In general, therapists are taught that depression has a good chance to respond to medication when it is feels like a physical illness. In other words, if a person is tired and exhausted,…
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Depression: Normal Emotion, Symptom or Disease? Part 1 of 2
Depression is a term with several meanings that are easily conflated, and therefore leads easily to confusion. It can refer to a normal emotion, such as “I am depressed because…
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Key Qualities For DID Therapists: PART 4 of 4 – Patient Assessment of Therapists
I suggest that patients who are able to speak to therapists about their own treatment needs, do so as early in the relationship as possible – including at any initial…
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Key Qualities For DID Therapists: PART 3 of 4 – Understanding The DID Survival Response
The essence of being a therapist is to be a compassionate guide. It is to guide patients through the healing process with insight tempered by kindness. For DID treatment, it…
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Key Qualities For DID Therapists: PART 2 of 4 – The Process
This question, of what to look for in a therapist for DID, is a question I have asked myself as well for many years. There are clearly certain basic qualities…
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