How do you evaluate a therapist’s ability to deal with depression?
More significantly, how do you evaluate a therapist’s ability to deal with your depression, because it’s not going to be the same as [...]
Can narcissists be good people? And can normal people live with narcs without suffering?
First of all you need to dispel the notion that being narcissistic means you are one kind of person. Narcissism exists on a [...]
As a mental health worker or someone affected by mental health issues, what is one thing you would want to say to educate people about mental health and to lessen the stigma and shame surrounding it?
Mental illness is no different from physical illness, except it’s…..mental. Some people seem to forget that the brain is part of the body, [...]
How do therapists deal therapeutic ruptures and client criticisms?
I see both therapeutic ruptures and criticisms as opportunities to deepen the therapeutic alliance and promote internal growth in my clients. In fact, [...]
Why is it that some people are so slow/dense/stubborn at changing their behavior? They’ll get called out on it, they will outright admit it was wrong and apologize for it, and then the next day they will turn around and do the exact same thing again.
They are not “slow/dense/stubborn”. They are human. People develop their behaviors for reasons. Once you understand how important those reasons are, it’s quite [...]
Can a person with a happy family get depression?
Defining a “happy” family is not that simple. A family who is happy 75% of the time? Nobody is happy all the time. [...]