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Love-Object: Attachment Theory & It’s Relationship To False Self

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To Love and Be Loved A Very Brief History of Attachment Theory and its’ relationship to the False Self The British psychoanalyst John Bowlby sought to understand the anxiety and distress children experienced when separated from their primary caregivers. Bowlby shared the psychoanalytic view that early experiences in childhood are important for influencing development and […]

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The False Self: Being Yourself isn’t Easy, but it’s Worth It

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Do you feel like you’re wearing a mask under your mask? Have you ever gotten the advice to “just be yourself”? What does that even mean? Is it even safe to be yourself around everyone you meet? We all have different sides to us: work self, social self, family self, date self, the list is

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What Is A Therapeutic Conversation?

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Many people are surprised to learn that the main activity in therapy is talking. They wonder how that is going to change anything. To them, their problems seem to require a lot more—advice, strategies, direction. Everything is falling apart around them—it requires action to make things right again. Something must be done. Therapy is not a place for

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Knowing When Someone Else Needs Help

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It happens to everyone—wondering whether a partner, family member, friend or colleague needs help. But how do we know for sure? Who are we to say? And, won’t they just ignore our advice, or even worse, be offended? The simple fact is that most of us do nothing about our suspicion because we are not

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Why Does Growth Thru Change Believe in the Power of Group Therapy

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Many people want to know what makes Growth Thru Change different. Is it just one of a handful of agencies that provide pretty much the same services under the guise of pretty much the same philosophy? The simple answer is no—and here’s why: Growth Thru Change is one of the only agencies that promotes group

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What Is Freud’s Unconscious?

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In addition to free association, the concept of the unconscious was one of Freud’s major contributions. At that point in human history, it was assumed that people had conscious knowledge and control over everything they did or said. Freud, on the other hand, was able to demonstrate that there are many instances where we act

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