In Defense of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Against Depressive Realism

Words matter. When we’re happy, we’re more likely to uncritically internalize positive feedback; and when we’re sad, or depressed, more … More

Choosing Authenticity Over Perfection: Examining the Consequences of Our Values

All of have bad coping mechanisms which stem from false beliefs of their utility. Recall the time when you believed … More

I’ve had several discussions with people that I thought would be good to disclose here, as they’re pertinent to earlier … More

About a year ago, I wrote an article on trauma that focused on defining oneself by resilience. In it, I … More

Fear of Being Needy Most of the clients I see struggle with intimacy; they have what are called attachment difficulties. … More

I often cover topics related to self-esteem, about how thinking differently, and more realistically, about oneself engenders a sense of … More

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” -Theodore Roosevelt We find ourselves isolated in a highly connected world. This oxymoron expresses … More

How Defenses Shield Us From Harm All of us use psychological defenses; they protect us from unbearable truths about ourselves, … More

“Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don’t find themselves at all.” -Rollo May … More

The following article was originally written for a blogger named The Bipolar Writer. This version is an extension of the original, … More