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Online therapy offers great benefits.Life in the time of Covid-19 - by Therapion- Impacts of Managed Care on Therapy - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Tania HendersonEven though health care is a hot topic, people often lack awareness of how policies directly affect them. “Behavioral health” (a.k.a. mental health insurance) is no exception. Rather than being put off guard by unexpected impacts, the following is an overview of some main issues that surface ...
Views: 923(1 vote) - Psychotherapy and the "Middle Way" - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Beth PattersonWhen I hear the clients in my psychotherapy and grief counseling practice talk in black and white terms, or view their options in terms of extremes, I am reminded of the Buddhist concept of the Middle Way. When the Buddha was asked how one should meditate, he responded "not too tight, not too ...
Views: 1623(1 vote) - How to Treat Personality Disorder - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Danica SusanThe maladaptive way of thinking, relating and perceiving the world and other people is called personality disorder. For a person who is suffering from this disorder, there can be a lot of problems with his functioning which will eventually cause subjective distress. There are different ways of ...
Views: 1456(1 vote) - What Are Superstitions? Dream Interpretation and Scientific Translations - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Christina SponiasSuperstitions are beliefs that lack scientific proof. They are merely assumptions based on personal opinions, which may become popular, even though they are not the result of real discoveries. A superstition is the belief that one event causes another without any physical process linking ...
Views: 2210(1 vote) - Getting to Know You: A Necessary Requirement - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Joan ChamberlainA Deeper Look at Personality. I’ve known Tony for quite a while. He’s going through a rough time now, divorcing for the third time. He doesn’t really understand why his marriages fail. Two reasons: (1) he doesn’t know himself deeply. That means he always reacts to people instead of ...
Views: 1632(2 votes) - The Meaning of The Horse in Dreams – Scientific Dream Interpretation - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Christina SponiasAll dream images have a symbolic meaning. All dream images contain hidden messages. The accurate translation of the symbolic meaning of the dream images is possible only thanks to the brilliant method of dream interpretation discovered by Carl Jung. Nobody else could discover the real meaning of ...
Views: 3646(3 votes) - Living on the Edge: Generalized Anxiety Disorder - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Sadie SheafeAs this article is being written, I, the writer, am having a hard time swallowing, my palms are slightly sweaty and I feel tension in some of my muscles. The reason for the odd symptoms, is this author, along with 18% of Americans, is affected by an anxiety disorder. There are several different ...
Views: 1547(1 vote) - The Meaning of Blood in Dreams - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2011 from Christina SponiasMost dreams are warnings because we make too many mistakes in life. We are constantly influenced by our wild conscience, while our human conscience is one-sided and under-developed. Our wild and primitive conscience (anti-conscience) is still active inside us. The anti-conscience is our ...
Views: 1860(1 vote) - Enjoy Benefits Of Relaxing Music - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2011 from John MathewsAre you feeling tired and want to refresh your mood and relax? Are you getting difficult to calm and concentrate your mind for yoga or meditation? Or even you are facing sleeplessness; all these problems are related to your mind and have solution with us. Music! Music is marvelous solution for ...
Views: 960 - Life after Drugs: A Life worth Living - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2013 from Tom DiffenderferIn the article Relax and Recover Part 1, I whole heartedly endorsed the 12 step programs of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. And I think that deserves repeating. Both the Big book of AA and the basic text of NA outline a clear path to recovery that has helped millions of people ...
Views: 2040(3 votes) - Discrimination Against Blacks and Absurd Reactions - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Christina SponiasI could say that discrimination against blacks doesn't exist in Brazil, my country, but unfortunately it does. There is a certain percentage of the population that is racist, even though racism in Brazil is camouflaged, and not clearly expressed like in the USA. Racism against black people ...
Views: 1505 - Jungian Psychology – The Meaning of Dreams and Psychological Types - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Christina SponiasCarl Jung discovered the meaning of dreams and their healing power. I learned his method and I managed to continue his research and discover a lot more only thanks to his discoveries. I’m merely an organizer. I simply improved Carl Jung’s method of dream interpretation, clarifying all the ...
