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The problem with the shadow
Of all the concepts of Jungian Psychology I think The Shadow is probably the most misunderstood. I have heard it described as everything from the opposite of one’s personality to something akin to the dark side of the force from Star Wars. neither could be further from the truth and I think for our purposes…
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The problem with the self: who do you think you are?
In every office I have ever had, where I was allowed to, I have hung a picture similar to the one above. This photograph was taken by Uwe Kils on one of her trips to the Antarctic. I wanted to post the actual image I have but though I have purchased many copies of it…
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The problem with online forums
I had a dream when I started this blog that I would be able to create a space where people could ask questions or suggest topics for future blog posts. For lack of a better understand of how to go about creating such a space this post is it. If you have a question about…
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The problem with covid
I actually am working in another, meatier post on the topic of racism but something just happened and I think it is worth sharing. I see patients in one of my two offices five days a week. Probably 30 to 50 people on average. One of those offices is with an agency which must follow…
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The problem with statistics
I joined a psychoanalytic listserv years ago and while I no longer remember what the word “listserv” stands for I remain a member of this particular one because the information traded between the members is very useful. Discussions on the changes in medical insurance payment rates helped me to decide I was correct in no…
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The other problem with this blog
Sitting in my office during an hour when a patient has not bothered to attend their scheduled appointment has always been a bit of a paradox for me. On the one hand having a break from patients and the marks they make in my psyche is a blessed relief on the other hand I now…
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The problem with reality
For those unfamiliar with Husserl’s philosophy he is not only the inventor (creator? Developer? How does one describe a new philosophy?) of phenomenology. Phenomenology is the study of human experience or as I like to call it the answer to the question WTF? As is WTF just happened, is going on, is your problem? And…
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The problem with mental health care: Part I The Words We Use
Like so many aspects of the healthcare system in the United States, mental health care is fraught with a multitude of issues which have many different ways of being addressed if not understood. Many of ways need to changed, if not completely rebuilt from the ground up, and others need to be thrown out altogether.…
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The problem with this blog
As I believe I mentioned in an earlier post, I came up with the idea of this blog in the before time of 2019. I wrote a lot over the 2020-2021 time period and then cooled my blowing writing down in 2022 so I could work on another project. While I’m sure I will discuss…