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People want to be right.
Therapy can be hard. I know I haven’t posted a lot recently, but it’s because therapy can be really hard. I mean the kind of hard that makes you hate it. It can make you hate yourself, hate your therapist, … Continue reading
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Counseling is Yoga for your brain
As in it gives you increased flexibility, endurance, and strength. It’s really quite that simple. When our bodies lose flexibility, strength or endurance, we tend to want to do something about that. Some loss happens with age, but exercise can … Continue reading
Summertime Emotional Repression
The weather in Portland yesterday got to an uncomfortable 98 degrees. That is approximately 370 degrees Celsius for my readers in Canada (and all the other beautiful parts of the world—Dobar Dan, Bonjour, Hallo, etc.) Nothing speaks to me of … Continue reading
Throw out all your psychic armor.
The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 23. An ongoing survival guide. Throw out all your psychic armor. This entry is partially inspired by this, currently at the Portland Art Museum. It’s pretty easy … Continue reading
Therapy is Dandy! 