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Online therapy offers great benefits.Life in the time of Covid-19 - by Therapion- Dreams and Predictions – Opening a Third Eye through Dream Translation - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Christina SponiasDreams are very important because they are not the result of chance. They are produced by the wise unconscious mind that has a divine origin and proves God’s existence. The undoubtable unconscious wisdom surpasses the knowledge of our current modern civilization. This wisdom explains ...
Views: 5078 - Angry? Overwhelmed? Flooded? 10 ways to tell if someone needs to cool off! - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from James HendrixI have talked about getting people to listen, time outs and the rules of engagement. Today I am going to give you ten signs that the person you are talking to is flooded or overwhelmed and if they don’t calm down there may be trouble. They are at least not listening to you. Some of these you ...
Views: 5063(4 votes) - Unemployment, You, and Your Relationship - Understanding the Impact of Unemployment on Love, Intimacy, and Commitment - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Seria ChattersSo you are unemployed. You are unemployed, your spouse or significant other is employed, or you are reading this in an attempt to help someone who is. It should not be a surprise that unemployment impact relationships. However, it may be a difficult task to talk to someone who is unemployed ...
Views: 5061(1 vote) - Spiritual Terms - How Do You Give Hope to Someone? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from Peter MainGiving hope to someone who needs it, whether their situation be a desperate one or simply a need for inspiration is perhaps the most important gift one can give, as well as in many ways being the most difficult thing to help instigate. It is often easier to give a false sense of hope than a real ...
Views: 5022(1 vote) - ***Does Psychotherapy Work? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Margaret PaulMany years ago, when I became a psychotherapist, all I knew was the traditional psychotherapy that I had learned in school, and that I had personally experienced with many different therapists and many different forms of therapy. For 18 years I practiced what I had learned, and I was never happy ...
Views: 4865(9 votes) - Therapy as Reparenting for Survivors of Childhood Abuse - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Jane RowanWhen we are abused as children, we don’t get the protection and care that we deserve from our parents. We grow up not knowing what really good parenting is. My father was a charismatic character who had many good qualities, but also self-indulgent narcissistic ones that led him to abuse me ...
Views: 4837(1 vote) - 6 Signs You are Undervaluing Yourself and What You Can Do about It - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Michelle MayurYou value your loved ones, you value your friends, you value your business, but how much do you really value YOURSELF? For healers and many other heart-based service professionals, such as massage therapists, life coaches and Reiki channels, the honest answer is not very much. Do Any of these ...
Views: 4835 - Panic Attacks, Do Women Have Different Symptoms from Men? - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2010 from Cheryl GowinWhat Are The Symptoms of a Panic Attack? A panic attack generally comes without warning and is described as a sudden feeling of extreme terror or fear. This feeling of terror and panic may or may not be related to a current situation. The intensity of feelings and emotions are not in ...
Views: 4810(2 votes) - A Guide to Personal Resilience - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2006 from Deborah MooreA GUIDE TO PERSONAL RESILIENCE “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” -Chinese Proverb Applying resilience-building strategies in our daily life requires commitment and dedication. Resilience is not something we are born with; it is a set of learned behaviors, and takes ...
Views: 4786 - Sensitivity In Children: A Need For Containment And Reflection - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Matt CasperAn emotionally sensitive child needs to be seen and heard. It is the feeling of being alone and abandoned that creates in a child a heightened sensitivity to often painful emotions such as sadness and fear. The world feels like a very scary and lonely place for a child who is not secure in ...
Views: 4758(4 votes) - Aging and the Functional Areas of Information Processing and Memory - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Lora MorrowWhile recognition of stages involving cognition in the developing child are universal--although much disagreement exists regarding the nature and substance of those stages--the study of cognitive change in adulthood becomes mired in the various definitions and philosophical views proposed by the ...
Views: 4749(3 votes) - Common Uses of Childhood Regression Therapy - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Adele Tartaglia INSTANT SUBCONSCIOUS REPROGRAMMING The Life Management Center 480/220-2089 eztherapy@gmail.comExcerpted from Soul Talk: Rescripting Karmic Contracts, 2008, Adele Tartaglia In this article I shall describe new processing techniques to handle regression memories that trigger past life traumas in reference to child therapy. Using these processes Increases the rate of Spontaneous Healing ...
