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Posted: August 21, 2019
In 1943 Abraham Maslow proposed a theory of human needs in his paper, A Theory of Human Motivation. The above hierarchy (Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) is what he proposed and what I will be reviewing in more detail in this and following posts. Maslow’s idea…
Posted: August 16, 2019
Alexithymia can develop when one grows up in a home in which it is unwise or unsafe to express emotions, then one learns to ignore or not pay attention to one’s own emotions. This can become a chronic problem for those who grew up in…
Posted: August 10, 2019
Anger is a normal human emotion. It is an important emotion. It signals that something is going on that we are not okay with, a boundary has been violated, and it provides the energy to do something about it. The reason I point this out…
Posted: August 3, 2019
This is a great quote from Silver Linings Playbook, which is a good movie about mental health with complex depictions of Bipolar and grief. We all have different parts or aspects to ourselves. One of the tasks of infant development is actually integrating these disparate…
Posted: July 31, 2019
Radical Acceptance is another distress tolerance skill. Radical acceptance is to acknowledge and accept that a situation exists without judging it or yourself, without looking for who to blame or looking for the reason a situation occurred. Some self-talk phrases that reflect radical acceptance include…
Posted: July 25, 2019
Mindfulness is an awareness of the present moment. This awareness is one in which people are trained to take the stance of an observer towards their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. It is different than getting caught up in the moment, in the feeling or sensation…