Views: 1534(1 vote) - What Is Sound Healing? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Zacciah BlackburnCultures the world over use sound to attune to, invoke, and transform consciousness. Sound is a powerful tool, because it is vibrational in nature, and we are vibrational beings. Indeed the most modern science shows us that all life is vibrational in nature. This is in line with age old ...
Views: 1943(1 vote) - Can Your Dreams Become True? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe impression that our dreams are wish fulfillments is based on Sigmund Freud’s method of dream interpretation. He concluded that dreams are wish fulfillments after analyzing various dreams and relating them to the dreamers’ lives. Freud observed that those who are hungry had dreams ...
Views: 1331(1 vote) - How to Transform Your Personality and Achieve All Goals - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe unconscious mind that produces your dreams criticizes your behavior in order to help you transform your personality and evolve. For example, other people in your dreams are parts of your own personality. This means that whenever you dream about someone else, you behave like this person, ...
Views: 1838(1 vote) - Helping Teens with Anger - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Cristina MardirossianRecognizing Anger Non Physical Signs * Controlling decisions * Isolating from friends, school, family * Having extreme standards * Blaming, insulting, name calling, threatening, questioning or checking up Violent- No Contact * Reckless driving ...
Views: 1815(1 vote) - Does My Daughter Need Therapy? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDoes My Daughter Need Therapy? Dear Dr. Diana My twenty-five year old daughter is having a difficult time. She’s in graduate school in another state and when she recently came home for a visit, she seemed very depressed and unhappy. We try to talk with her but it’s really hard. She ...
Views: 1540(2 votes) - What to Look For in a Psychic, Intuitive or Energy Healer - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Laurie LamsonThere are a lot of talented psychics, intuitives and energy healers out there. Many explore these abilities because we are sensitive to energy and because we have a lot of healing to do for ourselves. In order to be of the best service to others, it is essential that we continue to grow, heal ...
Views: 1385(2 votes) - Moods & My Actions - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Carol Harris-FikeWe live within moods and sometimes we don't even recognize their names... no really. Think about a domain of your life; i.e. work relationships, personal relationships, etc. Then put a name on the mood that mainly runs how you behave there. Taking a look at my work life recently, I discover that ...
Views: 1299 - When Your Therapist Is Only a Click Away - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Jack SingerMary Smith headed outside to her friend’s pool. Settling into a lounge chair, she tapped the Skype application on her phone. Hundreds of miles away, her face popped up on her therapist’s computer monitor; he smiled back on her phone’s screen. She took a sip of her cocktail. The session ...
Views: 1043 - How to Easily Translate The Meaning of Dreams - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Christina SponiasIn order to understand the messages of the unconscious mind that produces your dreams you have to study the symbolic dream language. You must respect the meaning given by the unconscious mind to the dream images. Carl Jung discovered this meaning for you, and managed to simplify and clarify his ...
Views: 1314 - Increasing Your Brain Power through Dream Therapy - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe psychotherapy of the unconscious mind that produces your dreams works like mind empowerment. Through dream therapy you will increase your brain power, and at the same time you will attain spiritual perfection. If you are intelligent you will easily understand that the unconscious mind is ...
Views: 1262 - Beating the End of Summer Blues: 4 Tips for Preventing Seasonal Affective Disorder - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Thriveworks Counseling and Life CoachingWho doesn’t love Fall? As soon as we feel the chill in the air and smell the unmistakable scent of burning leaves, we know that pumpkin carving, football games, and holidays are right around the corner. Still, in the middle of all of the fun times with family and friends, fall does have its ...
Views: 2658(2 votes) - How to find perfect contentment. - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Janet Perez Eckles“He has his own elevator to his apartment,” my friend told details about the homes of the rich and famous. His line of work takes him into homes some only dream about. Remember when people were glued to the TV program about the rich and famous? Is that because most want to know what that life ...
