Interesting Psychotherapy Articles

Not completely uninteresting:
We Don’t Hate Therapists, But Here’s What You Should Know

I do, of course, still hate them.

Those people are truly horrible and just plain nuts. Read any of these blog posts if you want your blood pressure to rise:
May 2013 - ISTDP Institute

more manipulation techniques:
3 Easy Psychotherapy Techniques That Make Your Difficult Client More Receptive

OMG. How manipulative!

Not one article, but a website (and a lot more online if you want to explore) by someone who identifies as a narcissist socio/psychopath and handles his online business very similarly to many unethical therapists IMO. Minus the professional/ethical restraints - quite smart in my view.

Might also be useful for those that endured the so-called "narcissistic abuse", even though I personally think narcissism has become way too much a superficial buzzword these days, it is thrown on nearly everything unwanted.

The site takes a bit of time to get used to in terms of navigation and the articles can be quite disturbing to some people, so please read with that prior awareness. I personally find it entertaining as well and the writer is definitely very articulate. I command him/her (he identifies as a male) for this type of business instead of becoming a T or many other shady positions, although I am sure he is evil enough as is

https://narcsite.com/

More about psychiatry than psychotherapy but some comments are applicable to attitudes in therapy and therapists, too.

Is Australia's Psychiatric System Redeemable?

Blaming the System May Be the Best Therapy - Mad In America

This seems like it would backfire in a lot of cases... plenty of people, myself included, are extremely irritable when depressed and don't want to hear a bunch of "inspirational" fluff. His examples would actually just "prime" me in the wrong direction because I would feel fundamentally misunderstood and dig my heels in even more in an effort to get the reality of my situation through his thick skull.

What a patronizing asshole.

The recent White House mental health summit has not received any real media coverage. There are proposals to expand the reach of involuntary commitments, so people in the U.S. might want to be aware of this as it may impact your treatment with your therapist or psychiatrist.

c-span.org/video/?467561-1/white-house-mental-health-summit-part-1

Drew Pinsky and D.J. Jaffe were key speakers. In the C-Span video at 42:30, Jaffe talks about how the police should discuss such issues without mental health advocates in the room and that we should stand up to mental health advocates.

There may be some good points within the arguments, however many others think that structures in our society and prevention are areas that really need addressed rather than need to increasingly medicate and pathologize people.

I would like others to be aware of this movement. Also, Dr. Drew gives me the creeps. He is not someone I would like to see crafting mental health policies.

Jaffe has been hated for years by many mental health "survivors". He has been an advocate for involuntary treatment, along with his pal E. Fuller Torrey. I would not trust them.

Yes, Jaffe. In the video, he was saying that mental health and civil rights advocates are the problem and that they should be left out of policy decisions.

Recent trends seem to amount to a form of social darwinism. People cut off from pain medications, medicaid forcing disabled people to work, and now involuntary mental treatment. The opioid guidelines were supposed to address an addiction crisis, yet stable and non-addicted people with major pain issues were all cut off, too, sometimes resulting in suicide. It was barbaric.

I have concerns that these trends in mental health will also be misapplied, causing a great deal of suffering. People might want to be aware of how they interact with their mental health providers as this could change things for some.

It's alarming that the media is not covering this. I wonder if there is more to this than the preoccupation with the current Twitter drama.

It is striking to me how some (Jaffe, Torrey) who are taken by the public, and by themselves, as mental health experts, are unaware of what large part their own fears influence how they react to the "mentally ill". Awareness of their own emotions should be one of the top requirements for a mental health professional. Fear sends powerful chemicals through the system -- as it needs to in order to prepare to fight or flee -- but these can hijack awareness and interfere with thinking about the subject.

They become therapists because they are effed up - but at least this guy admits he doesn't know what he is doing:
Our Calling

Be very wary of any drug they prescribe you
The medications that change who we are - BBC Future

and this is why I think therapy is a scam. or one of the reasons:
Therapeutic Change According to the Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Psychology Today

