A few months ago I first entertained the thought that I had ADHD. I hadn’t considered it earlier because the name is so very misleading. One of the biggest disservices to ADHD is the associations the name gives us – a hyperactive kid who can’t sit...
Fortune teller’s omens to the contrary, the thing you fear usually does not come true. One of my favorte quotes from Mark Twain goes “I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” I found this to be true for my personal anxieties – I would worry...
I have long known that I exist within a contradictory dichotomy: an attraction to both freedom and safety. (I use safety and structure interchangeably here, because to me structure creates a feeling of safety) I think others may relate to this as well, but I’ve always...
I have been practicing caring for my inner child for many months now, focusing on providing it with the basic emotional needs I knew it needed but had never gotten. A sense of being held, of being ok, of feeling contained in compassion, of validation and safety. As I...
Shame is a bitch. A motherfucking cuntbusting[1] bitch. Of all negative emotions, it’s the one that hits me the hardest, because it challenges my very existence. To stare in the face of your shame is to stare into the gut clenching void that says “you suck too much to...
I’d like to list the features of an amazingly powerful and easy to use assessment tool that can increase efficiency and work satisfaction. The PDP is 22 page report generated by answering a series of this or that questions that seem completely pointless and unrelated....
They say that 90% of success is showing up. I try to live by that principle. Whether it’s quieting the voice in my head that says “thousands of people have already tried that”, or getting myself to take small, seemingly inconsequential steps towards...
I recently discovered a personal productivity app called Fabulous and have actually used it to improve my life. Fabulous (I cannot say the word without envisioning a fabulous gay person) brands itself as a digital life coach and is based on the premise that the best...
Case Study: Hypnotherapy for Relationships Eve, a therapist herself, came for treatment because she was having difficulty finding a life partner. Despite being successful, outgoing, and good with people, she had dated dozens of guys with no success. In the course of...
Case Study: Hypnotherapy for Anxiety Fred used to experience continuous anxiety. Even when speaking with him, one got a sense that he was always on edge, suspicious and tense. This made it difficult for him to focus on his studies and made transitions into new...