Views: 1411 - Identifying ADHD Symptoms for Proper Treatment - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Danica SusanNaughty, ill disciplined, impish these are just few of the words used to describe people who have impulsivity, inattention and hyperactivity. To the untrained eye, these are just bad behaviors used to gain attention. But is it really the case or there is more to what you see? Attention ...
Views: 1429 - What Kids Need - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Julie Roberts, Ph.D.What do Kids need? Children need to be seen and appreciated for who they are. Our job as an adult is to look at a child and ask, “Who can you be?” This means we create an atmosphere of curiosity and attention, which nurtures a child to find the essence of who they are. We support their way of ...
Views: 2512(4 votes) - Surpassing Absurdity and Hypocrisy - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe modern civilization is characterized by absurdity and hypocrisy. If you want to surpass the mentality of your absurd civilization and find sound mental health you have to eliminate your wild nature. This is the only way you may also find happiness in life. I discovered this truth after ...
Views: 1241 - How Anorexia Can Be Treated - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Danica SusanIt is but natural for a person to want to look good, to have a body shape that does not make you wince when you face the mirror and one that allows you to wear clothes that you want. The thing is, not everybody does the healthy way of achieving a good body shape – having a healthy diet and ...
Views: 1223(1 vote) - Problems With the Use of Traditional Behavior Modification Techniques in Treating PTSD in Children - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from William KrillThe use of traditional behavior modification techniques with stress disordered children needs to be done with caution and extra care. The issue of the primary source of the child’s behaviors needs to take precedence over simply “pressing on” with behavior modification techniques. The key ...
Views: 2797(1 vote) - Therapy is Best When Self Help and Mind Over Matter Techniques Fail - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Randi FineSelf-improvement advice on virtually any topic that interests us, written from endless points of views, is right at our fingertips. Most of the articles I write are of this genre, often with a New Age slant. Websites like SelfGrowth.com and Curezone.com are entirely devoted to this topic. A ...
Views: 1837(1 vote) - Safe Psychotherapy Based on Dream Translation - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Christina SponiasYou should regularly write down your dreams in a dream journal because all dreams help you solve your psychological problems. Your dreams contain precious messages sent by the wise unconscious mind. You can submit your dreams for a professional translation and psychotherapy and find ...
Views: 1283 - How to Stop Making Mistakes and Find Solutions to Your Problems - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe unconscious mind that produces your dreams possesses undoubtable wisdom and can help you in all ways. You only have to translate the meaning of dreams according to the right method (which was discovered by Carl Jung) in order to find real solutions to various problems that keep torturing ...
Views: 1575 - Online Therapy for Mental Disorders - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Christina SponiasMental disorders can start destroying the human side of your conscience before you notice that something strange is happening to you. In case you feel that you are losing control, you should look for therapy without wasting time. You can be immediately helped through dream translation. You ...
Views: 1366 - Rejection, go a different Direction. - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Philip MartinAs a baby we have one fear, we fear being separated. This is a survival mechanism, for if we are separated from our mother - we will perish. Though this is not necessarily so today, in our civilized world, this fear of separation is still inherited from our past. While we are attached to an ...
Views: 1543(4 votes) - The Superior Vision Given By Dream Analysis - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Christina SponiasI continued the scientific dream research of the psychiatrist Carl Jung. This was how I could discover the existence of a wild conscience into the biggest part of our brain. I named it anti-conscience because it constantly tries to destroy our human conscience through craziness. The ...
Views: 1126 - Self-esteem - A Fragile Thing - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2011 from Sawas DeeSelf-esteem is something we discuss very often, but without knowing the proper definition for it. Indeed, we do not need a very strict definition, but one that is both simple and right would define self-esteem as being a person’s basic and fundamental sense of worth. It’s the thoughts and ...
Views: 984(2 votes) - Advice For Psychotherapist - Dealing With Burnout - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Sawas DeeIn the career of every psychotherapist, there comes a time when it becomes very difficult to help depressed patients solve their problems. It’s like the initial spark that has made you capable of treating people and helping them with their problems is long gone. Once you submerge yourself in the ...
