that it's not just NYC. The suicide rate is almost double the homicide rate nationwide. And on over 50% of suicides, the person...
Yep. Same mother and father, all 30 years of my life :) She introduced me to these forums.
No. That's why it is so disturbing. I got a phone call from her late last night. She won't tell her whereabouts. I am still worried as she did not...
I am PHP's sister. If you are out there Tara, we are worried about you and love you very much. PLEASE let us (me) know you are safe. There is...
Sure, you can look at the negative things in your environment. Change what you can and accept the things you cannot change. I am not implying that...
This begs the question: how do you know the sociopaths (etc) are negative? Maybe they think positively about what they are doing! They can be super...
Read Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" and your thought may change. For someone who was thrown into a Nazi concentration camp, tortured, had...
Having done some studies on African American males during graduate school, I found that the "confidence" is more of a defense mechanism to assert...
Here you go again with the generalizations. There are over 400 proven models of therapy. I am sure you have had a difficult time with your...
I also operate from a strengths perspective and solution oriented model. I think clients/consumers (you must be a new age clinician like me ;) )who...
When I applied for my state psychotherapy license, a question on the application stated "Have you ever been treated for a mental illness or substance...
This is not necessarily true. Someone can function well in a HYPOmanic episode (which is part of Type 2 Bipolar), but most in true MANIA cannot...
You obviously have not been in treatment for awhile. Since managed care, it is difficult to get therapy approved for over 8 sessions. The client has...
First off: The Davinci Code is a fiction novel, based with some loose theories of some research that has yet to be proven. Second: Do you have the...
That is absolutely true. In fact, there is a huge post modern movement in the schools of therapy to operate from a strengths perspective. The cutting...
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