Views: 4696 - Is Your Chronic Fatigue Linked to Stress and Painful Emotions? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from Dr. Jeanette RaymondPatsy swallows her feelings and gets tired out Patsy spent her forty-fifth birthday with her elderly mother who complained about the food being cold and bland. Patsy bit her tongue and tried to make something more appetizing. Her sister called to wish her a happy birthday, then made excuses ...
Views: 4593(3 votes) - 10 Questions Measuring Guilt - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2010 from Alison LongleyTen Questions Measuring Guilt Guilt issues occupy a great deal of our time, some of us have grown up with guilt as the motivating factor in almost every choice or decision we have ever made. We have guilt-trips, guilt inducing foods, guilty verdicts, social guilt, religious guilt, moral guilt ...
Views: 4576(1 vote) - ***Codependent Recovery – Has their addiction become your addiction? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2015 from Dean TaraborelliMy loved one has only been sober for 1 month. Why aren’t they answering their phone? Did he/she relapse again? Oh no…not again. You call. They don’t answer. You drive by their favorite restaurant; their favorite bar. They aren’t there. You call their friends. No answer. There it ...
Views: 4506(1 vote) - The 1st CBT Session - What To Expect - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Dr GrayYour Psychologist will offer you weekly (50 minute). Your treatment will begin with a period of assessment which will last between 1-3 sessions. Here you will be able to discuss in detail the problems that have led you to seek therapy. Your Psychologist will also ask you more general questions ...
Views: 4495(1 vote) - Does Repressed Anger Plague You In Your Adult Life? - by Submitted on May 22, 2010 from Jill PrinceDo you suffer from serious repressed anger and other repressed emotions? Most people don't remember the first three years of life and so are not aware if those years were spent building up a store of repressed anger and other repressed emotions. Dr. Gabor Mate is a medical doctor who works ...
Views: 4465(2 votes) - Psychosomatic Symptoms and Body Syndromes: What Your Body is Trying to Tell You - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Tania ManczarekPsychosomatic symptom is a term used to describe a physical symptom in the body that arises from a purely psychological or emotional cause. Some common psychosomatic symptoms include headaches, sleep problems, extreme fatigue, stomach problems as well as a variety of unexplained pains in the ...
Views: 4463 - Second Marriage Jitters - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomThe Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom My boyfriend and I are both divorced with children. We want to get married but we’re nervous about how to make it work. We both had terrible marriages the first go around. Now things will be even more challenging with the ...
Views: 4440(2 votes) - An Amazing New Therapy: Percussive Suggestion Technique (PSTEC) - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Elaine CoronaPercussive Suggestion Technique (PSTEC) has only recently been developed and is a unique and cutting-edge new therapy designed to neutralize any disturbing feelings in a very powerful way. PSTEC quickly decreases and often eliminates anxiety and feelings of depression and neutralizes ...
Views: 4427(3 votes) - Past Life Regression - Future Life Progression? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from Michael JuddAbout 39 years ago a movie called “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever” was released in the theaters. It stared Barbra Streisand as Daisy Gamble and Yves Montand as the psychiatrist Dr. Marc Chabot. Daisy had come to Dr. Chabot to be hypnotized to stop smoking. During the course of the treatment, ...
Views: 4407(2 votes) - Why Do Aspies and Neurotypicals Get Married? - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2011 from Kathy MarshackSomeone with Asperger Syndrome (AS) is characterized by their lack of communication skills, social skills and reciprocity of feelings. A person with AS, also known as an Aspie, knows what they think and feel but are often unaware of what others think or feel. With a deficiency in these critical ...
Views: 4396(1 vote) - A Gay Therapist's Advice on Avoiding Fights with Your Boyfriend - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Adam BlumYou are dating a five-year-old. Yes, that man across the dinner table from you—the one with beard stubble and crow’s feet—is actually a five-year-old boy. So are you. All of us retain our experiences as children throughout our lives. And when we are fighting with our boyfriends there’s ...
Views: 4388(1 vote) - Sure-Fire Way to Rid Yourself of Nicotine in 5 Days. - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Clay DanielSure-Fire Way to Rid Yourself of Nicotine in 5 Days. You can be rid of nicotine entirely in 5 days or less without the use of ANY drug, herbs, or supplements of any kind. And be rid of nicotine's addictive effects and withdrawal symptoms at the same time. Here's the whole scoop--medical ...
