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Celexa Begins Working Faster Than Previously Thought May 24, 2012 . 33 Comments
Most classes of antidepressant medications, including the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are thought to require 2 or more weeks of use before therapeutic effects become ... Read More
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Measuring Cognitive Fusion in People with Anxiety May 4, 2012 . 8 Comments
Cognitive fusion is a process that involves attaching a thought to an experience. Cognitive fusion is beneficial in many ways. Through the process of cognitive fusion, people can become ... Read More
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Celebrating an Important Anniversary May 3, 2012 . 8 Comments
Saturday April 28th was my 11th Ocha Birthday. That is to say it was the anniversary of my initiation as a Yoruba/Lucumi Priest of Obatala (April 28, 2001). To me, it’s as important ... Read More
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Finding ‘Nemo’ April 27, 2012 . 6 Comments
Have you seen the movie? There are a lot of parenting situations in it that we can relate to. The main one that I see is with Marlin and Nemo. Nemo has a short fin and his dad is very protective ... Read More
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There Is No Racial Inequality in How We Learn Prejudice April 9, 2012 . 2 Comments
Racism and prejudice are issues that are at the forefront of social concern today. Ethnic differences are causing riots, uprisings, and loss of life in nations throughout the world, including ... Read More
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The Path to Safety: Treating Dissociation with Movement
April 6, 2012 .
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Psychotherapists and clients who are working with issues of dissociation talk about being grounded a lot. What we usually mean by grounded is the experience of feeling present and aware ... Read More
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Understanding Anxiety: A Shock and Startle Test with Xanax and Lyrica March 29, 2012 . No Comments
Making a diagnosis of generalized anxiety is sometime a tricky proposition. Anxiety has many manifestations as well as many underlying causes. Anxiety may be chronic and always at the edge ... Read More
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The Fear of Hurting the Other and the Inhibition of Self July 19, 2011 . 19 Comments
Even when it is unintended, some people find it intolerable to hurt someone they love. To experience hurting the other can create shame, guilt and strong “I am a bad person” feelings. ... Read More
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Jung & Play: Re-writing Your Myth
February 18, 2011 .
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Without playing with fantasy, no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination if incalculable. -C.G. Jung Jung wrote about the need for finding ... Read More
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Psychotherapy and Science Go Hand in Hand January 26, 2011 . 9 Comments
A good therapist wouldn’t treat his or her clients like a science project. Though there is a scientific basis for how brain chemistry and feelings correspond, we don’t experience our ... Read More
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After the Affair: Should I Stay or Should I Go? September 19, 2010 . 14 Comments
One of the most arduous decisions you may ever have to make is whether to stay married to someone who has cheated on you. For many people, the decision to not stay in the marriage is pretty ... Read More
