I’m fatigued. Not Chronic Fatigue, just fatigue. I slept less than I need to or like to, and I just don’t want to do the things I need to do. Or so my mind says. What to do when fatigued? Is it worth resting? Or do we “power through” with a caffeinated drink? Chronic fatigue […]
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Fatigue and I-don’t-wanna-itis
Posted in Stress and Stress Management
Also tagged acceptance, ACT, attitude, commitment, fatigue, values
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On Bullshit Psychology
I was going to write this post on ” pop psychology ” but decided that moniker just doesn’t cut it, and the scope is too limited and easy. What we are referring to when we say “pop psychology” is 99% bullshit. Not too hard to see that, if you read 50 of those books and […]
Posted in Therapy and Psychotherapies
Also tagged ineffective, pseudoscience, psychology
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Why Therapy Often Sucks
Therapy often sucks. Therapists, while they may have fancy credentials, often do not take the time to become expert at any particular technique. The result is they slosh around with you a little bit in a number of unfocused ways, and you go noplace, slowly.
Posted in Therapy and Psychotherapies
Also tagged counseling, psychotherapy, sucks, therapists
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Anxiety Has a Right to Exist
The above photo portrays a typical human response to anxiety: trying to tune it out, in this case quite vigorously! Everyone experiences anxiety sometimes, some of us more than others. Many advocacy groups as well as pharmaceutical companies would like us to pathologize anxiety, assuming that it is something “wrong,” “bad,” or “abnormal.”
Posted in Anxiety, Phobias and Fears
Also tagged acceptance, anxiety, fears, mindfulness, pdx, phobias, portland, psychology, psychotherapy
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Do I Need Therapy?
I’m guessing most people in this country at one time or another have at least considered getting some professional help, some therapy or counseling. When deciding whether one “needs” therapy or counseling (I will use those two words “therapy” and “counseling” interchangeably here), it can be useful to consider some questions.
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Also tagged advantages, disadvantages, do I need therapy, how does therapy work, how therapy works, mindfulness, portland, psychotherapy, treatment
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