Views: 1243(1 vote) - Which One do You Choose? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2011 from Robyn WheelerIf you suffer from any form of depression you have two choices. One, you can ask for help from a professional or two, you can live with depression hoping no one will notice and it won't affect your life much. The statistics are staggering. Over 40% of women do not seek help for depression ...
Views: 2627 - How to Prevent A Mental Illness – The Elevator and The Stairs in Dreams - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2011 from Christina SponiasYour dreams help you prevent mental illnesses because they contain precious messages. The information you have thanks to dream analysis will save your life. You can also prevent sad life situations, conflicts, and various bad events. You should follow the scientific method of dream ...
Views: 2270 - 12 Self-Care Tips - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Marta Hatter1. Allow your feelings - If you have recently experienced loss or you can't be with loved ones, realize that it's normal to feel sadness and grief. It's OK to take time to cry or express your feelings. You can't force yourself to be happy just because it's the holiday season. 2. ...
Views: 1117 - Dream Interpretation – The Psychotherapy of The Wise Unconscious Mind - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Christina SponiasAll dream images contain wise messages sent by the unconscious mind. The unconscious mind is a superior mind that has a divine origin and provides you with psychotherapy. You need psychotherapy because you have inherited craziness into the wild side of your conscience, your anti-conscience. You ...
Views: 1423 - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Medications - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Eric RyanIf you have an anxiety disorder, a basic question that you may ask yourself is: “How do I get better?” If you happen to bring this up to your doctor, they are very likely to prescribe you a drug without even mentioning the most effective, scientifically validated treatment around: Cognitive ...
Views: 1264(1 vote) - Depression Help – Psychotherapy through Instant Dream Translation - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Christina SponiasIf you are depressed all the time simply start writing down your dreams in a dream journal. You’ll discover a psychotherapist who sends you important messages in your own dreams. The unconscious mind that produces your dreams has a divine origin and works like a natural doctor. If you don’t ...
Views: 1660 - Basic Ideas About 12 Step Programs - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Sawas DeeToday, we’re glad to be able to avail from so many different means of treating our problems or mental illnesses. There are all sorts of different therapies ,and depending on your personal choice, or your capabilities at the moment, you can choose between the different ways of helping ...
Views: 2124(1 vote) - How to Stop Having Bad Dreams and Understand The Unconscious Messages - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Christina SponiasBad dreams indicate behavioral abnormalities and erroneous ideas. If you keep having bad dreams, this means that you keep making many mistakes in life. The unconscious mind that produces your dreams is your natural doctor. It sends you bad dreams when you are making mistakes that affect your ...
Views: 1794 - Understanding Depression In Order To Deal With It - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Sawas DeeDepression, being depressed – terms used exaggeratingly today, which in medical and psychological term, mean something far worse. It’s natural for a person to feel sad, especially if something unpleasant has happened in the recent days, but such feelings usually pass away in a couple of days. ...
Views: 1029(1 vote) - How to Stop Suffering? Self-Help for Depression - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Christina SponiasYou usually suffer because you make mistakes, or because you are a victim of other people’s wickedness. You can also suffer as a victim of many unfair situations. Your suffering cannot but provoke depression and many fears. When you are suffering you cannot rest. You have to find a solution and ...
Views: 1371 - Online Counseling via Skype - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Peter StrongOnline Internet Psychotherapy and Counseling through Skype is becoming more popular than ever for busy people. As a professional online psychotherapist, I have noticed a dramatic increase in the number of clients who prefer to have therapy sessions in the comfort of their own homes rather than ...
Views: 1782(1 vote) - Online Counseling for Anxiety Disorders - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Peter StrongGeneral Anxiety Disorder is a very common condition that affects many of us at some time in our lives. At any one time it is estimated that least 10 million people in the US have been diagnosed with GAD and are actively seeking treatment through medication or some form of cognitive ...
Views: 1280(1 vote) - The Importance of Vivid Dreams - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Christina SponiasIf you have vivid dreams, you must take advantage of this privilege. All dreams contain precious messages that give you trustful information about everything. Many vivid dreams usually contain detailed predictions about future situations that will happen in a short period of time. While ...
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