“Psychoanalysis is, in essence, a cure through love.” -Sigmund Freud in a letter to Carl Jung In a poignant and…
My Best Friend Death
Within each of you, somewhere hidden, is your best self calling. Her bells become louder with each passing year, as…
The Tragedy of Disenchantment: Our Inability to Be Happy
Have you ever wanted something really badly, only to find out that it wasn’t as good as it initially appeared…
Tragedy on Repeat: How Our Traumatic Past Informs Our Tumultuous Present
These sessions have been reproduced with the expressed consent of my client. Names and other identifying information have been altered.…
Why Do I Need to Be Normal? (Revised Version)
“The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the…
Winter’s Depth
I can feel her ice cold hands, as she lays them upon chest Deep within my core, I can feel…
Defeating the Stigma of Mental Illness: How Our Relentless Ignorance Harms Those Who Need Our Help Most
There are few things in the world that bug me more than people calling my patients ‘crazy.’ Whenever I tell…
Man’s Search for Intimacy (Revised and Extended Version)
Closeness and Intimacy In 1946, existential psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, published a book which drastically altered the course of psychotherapy; he…
Finding My Solace in Writing
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had an obsession with the written word. I remember how enamored I was…
My Most Profound Revelation – How I Was Contributing to Maintaining My Depression
For those of you reading this post, I want you to know that it isn’t empirical, being based purely on…
