A discussion of Allan Schore’s video lecture on the neuro-psychology of attachment, and how failures of attunement between mother and child permanently alter the development of the infant’s brain.
Rage and Entitlement in Borderline Personality Disorder
In working with people who suffer from borderline personality disorder, you may often feel deeply hostile toward your clients; you need to use that feeling to understand their murderous rage, their inability to tolerate frustrate and their desire to take over and possess you.
Will Power, Self Control and Self Discipline
The widespread acceptance of diagnostic labels corresponding to discrete forms of mental illness, akin to recognizable physical syndromes and ailments, deprives our emotional life of its meaning and reduces all suffering to “biology”. In the process, it encourages a kind of passivity and fosters a belief that exerting will power and developing self-control are beyond us.
Holiday Advice from the Pathological Optimist
Some thoughts about having realistic expectations for and placing limits upon holiday togetherness with your family.
Countertransference Issues in Treating Depression
Countertransference in the broad sense means all your thoughts, feelings and fantasies during a psychotherapy session. It’s a useful tool for understanding your clients, especially those suffering from depression where anger and rage are an unconscious issue.