#therapy

#therapy

Consumer culture didn't just take our villages: It left us with parents too overwhelmed to fully show up.

Over the years of practicing therapy, I've had many clients say something like, "It's not that I'm sad. It's that I'm missing, and I don't know where I went." They don't expect depression to feel like emptiness. They expect it to feel like disappointment.

Farnsworth writes that such repetition creates a "hammering effect" that is likely to be remembered. Examples he provides include: "They always will; they always do; they always have." Quoting Charles Dickens for an example, Farnsworth includes "...the most dismal trees in it, and the most dismal sparrows, and the most dismal cats, and the most dismal houses..."

"Spiritual struggles can significantly impact psychological well-being, and addressing these issues in therapy can greatly enhance recovery outcomes for clients."

"I have noticed an increase in emotional affairs coming through the door. Not only do I notice an increase in numbers, but I notice a deeper sense of hurt being expressed."

The transition from solo sex to satisfying partner sex can be challenging, as individuals often become accustomed to specific sensations they experience during masturbation.

One of McAllen's central critiques of internal family systems therapy is the lack of research behind it.

While therapy can transform your life, self-analysis will usually be necessary to sustain the change. Self-analysis means continually applying whatever you learned in therapy to your everyday life.

Venting can feel good because it provides immediate emotional release, but relying on it excessively can leave us feeling stuck without resolution.

Photography serves as a profound medium for capturing the emotional nuances and intricate relationships between humans and animals, elevating understanding beyond words.

Unlike traditional wellness spaces that often lean too far into luxury or trend, Quantum finds equilibrium-grounded in science, elevated by design, and intentional in every detail.

Good therapy takes time, and there are periods in our lives when that time may not be available to us.

Childhood abuse manifests in multiple forms, and not all of them leave visible scars. Physical abuse is perhaps the most recognized, involving acts of violence that inflict bodily harm. Emotional abuse... can be equally devastating.

The emotional cost of mentally undoing and redoing past events might be imperceptible in the moment, but it compounds considerably in the long run.

Many people never make it beyond the honeymoon period with their therapist, gaining insight but leaving underlying psychological issues untouched.

Masha's motivations have become unclear as her connection to the guests diminishes, with her past trauma now less influential in the ongoing narrative.