A "master list" of the idiotic things those people say:
This is a master list of common phrases I use or that I know others use as go-tos. Not all are relevant for everyone, but in my current role I provide a lot of education around parenting and related topics, so many are geared toward that as well. What would you add to the list? What would you change? [I AM LEAVING IN THE EVEN MORE IDIOTIC HAPPY FACE that was in the original]
What feelings are coming up for you as you talk about this? • What was that experience like for you? • What are you experiencing right now? • Can we agree that…? • What I’m hearing is… • Are you willing to…? • I wonder what it would be like if… • I’m confused… • What do you need in those moments? • How can I be helpful to you? • I am noticing that…is happening for you. Can you tell me more about that? • What do I need to know to be the most effective with you? • Where do you feel it? How do you want to deal with that? What have you tried? • What would that look like to you? • What would you have to do differently to make that happen? • I’m wondering how it feels to you to hear their feelings about the situation. • Have you had similar experiences? • What is going well right now? • What would you like me to do right now? • What is your role in the situation? • Can I offer some feedback about what I just saw? • Would you like to hear what I think? • Does that feel like something true to you? • What does that mean to you? • What would you like to focus on? • I’m curious about… • I’m wondering about… • If you knew what you know now, what would you have done instead? • Are there any considerations you would like me to be aware of? • I am… and you are… How is that for you? • My life is probably different from yours. I hope we can talk about that. • What new value or belief would you like to have instead? • Does that help get you where you want to be? • I want to get an idea of how this was for you. • Would you be comfortable sharing those things with me? • What would you like to do more of? • You may find some things you don’t like, but also some good stuff you didn’t know was there. • I wish I could give you an answer. • I’m wondering what you think about… • That’s a good question. What do you think about it? • I have an idea I would like to share with you. Would you be willing to hear it? • What need was met for you by doing that? • Have I heard you correctly? • Do you want to continue talking about that? • Do you need a break from this topic? • What is keeping you from being your best self? • How can I help you through this process? • What is the most powerful thing you could do for yourself right now? • What I hear you say is…but what you really mean is… • On the one hand…on the other hand… • I’m concerned that… • What would it take to bring you down to the next level? • What will you do if….happens? • What is the mission of the anger? How does it recruit you? What does the anger require of you? What happens when you meet its requirements? • Was there a time when anger wanted to take over and you resisted? How did you do it? • What do you think this tells me about your life? How do you think it affects my view of you? • Tell me more about the influence of… in your life. • What can you share with me about your background that will enable me to more fully understand you? • I know this is a hard topic and I want to provide space for you to talk about… • What do you think your other options are? • What is likely to happen if you choose to… • I am right here with you. • What would you like to do with that energy instead? • Can I pause you there for a second? • How do you think your response was helpful or unhelpful? • What is it like to not… and sit with the feelings? • What message did they receive when you did that? • If you were in their shoes, how might you feel? • I’m not sure I understand, are you saying…?
A master list of common phrases! : psychotherapy

Has this been posted?
Effectiveness of Talk Therapy Is Overstated, a Study Says - The New York Times

House of Cards by Robyn Dawes:
Dawes presents a strong argument, based on empirical research, that psychotherapy is largely a shill game. He argues that while studies have shown that empathetic therapy is often helpful to people in emotional distress, there is no evidence that licensed psychologists or psychiatrists are any better at performing therapy than minimally trained laypeople. Nor are psychologists or psychiatrists any better at predicting future behavior than the average person--a disturbing conclusion when one contemplates the influence such "experts" have on the U.S. judicial system.

"What if your therapist is your soulmate - When genuine connection doesn’t care about the circumstances"

Yep, this makes sense to me. A little late for me, but. . .

https://elemental.medium.com/inside-...r-8be035d54770

How Does Therapy Harm?
Frontiers | How Does Therapy Harm? A Model of Adverse Process Using Task Analysis in the Meta-Synthesis of Service Users' Experience | Psychology

Psychotherapy is not harmless: on the side effects of CBT | Aeon Ideas

The Failure Rate of Psychotherapy | Dr. Scott D. Miller Blog

and they blame clients when they fail
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/009...164cdb396a.pdf

It's not an article but a thesis regarding idealising transference, a survey of clinicians views on it and how they handle it when it happens: https://scholarworks.smith.edu/cgi/v...context=theses.

Article On Teletherapy and all that is wrong with it.

Taking Vagal Virtual

how to bring up psychedelic assisted therapy with your T:

How to Talk to Your Therapist About Psychedelics | Psychology Today

i've been using mdma assisted therapy for over the past year, but i'm doing it 'solo' without the help of a therapist (hubby is my trusted sitter). my ex-T, who i've remained in contact with since ending a few years ago has been quite keen and open to hearing my stories about my mdma assisted sessions and ironically enough, he is now pursuing getting training to become a psychedelic therapist himself.

i often encounter others online in regards to bringing up the topic of psychedelics therapy to their current therapist, and this is a decent article on how to help break the ice.