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Defense Mechanisms

…essure situations like sports or academics, or playing video games,” wrote Dr. Lisa Firestone, who co-authored Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice with Robert Firestone. “As an adult, it can mean becoming anti-social, avoiding goal-driven behaviors, or abusing substances like alcohol. Our defense mechanisms may influence us to engage in self-soothing rituals or to avoid perceived dangers.” Defense Mechanisms in Adulthood As adults, catching on to ou…

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Why People with Eating Disorders Need Our Compassion

person feel beautiful, but because having at least some measure of control helps that person to not feel as bad. It’s a self-soothing mechanism. One result of using food restriction or binging and purging, is that to be able to do it, you must disconnect your awareness from your body. Whether you’re starving yourself or overeating, to succeed, you are not able to check in and hear the health-promoting signals from your body. The brain-body disconn…

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Communication Between Couples: How to Communicate in a Relationship

…ng. On the contrary, it can be very helpful in trying to understand what a person is saying. Sometimes what a person is saying does not coincide with what he-she is communicating non-verbally. These mixed messages often cause confusion. First you must acknowledge both messages, even though they conflict. Then you have to decide which one more accurately communicates what the person is thinking or feeling. Often the non-verbal message is more truth…

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The Warning Signs for Suicide

…In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, PsychAlive is featuring videos that can help us to better understand and prevent suicide. Learn more about suicide prevention….

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VIDEO: Dr. Allan Schore on Key Factors in Treating Suicidal Individuals

…situation of being with another human being. Because in some ways, in the suicide, what we’re seeing is that this person’s sense of being is totally disintegrated, so to speak. And what we need, therefore, is for them to reinforce, so to speak, their own sense of being with another human being. That being the case, that would also mean, therefore, that the therapist’s own capacity to track these affects – not only the affects on the surface — Bec…

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9 Signs You Need Better Self-Care and May Be a Trauma Survivor

…apt. They develop responses that may seem like self-care, but are actually coping mechanisms – the best self-care that can be done at that time. Coping often includes hiding your emotional needs even from yourself. You learn to distract your attention, numb or deny the emotional turmoil inside. It might be the only way to remain as part of the group you depend on for food, shelter, or daily life. Trauma survivors can emerge from their experience h…

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Can Secure Attachment Make Us Less Afraid During the Coronavirus Crisis?

…ocesses and the Facilitating Environment. Madison CT: International Universities Press 1994/1965. Yalom, I. D. (1980). Existential psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books. **** PsychAlive E-course Making Sense of your Life to Empower your Future: with Dan Siegel and Lisa Firestone. Through guided writing exercises and integrative activities, you will get to know yourself on a deep level. Additionally, this E-Course provides tools for ongoing growth,…

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Coping With Anxiety

…becomes calmer All of these exercises offer healthy and effective ways of coping with anxiety. It’s helpful to find what works for each of us when it comes to relieving stress and calming ourselves in times in which we feel overwhelmed by any emotions. These practices can also help guide us to increase our self-understanding and self-compassion, which further helps reduce anxiety and depression. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by any emotion, we re…

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Suicide and the Inner Voice: Risk Assessment, Treatment and Case Management

…answers to both questions are at the heart of Suicide and the Inner Voice. Dr. Firestone believes that the key to understanding suicidal behavior comes from a knowledge of the destructive thought processes of those at risk and an awareness of their origins in early family interactions. He tells us that the negative events in our lives are not nearly as harmful as what we tell ourselves about them. From an understanding of how one begins a downward…

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Videos

…ts Playlists Self-Development Parenting Relationships Dr. Robert Firestone Dr. Lisa Firestone Dr. Carol Gilligan Dr. James Gilligan Dr. James and Dr. Carol Gilligan Dr. James Garbarino Dr. Kirk Schneider Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn Dr. Dan Siegel Dr. Peter A. Levine Dr. Pat Love Dr. Sheldon Solomon Dr. Donald Meichenbaum Dr. Donna Rockwell Dr. Daniel Zamir Dr. Christine Courtois Dr. Allan Schore   « prev12... 11 12 13 1415next » Treatment Model Offered at…

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