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Category Archives: Therapy

“Low Self-Esteem For Dummies”

I was in Rite Aid picking up a prescription, and noticed a bookshelf of “Dummies” books there — “Diabetes for Dummies,” etc. Among them I saw “Depression and Anxiety for Dummies.” That one struck me.  If you’re actually depressed, buying a book on it and helping yourself is about the LAST thing you’ll actually do.

Posted 06 August 2007 † schof § Humor § Rants ‡ Comments (1)

Not The Sum Of My Tears

When I was 11 years old, and camping with the Boy Scouts on Catalina Island, I was raped by my Assistant Scoutmaster.
Last night at my group therapy session, I had a shocking realization. (I’ve often thought that instead of its current title, my poetry “book” should be called “My Shitty Epiphany.”)
I’m very much in touch [...]

Posted 22 March 2007 † schof § Autobiography ‡ Comments (0)

Karen Horney: Our Inner Conflicts

I just finished reading Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis by Karen Horney.
It’s one of the seminal books in analysis and therapy. I really found it full of insights and recognitions, both pleasant and unpleasant. I’m not really one for “self-help” books — most of them strike me as boring reading for self-absorbed [...]

Posted 16 October 2005 † schof § Books ‡ Comments (0)