Mindblown: A Blog about Philosophy
Realistic guilt?
“Can I ask about realistic guilt? I have a patient who was married to an abusive woman, and she won
Anger management
“A man asks for anger management. He can’t control his rage toward his children when they do not obey him.
ISTDP and Islam
An Iranian student asked me last summer, “What is the relationship between ISTDP and Islam?” I answered, “This kind of
The desire to be liked
“I have a question about the triangle of conflict. Are feelings always necessary for the formation of a presenting problem?
Guilt or self-punishment?
“A client separated from his wife, but left his kids with her, and they suffered when she neglected them, often
No wonder the patient gets angry with you! You are irritating!!
“A colleague said, ‘No wonder the patient gets angry at you. Your constant pressure for feeling can come across as
ISTDP with DID?
“How would you work within an ISTDP framework with someone who has a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder and who
How can I keep from being boring by focusing on feelings?
I am a beginning therapist in ISTDP with a question that is probably due to my lack of experience with
Projection and fragility
When mildly or moderately fragile patients experience a low rise of mixed feelings, they can still intellectualize and exhibit tiny
Why do ISTDP teachers say different things about projection?
“In your book you have said we don’t ask for feelings if someone is projecting onto us. But in Allan
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