Historically, immorality and spiritual failings were banished from the righteous community members. Stigmatized nonconformists were exiled from the mainstream in an attempt to cure them from their transgressions: As the years progressed, the old stigmatizing mentality is torn down to bring in a new mentality: Mental Illness is the cause for the transgressions and lapse of reasoning: As the asylum […]Read Post ›
Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage. Ray Bradbury Since early communal living, humans have banished those who are either different or unproductive, due to an atypical physical, mental or emotional condition. Deemed different and some unproductive and/or non contributors to the tribe they […]Read Post ›
Individual psychotherapy – that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship – requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver. Thomas […]Read Post ›
The Art of Presence in Mental Health 