I’m a freshly graduated mechanical engineer and I started work last week at a quickly growing lighting company. Work isn’t as exciting as I thought it’d be. It’s just ‘okay’ and I really can’t see myself there in the long run if I’m not having fun.
I’m a very social person and engineering doesn’t seem to [...]

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The average shrink I have encountered relies too much on drugs, doesn’t know enough about them, relies on drug companies for data that may be untrue or sketchy, gets angry easily, has a God complex, and doesn’t seem to enjoy his or her job very much either. Is it my imagination or do some of [...]

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I have BPAD and I've tried quitting cigarettes more times than I can count. I used to have real determination that I could and would do it. Now, I feel fearful of trying because I know I don't have the willpower that I would need to get through it. I have quit [...]

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i have been going to a counselor for a while for depression. it was pretty bad for a while… i had problems seeing things (sorth of hallucinating… but not often) she cannot prescribe medication (this is at a clinic where they don't do that, plus i have no insurance or $) but she suggested [...]

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A friend is involved in Landmark, formerly known as 'est'. My partner and I have been invited to go to a meeting today.
In short, I don't want to go, on the grounds that I think Landmark might be a 'psychotherapy cult'.
I'm about to call my friend and tell her my reasons for not [...]

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I am not talking about "truth" as used by highschool level self appointed intellectuals or "aspiring philosophers". Maybe some of u can remember the following kinda answers to "What is truth" ie. "truth is beauty" or "truth is the substance of being…" Man this was potent answers for a lot of college kids "passing [...]

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i'm bipolar, i've been diagnosed and treated for a year now…actually had it for a year before that…and all it did was make me go through a mild psychosis…
and anyways, long story short, i get on here a lot
and go to the mental health section and i'm always trying
to really help people with problems and [...]

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I only found experiences of volunteering and researches about volunteering in general, but not volunteering in psychiatry.
i need this information for my thesis. thanks

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My husband was put on Trileptal by a psychiatrist to treat his BPD symptoms. (The psychiatrist is also a specialist in treating BPD and psychodynamic psychotherapy and of course, my husband will be getting therapy as well.)
He has been on it a little while and it does seem to be working really well so far. [...]

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I am currently enrolled in school studying for my B.S. in Psychology, and I really don't know what career path I'd like to take. Im narrowing it down to the Forensic field, but there are some differences in Psychology and Psychiatry. If you are either a FORENSIC Psychologist or FORENSIC Psychiatrist, your experiences and job [...]

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Anybody out there having experienced person centered psychotherapy as a client? Did it help you and if in what way? Was it perhaps not helpful, why?
If you work as a person centered counselor, what are your experiences please with using this approach.
Thank you!

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