One of the main features of depression is negative cognitions about self. It is common for us to see people in a depressive episode to engage in continuous negative thought process. They sometimes told us that they were unable to stop themselves from this thinking mode even they knew that it was not conducive to …
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One of my clients told me that she had an intense temper outburst after knowing her boyfriend lied to her about going out with another girl. She was so angry at him and broke the TV at their home. She also shouted loudly at him for a while and found herself cannot calm down. Later, …
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It is common for people to say that it is difficult to understand the behavior and thinking of people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). One of my clients with BPD threw temper towards her husband for not replying her text messages related to her request for accompanying her to a medical appointment. In the dialogue …
After seeing the movie, Oppenheimer, I discussed with my friends about if we were Oppenheimer, would we decide to lead the Manhattan Project given the possibility of being involved in political dynamics and experiencing intense ambivalence of having great success in history and contributing to destructive actions in wars. Given the ambiguity of the possibility …
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Many people went to see the movie, “Barbie” recently. Many of them may have one or a few Barbie dolls in their childhood. Who does not fancy to become the stereotypical ideal feminine figure living in the perfect world? In this movie, Barbies are living in the Barbieland, a matriarchal society where women dominated and …
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Some surveys showed that the average usage of mobile phones for a person is around three hours each day. People are scrolling their phones everywhere, such as bus, restaurant, clinic, or shopping malls. It is a common practice to follow our contacts in social media accounts. On the one hand, we would like to have …
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