Views: 4342(2 votes) - Christian Stress Management - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Miriam KinaiConsulting God is the first step of Christian stress management. Prayerfully seek His advice for He urges you to call on Him and He will show you great things which you did not know (Jeremiah 33:3) and these insights will help you discern the right course of action. The second step of ...
Views: 4309(1 vote) - What is Peer Counseling, and Why Do It? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Amara KarunaWhat happens when we decide to be partners and build family with someone, and after a few months or years the rosy glow of our idealism wears off and it seems to become so much more difficult than we imagined? Why do we find ourselves arguing, feeling jealous, greedy, and uncooperative? It ...
Views: 4284(2 votes) - *** Solution Focused Therapy - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Garrett CoanMost types of psychotherapy involve exploring feelings, being validated, finding explanations, exploring wishes and dreams, setting goals, and gaining clarity. Every therapist has unique ways of working with clients, based on his or her personality, training, and views of how people change. A ...
Views: 4269(2 votes) - IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HURT - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Gina Wesley-SilvaMy birthday is 4 days before Christmas, on December 21st. It is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. And, due to the fact that it is so close to the holidays, my birthday has often been disappointing because the recognition and celebration of it gets lost in the overwhelming ...
Views: 4166(1 vote) - The Anger Mantra - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2009 from Michael PaulPeople wish to be settled. Only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them. --Ralph Waldo Emerson Two monks were traveling down a road beside a river. They came upon a woman sitting on the bank with her head in her hands and tears streaming down her face. One monk asked what ...
Views: 4142(1 vote) - Clinical Vignette: Treating Depression - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Cristina MardirossianEddie was first diagnosed with major depression at the age of 15. The roots of his depression were multiple. He grew up with two parents who neglected him emotionally. His mother only spoke Spanish, while Eddie only spoke English. This created a huge communication gap between the two of them. ...
Views: 4136(2 votes) - The Consequences Associated With Playing the Victim of Depression - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Dave KanofskyI had been fighting a daily battle with clinical depression for years. There was a time when I thought I would never be rid of the daily battle. But thanks to the good Lord, years of therapy, learned coping skills, and just the right medicine, I became virtually symptom free in 2007. If ...
Views: 4127(3 votes) - Depression and Core Beliefs - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Sophie HenshawCore beliefs are found at the hub of every depression and can be thought of as nuggets of self-hatred. They develop as a result of experiences that you believe define who you are. In brief, all your suffering is caused by identification with experience. As an example, picture what ...
Views: 4078(1 vote) - Silent Grief In Women - When Words Are Not Enough - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Annette Anderson EnglerGrief echoes a painfully vibrating voice which can be heard from generation to generation. It tells us that there is an absence of life in a world of breath and being. It tells us, as we sink deeper into the chair of sorrow, that our lives will never be the same. The sound of emotional pain and ...
Views: 4075 - Mindfulness Meditation Therapy for PTSD - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Peter StrongPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be defined as recurrent episodes of anxiety and panic in reaction to a past experience that was overwhelming at both sensory and emotional levels. The individual was unable to process and assimilate the experience, and the emotional trauma becomes ...
Views: 4010(2 votes) - Frustrated wtih ADHD - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2013 from Laurie DuparHaving ADHD can be frustrating. Merely struggling with compensating for the challenges so they don’t interfere with daily functioning and learning new ways to do things can be taxing. There is a constant internal battle of symptom and strategy waging inside yourself when you are coping with ...
Views: 4008(1 vote) - What's Love Got To Do With It? Recognizing The Seductive Psychotherapist - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2008 from Richard RauboltPsychotherapy is an intimate, private and deeply personal experience. Both therapist and patient/client co-construct, in the common professional parlance of the day, a relationship where unknown or unexpressed desires, conflicts, questions and dreams are explored. For this unveiling process to ...
Views: 3942(1 vote) - ***OCD Recovery - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Charles LindenSince curing my own anxiety, OCD and agoraphobia over 14 years ago, myself and my team of counselors, psychologists and anxiety recovery specialists have helped over 155,000 people worldwide to find the freedom they so desperately deserve. Over the last 15 years we have seen a steady increase ...
