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Understanding and Treating Suicide Risk in 2021

…ch the Webinar: Learn more about CAMS at https://cams-care.com/   Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for the two-part CE webinar “Saving Lives From Suicide,” starting on September 8th. In this Webinar:   Currently in the United States, around 12 million adult Americans are struggling with serious thoughts of suicide. On September 1, in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month, Psychalive and The Glendon Association are honored to offer a free webinar…

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The Value of Depression

…ple respond to symptoms of moderate depression by ingesting antidepressant drugs, drugs which make it harder for them to experience the emotions and thoughts which might be valuable to them. Antidepressants are among the five most heavily prescribed drugs in the United States. People are going to psychiatrists and other doctors. The doctor asks them the nine questions. If they answer “Yes” to five or more of them, the doctor writes a prescription….

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Trust Issues: Why Is It So Hard for Some People to Trust?

…s and emails. Today, hundreds of blogs, articles, and advice columns offer suggestions designed to help couples resolve troublesome trust issues. Many questionnaires are available to measure relational trust, (trust in a relationship partner) as well as global trust (trust in human nature). Clearly, trust matters a great deal to a lot of people, especially to those of us who are striving to have a loving, fulfilling relationship. How do we first d…

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Relationship Advice from Relationship Expert Dr. Lisa Firestone

…We asked relationship expert Dr. Lisa Firestone for her advice on everything from how to make love last to how to get over a devastating break-up. Watch her answers below. YouTube responded with an error: The playlist identified with the request’s <code>playlistId</code> parameter cannot be found….

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The Fantasy Bond Explained: A Free Webinar Event with Dr. Lisa Firestone

…presents a model for an ideal relationship that combines emotional closeness and sexual intimacy, while each partner maintains a differentiated and individuated sense of self. Dr. Firestone will discuss characteristics of a relationship in which a fantasy bond has developed verses an ideal relationship….

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The Inner Voice that Undermines Your Relationship

…ical inner voices and the defensive behaviors these voices regulate,” said Dr. Lisa Firestone in her book Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice. How does the critical inner voice try to undermine a relationship? Take look at the scene in Annie Hall where the main characters, Annie and Alvy, have just met and are having a glass of wine on the balcony of her apartment: ALVY: So, did you shoot the photographs in there or what? ANNIE: Yeah, yeah, I sorta…

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How Your Attachment Pattern Influences Your Life

…close to someone else, and we can establish healthier ways to connect, to persevere, and to form the kind of relationships we truly desire. Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for her online webinar series on attachment:…

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Are You Expecting Too Much from Your Partner?

…end to be curious in getting to know who they are as a separate and unique person. As a relationship develops, we start to see our partner more and more in terms of who they are or what they should be to us. We forget that that the person we fell in love with is an autonomous individual with their own inner world. Many of us start to form an illusion of connection or “fantasy bond,” seeing ourselves as part of a couple (a “we”) instead of two peop…

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Breaking Free from Addiction

…r relapses. Remember that the urge to self-punish is a strong part of what draws a person to addiction. Listening to that inner voice will only work against you, even when you slip up or experience a setback. Feel – Addiction numbs a person from joy as well as pain. Its purpose is to bury emotions that you are resistant to feeling or don’t believe you can tolerate. Naturally, when you break an addiction, emotions will arise that the addiction was…

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Sex and The Critical Inner Voice

…tacks in the second person. Your critical inner voice speaks in the second person; you speak in the first person. Again be sensitive to your partner if your critical inner voice is attacking him/her. You do not want to fuel his/her voice attacks. During your conversation about your voice attacks, it is crucial to remain close by being affectionate and making eye contact. Do not disengage when discussing your voice attacks. Remember: your critical…

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