Clinical Philosophy

MAY 1, 2021

It's from a recent blogpost by Jon Frederikson ; Frederikson is a particularly lucid and thoughtful exponent of ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy). And now the example. The first thing I want to note is that the projection of will is, in a sense, quietly abusive.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

Anxiety so strong it tightened my chest to a choking point and made me feel like cutting myself to bleed the anxious feelings out of my system. Yes, one for depression and one for anxiety. I’d had the same passive suicidal thoughts, ramped-up anxiety and cutting fantasies. Once he arrived, I got the standard set of questions.

Hospitals 52

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Clinical Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

A talk for Confer: Confronting Mortal Threat / Oxford Psychotherapy Society 5.9.2020 / 14.10.2020 ‘Wisdom is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; fortunate are they who embrace her’ (Proverbs 3:18) Abstract To be ‘philosophical’ or ‘stoical’ is in part to remain calm and able to think in the face of adversity.

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Beautiful Voyager

JULY 11, 2021

3) We can then safely assume that the anxiety level of the majority is on the rise as organizations are communicating their in-office return plan and expectations. In each scenario, I went back to work positively changed but not without many questions, fear, anxiety, new needs and hope. 1) At least not for 5 days a week, maybe 3. (2)

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Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2021

Sometimes they talk about, say, anxiety or depression or hypomania, sometimes about relationship and work difficulties. In a paper on whether psychotherapy is a form of prostitution, philosopher Rupert Read suggests that therapy is to genuine loving friendship (‘agape’) as prostitution is to erotic love (‘eros’). His tone of voice.

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