“Later, working as a therapist, I fell into the same trap. When you become afraid that a client may commit suicide, you become anxious, and as your anxiety increases, your urge to control the client increases, too. So for awhile, my experience with clients was the same one the Institute had with me. I eventuallyContinue reading ““Building A Life Worth Living: A Memoir Marsha M. Linehan”; Trying to Control a Suicidal Person”
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“Building A Life Worth Living: A Memoir by Marsha M. Linehan”; The suicidal mind
“A suicidal person is like someone trapped in a small room with high walls that are stark white. The room has no lights or windows. The room is is hot and humid, and the boiling heat of the floor of hell is excruciatingly painful. The person searches for a door out of life worth livingContinue reading ““Building A Life Worth Living: A Memoir by Marsha M. Linehan”; The suicidal mind”
COVID-19: Preserving your Mental Health: What are they saying in the Province of Quebec
The Quebec Magazine L’actualité in its December 2020 edition had a lengthy article entitled “Comment aller Mieux” (How do get by better) and it had comments from 20 experts to help readers improve their mental health and live through the next few pandemic months in the most serenely way possible. I have attempted to translateContinue reading “COVID-19: Preserving your Mental Health: What are they saying in the Province of Quebec”
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