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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Depression is a complex condition that can significantly impact how a person views themselves and society. While researchers haven’t found one particular cause of the condition, many studies reveal a strong connection between depression and perfectionism. How Perfectionism Leads to Depression. What Is Perfectionism?

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psychotherapy's moral bite: on deactivating the projection of will

Clinical Philosophy

It's from a recent blogpost by Jon Frederikson ; Frederikson is a particularly lucid and thoughtful exponent of ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy). Being 'the adult in the room' is not, we might say, simply a matter of having a certain psychological maturity. And now the example.

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Debunking Myths About PTSD

Gateway Foundation

Having depression, anxiety or any other mental health condition isn’t a weakness, so a person who develops PTSD isn’t weak for having a natural response to a life-altering experience. These medications can help treat the symptoms so a person can address their trauma through other forms of treatment, such as psychotherapy.

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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

Relias

Maternal mental health is the emotional, psychological, and social well-being of women during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. According to the World Health Organization, about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have given birth experience a mental health condition such as depression.

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Why Anyone Can Benefit From Therapy

My Brains Not Broken

There’s a lot I could say here (especially as someone who once refused to see a therapist because my depression “wasn’t that bad” – whatever that means) but simply put, therapy isn’t only for someone experiencing a mental health crisis.

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The Only Guide You Need to Become Your Own Therapist

Social Work Haven

Psychological therapies in the form of self-help can be done in your own time to help with problems such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to get professional help and go through psychotherapy with a specialist. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN.

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schopenhauer's prickles

Clinical Philosophy

I was introduced to Schopenhauer's fable of the porcupines by Deborah Luepnitz in her lovely work on the psychotherapy of intimacy and its dilemmas. Freud references it in his book on Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego , and it belongs to 19th century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's Parerga and Paralipomena. (By