Category Archives: The Self

The Shrink’s Links: The Enneagram

Posted on June 22, 2015 by

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. If you were intrigued by my last post, Nine kinds of madness and the hole in the middle of it all, then you’ll love learning about The Enneagram. Enneagram is the … Continue reading →

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Nine kinds of madness and the hole in the middle of it all

Posted on June 19, 2015 by

In the middle of everything, there’s this deep, dark, depressing hole. It’s a chasm, really, and when you fall in, sometimes there’s no climbing out. When we call it anything at all, we often call it death, brokenness, or despair. … Continue reading →

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The Shrink’s Links: Still I Rise

Posted on January 20, 2014 by

Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Still I Rise Feeling oppressed? Recite this poem to yourself and you’ll feel ready to take it on, anyway. Good for … Continue reading →

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Some Things You May Not Know about Your Self, Part 2

Posted on October 4, 2013 by

Peeling the Onion When you meet someone for the first time, you’re generally on your best behavior. You will present the most polite, least objectionable version of yourself that you can come up with. This is called the public face, … Continue reading →

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Some Things You May Not Know About Your Self: You never really know yourself until you die

Posted on July 26, 2013 by

The younger a person is, I have found, the more they think they know themselves. They can be heard, saying things like, “I’m not like this, I’m like that… I never… I always… my personality is…” They limit themselves this … Continue reading →

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Multiple

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

There aren’t many mental illnesses that therapists are accused of creating, but dissociative identity disorder, or multiple personality disorder, as it officially used to be known, is one of them. It may be the only one. Blaming people for creating … Continue reading →

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