Author Archives: Therapyisdandy
Sin City Mental Health
When one visits Las Vegas for the first time, it’s appropriate to arrive later than expected and in the middle of the night, surrounded by no one but the hardiest of the drinkers, gamblers, and hustlers. The grandeur and scale … Continue reading
The Last Day of the Year Blog of 2012
Starting a tradition with this post, even though traditions often are hard work. Here we are at the end of another year, and despite lots of internet noise, the world did not end on December 21. I was in Las … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalypse, Arab Spring, authority, exhaustion, fiscal cliff., messiah, new years eve, politics, private practice, resolutions, society, therapy, zombies
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The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 13.
An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 13. The holiday season. It doesn’t take having a narcissist in your family to develop a healthy dread of the holiday season, but it sure doesn’t make the next few weeks any damn easier. Take … Continue reading
Things don’t always mean what you think they mean in therapy. Part 3.
Truth versus Comfort (special election 2012 edition) It’s hard not to let the election this past week influence the latest topic, so here goes. There is no question that as humans we have an amazing array of abilities (some would … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, cave man, comfort, deceit, defense mechanisms, elections, introjects, lies, politics, self deception, therapy. mental health, truth
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The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 12.
An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 12. The Reading List. I have threatened in the past to include a relevant reading list for this guidebook. This will be the first installment. Also, if anyone on the web has a suggestion not … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Children of Narcissists, Dandy, Mental health therapy, narcissism
Tagged adult children of narcissists, Alice Miller, borderline personality disorder, Elan Golomb, emotional vulnerability, James Masterson, narcissism, oedipus complex, prisoners of childhood, reading list, therapy
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The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 11.
An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 11. Maybe not a Narcissist in name, but surely one in (mis)deed. Recently, I was asked by a client for a definitive judgment on whether their parent was or was not a narcissist. As a … Continue reading
Things don’t always mean what you think they mean in therapy. Part 2.
So what happens in therapy if you have nothing to say? Or, maybe you are considering therapy and don’t think you have anything to say when you get there? It might be comforting to know that this happens all the … Continue reading
Things don’t always mean what you think they mean in therapy.
And other possibly confusing, contradictory suggestions. Some might call it advice. A couple weeks ago I posted this great article I found on cognitive dissonance. I still want to talk about cognitive dissonance and what it means to you and … Continue reading
Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to have a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 10.
An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 10. Suit up. In the last chapter I brought up the idea of psychic armor, or the suit, this week we take the suit in for some alterations. One of psychology’s more interesting and bizarre … Continue reading
Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 9.
An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 9. Lay your burdens down This entry is brought to you by this year’s closing ceremony of the London Olympics in general, and Annie Lennox specifically. So go watch this video. I will wait. If … Continue reading
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