Views: 3938(3 votes) - JOURNALING BECOMING POPULAR FORM OF SELF-THERAPY - by In a world where Prozac is a household word, people are searching for alternative ways to combat depression and anxiety. Many are finding that journaling is a successful form of “therapy” and often as cathartic as talking to a professional.
As recently as April 26, 1999, Newsweek ran an ...
Views: 3924 - How to Dialogue with Your Inner Child - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Dr. Jane BoltonWhat is “dialoguing” with my Inner Child? Dialoguing is talking with your Inner Child, caring for her/him non-verbally. The word dialogue implies a back and forth exchange between the two of you, rather than just “talking” which could be understood as a one-way communication. When do I do ...
Views: 3899(1 vote) - After Panic Attack Episode - Get A Rest - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2010 from Jason KluberAfter panic attack episodes, not all people anticipate that another attack may start again. This fact is right! Experts regard that this disorder follows a pattern repeating its cycle from time to time. Precautionary measures should be done both during and after an attack. For you to know ...
Views: 3860(1 vote) - How does Bipolar Disorder effect Teen Students? - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from dan dekkerBipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition that manifests by uncontrollable and unpredictable changes in a persons mood. Individuals that are affected by a bipolar disorder usually feel many different emotions at the same time or suffer severe mood changes. Bipolar students suffer the same ...
Views: 3851(1 vote) - PSORIASIS IS AN ANGRY MAN’S GAME - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2009 from Paul HowardFor nearly 10 years I’ve been using hypnotherapy to help clients with Psoriasis. I have noticed three particular personality traits that seem common to most clients I see. But more of that later… When I first started working with clients who had Psoriasis, I conducted a study into the ...
Views: 3833(4 votes) - How to Get High - The Legal and Healthy Way - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIt's a funny thing... We come into this world full of wonder, amazement and an audaciously authentic ability to laugh out loud at whatever tickles our funny bone. To our young minds - free of attached meanings, assumptions and suppositions - the world is a delightfully cacophony of ...
Views: 3832(4 votes) - Rescuing Adam (Divine Masculine) - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Meg BenedicteSome time last year I began to receive images and glimpse into the underlying issues coming up during 2010 and how our collective human family would be dealing with an extraordinary karmic backlash as we entered the 2012 astrology. It appeared to be a boomerang ripple affect as shadow ...
Views: 3818(2 votes) - What is a Covenant Marriage? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Dean SunseriThere are 3 levels of agreement. The first level is the lightest and most casual which we will call an agreement. An agreement is a simple commitment between two people, such as making an appointment to go to lunch next Friday at a certain restaurant. The next level of agreement is a ...
Views: 3807 - How and Why to Test Your Teen for Alcohol and/or Drug Use - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2011 from Thomas ReesDrugs are presented to every teenager at one point or another. No matter what the discussions at home have been, no matter what a “good boy or girl” that your kid really is, the curiosity of what drugs are about will likely grab him or her at some point in time because here is what the trend ...
Views: 3806(2 votes) - Wind Chimes Give You The Peacefulness You Would Like - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2013 from Kristine BerganThe sound coming from a tuned wind chime is unique, creating an aura of tranquility and serenity that will flow through any living space. These would be a nice change from the loud, chaotic noises we hear everyday. Why don't you choose to provide the gift of serenity to your loved ones this ...
Views: 3796(1 vote) - Your Top Three Questions About ADHD Medications Answered - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from Laurie Dupar“Medication levels the neurobiological playing field.” ~ Biederman, J., & Spencer, T. (2002) After receiving a diagnosis of ADHD, the most commonly asked questions people have are around ADHD medications. Despite the fact that we have been using the same psycho stimulants to treat ADHD for ...
Views: 3781(1 vote) - Freeing Yourself with Ho'oponopono - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Pamela TurnerHo'oponopono means to make things right - to correct wrongs with your relationships, including yourself. It is a beautiful process of clearing and forgiving that can set your free from many troubles, past regrets, problems with people in your life, sorrows you carry around and negativity you ...
Views: 3751(2 votes) - Anxiety! Don't Let it Take Over Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2011 from Humaira Ansari‘I don’t know what to do anymore’, ‘I see no way forward’, ‘I feel rubbish’, ‘I hate feeling this way’, ‘I have no control over how I feel’, ‘I didn’t use to be like this-I hate my life’, ‘why’s this happening to me’, ‘negative thoughts keep on running in my mind and I can’t stop them’. ...
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