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What is Madness?
Someone asked why the name of this blog is Madness 101. Shouldn’t I call it Mental Illness 101? Isn’t mental illness the proper, politically correct term? It is, but it’s not really mental illness that I’m writing about. I’m writing … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Stop the Madness, Stress, Trauma
Tagged Addiction, Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, mental health, Stress, Trauma
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The Shrink’s Links: Cure Together
Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Cure Together Here’s an interesting idea. Get a bunch of people together that have the same condition and have them report … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Anxiety, Depression, The Shrink's Links, Trauma
Tagged Anger management, Anxiety, Depression
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The What Anger Says Series: Why Anger Does Not Need to be Managed
I get calls all the time from people wanting help with anger management. I offer to meet with them. I help them the best I can. Let me tell you a secret: I don’t believe it’s anger that needs to … Continue reading
What Anger Says
For a few weeks recently, I helped a friend facilitate a therapy group for perpetrators of domestic violence. The group was made up of men who had gotten in trouble with the law and were ordered by the court to … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Relationships, Trauma
Tagged Anger management, Control Wheel, Domestic violence, Duluth Model, Men, mental health, psychotherapy, Trauma, Violence and Abuse
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Grounding
So, you’re anxious. It happens. There are basically two things to do with anxiety. You can face it or avoid it. Avoiding it is often the sensible thing to do if it’s a thing you are not likely to encounter … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Anxiety, Stress, Trauma
Tagged Anger management, Anxiety, counseling, Grounding, mental health, Posttraumatic stress disorder, psychotherapy, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Trauma
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Story Blindness
Sometimes a story will cause us to go blind. Let me tell you how it happened to me. Years ago, I was traveling by Greyhound bus, scheduled to transfer at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York. This was … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Uncategorized
Tagged Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, mental health, Narrative therapy
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