How to Measure Progress

How to Measure Progress

A FEW YEARS AGO I PUBLISHED A SIMPLE MODEL THAT DESCRIBED HOW TO MOVE THROUGH ANXIOUS OR DEPRESSIVE STATES. IT WAS USEFUL, BUT LACKING, ESPECIALLY AS IT DIDN’T ACCOUNT FOR THE PERVASIVE DISSOCIATION FOUND IN MOST CASES. PROGRESS IN THERAPY IS OFTEN NON-LINEAR. THIS POST IS WRITTEN A BIT MORE ACADEMICALLY, BUT PROVIDES A MORE COMPLETE MODEL OF HOW TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU ARE GETTING “BETTER”. Here is the blog post: https://stepsfamilytherapy.blogspot.com/2023/11/how-to-measure-progress.html I'll be making a video version on the Youtube Channel soon! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Diagnosis Facts, Part 3: Depression Types

This episode reviews some different types and symptoms of depression. The posts are: Seasonal Depression Caring for Grief Procrastination Theory Postpartum Depression Use this link to see the Diagrams: https://stepsfamilytherapy.blogspot.com/2023/11/book-diagrams.html [https://stepsfamilytherapy.blogspot.com/2023/11/book-diagrams.html] Please review the post, “Depression, the Natural Process” found in Diagnosis Facts, Part 1, or here on the blog: https://stepsfamilytherapy.blogspot.com/2022/06/depression-natural-process.html [ https://stepsfamilytherapy.blogspot.com/2022/06/depression-natural-process.html] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Diagnosis Facts, Part 2: Anxiety/OCD

Welcome to Part 2 in our Diagnosis Education Series. This episode gives some insight into particular manifestations of anxiety, where they come from, and some about what we can do about it. The first reviews hoarding (a very pervasive condition), Obsessions/Compulsions, and other kinds of perfectionism. The second challenges the common concept of an empath and describes the anxiety of savior complexes. The third teaches us about intrusive thoughts. The fourth is about the symptom of over-apologizing, and the last explains how inappropriate reassurance can perpetuate anxiety symptoms. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Why Is It Shame?

This episode discusses the pervasive and critical role of Shame in mental illness and in our lives generally. The first post describes how essentially all mental illness symptoms boil down to shame. The second helps us differentiate between Grief, Guilt, and Shame. The Third helps us point out shame in common stressful situations, and the last gives specifics in how shame arises as an adaptation in children. *To avoid confusion in the second post, recall that I posit "Guilt" as a type of Grief. For more on Grief, see the post in the book, "Caring for Grief". ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Diagnosis Facts and Misconceptions, Part 1

Featuring the following posts: Depression, the Natural Process Social Anxiety: The Ranking System in Our Minds ADHD, a Soapbox Borderline, Bipolar, or Split Personality? Do You Know a Narcissist? Education on Narcissism: https://clearlyclinical.com/podcast/2019/4/24/narcissism-amp-the-skilled-abuser-relational-impact-ep-51 *American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007;46(7):894-921. *Biederman J, Petty CR, Evans M, Small J, Faraone SV. How persistent is ADHD? A controlled 10-year follow-up study of boys with ADHD. Psychiatry Res. 2010;177(3):299-304. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.