Mindblown: A Blog about Philosophy
My patient terminated therapy prematurely!
And, of course I am feeling low and have been wondering what I did wrong. She was a great candidate for
Should I restructure projection or ask for feeling?
“I’m sometimes struggling when it comes to differentiating transference resistance from projection. For example, a patient says, “You’re criticizing me,”
Working with pathological grief
“My patient’s mother passed away last month after a prolonged illness which had consumed his life for the past 5
Healing
Heinrich Racker wrote, “Psychoanalytic cure consists in establishing a unity within the psychic structure of the patient.” What does that
Am I doing ISTDP?
Often, therapists begin their supervision hour by saying, “Is this ISTDP?” “I know this isn’t ISTDP?” or, at worst, “I
Truth is a pathless land
I maintain that truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion,
I want to avoid my pain!
“I have a patient suffering from severe cancer. In response, she became constantly angry at everything and everyone. When we
My patient is afraid she will be poisoned!
“I am treating a young man, 24, who suffers from Lyme Disease and is afraid he will die. He had these
PTSD, ISTDP, and Anxiety
“The most common complaint from my patients with complex PSTD, is the nightmares about war, torture, and fleeing with their
Unconscious Phantasy or Conscious Fantasy
At our summer school this past week a wonderful question arose that I thought would be useful to explore for
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