Awkward moments are an important part of psychotherapy.

“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” Freud #unexpressedemotion

“Trauma is not the story of something that happened back then. It’s the current imprint of that pain.” Bessel van der Kolk #trauma

“Every encounter leaves a trace; we carry early relational imprints throughout life.” Daniel Stern #relational #imprints

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“The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.” Erich Fromm #security #insecurity

The psychodynamic model offers so much in terms of individualized understanding of one's own mind. Structured psychotherapeutic approaches have their place, in my opinion, but nothing beats getting to know oneself on one's own terms. The problem with structured therapies, one

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It saddens me when patients themselves reify diagnostic labels. If I knew nothing about a new patient, a DSM diagnosis might help. But within an hour, it pales beside my growing understanding of the person and their struggles. My true “diagnosis” is that evolving understanding —

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Our time is brief, and it will pass no matter what we do. So let us have purpose in spending it. Let us spend it so that our time matters to each of us, and matters to all those whose lives we touch. Philip Zimbardo #time

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority. Stanley Milgram #responsibility #authority

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a hero is one who heals their own wounds and then shows others how to do the same yung pueblo #hero

That's what it means to really feel alive - to be so immersed in the passionate bliss of the moment that you don't think about yesterday or tomorrow. You just enjoy what you're doing and love every piece of it. Lori Deschene #aliveness

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