Mindblown: A Blog about Philosophy
“I’m glad she’s dead!”
“I’ve gotten to the point in my training where I can start helping patients with murderous rage. However, some patients
How to Build Capacity
Ever try to help a patient feel his feelings and get stuck? Did he keep saying he didn’t know where
I feel lost!
You cannot be lost because you are here. The only thing you can lose is a way of thinking about
What should I do when I see no signs of anxiety?
Hello, I am reading these posts with extreme curiosity! I have been trying to learn ISTDP by means of supervision
Shame
“Hi Jon. How do you differentiate shame from guilt and how do you work with a client who has suffered
The Conscious Alliance
Moderate resistant: ask for problem and then example High resistant: inquiry not possible, he demonstrates the problem High resistant with
“I don’t feel it now”
“A patient is addressing a situation that has come up in the recent past and then says, “I was angry
Existential depression
It’s a question about myself, but I thought it might interest you: “Sometimes I suffer existential depression in which my
Erotic Transference and Projection
A patient, after exploring feelings, says she feels over-attached to the therapist and is angry with herself for such “stupid”
Problems working with guilt
When patients experience their unconscious rage in therapy, they often do not experience their love and guilt. Why? Also, how
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