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Tag Archives: Psychotherapy
Review: The Other Side of Silence by Linda Gask (plus author Q&A!)
It’s always tricky reviewing a book written by a friend, which is what I hope Linda would call me although we have only ever met online, so of course I come to this review admitting bias. If someone asks me to … Continue reading
The dopamine delusion: why I think there’s more to it than brain chemistry
So, a few months ago I was sitting in my psychiatrist’s office, telling him about THEM. I was crying a bit, although not as much at the urgent GP appointment two days previously. That was before I’d put my antipsychotics … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged Antipsychotics, Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Delusions, Dopamine, Hallucinations, Hearing voices, Paranoia, Psychosis, Psychotherapy
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It’s good to talk, 2: where’s our support group?
It’s 1:45pm on a Tuesday afternoon, and I’m sitting in a West End theatre. The house lights are on, and the audience is slowly trickling in; a few people have come in pairs, but most people have, like me, come … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged Anna Freud Centre, Borderline personality disorder, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Depression, Interpersonal Therapy, Losing It, Major depressive disorder, MBCT, Mental health, Mentalisation, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, Peter Fonagy, Phobia, Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, Ruby Wax
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