tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post115569708558387838..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Couch TimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1155962705832349922006-08-19T00:45:00.000-04:002006-08-19T00:45:00.000-04:00He lives! Hope you have the weekend off to rest a...He lives! Hope you have the weekend off to rest and relax, Roy!NeoNurseChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120931307124798416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1155940040987932442006-08-18T18:27:00.000-04:002006-08-18T18:27:00.000-04:00Clink,This is called supportive psychotherapy. It...Clink,<BR/>This is called <I>supportive psychotherapy</I>. It's a real form of therapy. I even have a whole <A HREF="http://www.appi.org/book.cfm?id=62147" REL="nofollow">book</A> devoted to it.<BR/><BR/>Planting a seed, like JW described, is something I try to do with each encounter, no matter how brief.<BR/><BR/>Sorry I haven't been around much... I've been working late every day, and bugger all else.Steve & Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543746132388754693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1155837986838366892006-08-17T14:06:00.000-04:002006-08-17T14:06:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.NeoNurseChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120931307124798416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1155818306885285732006-08-17T08:38:00.000-04:002006-08-17T08:38:00.000-04:00Thanks, clink. I really appreciate that.Dinah - "b...Thanks, clink. I really appreciate that.<BR/><BR/>Dinah - "bugger all" is a British way of saying "nothing".Shiny Happy Personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588270420031446093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1155780237930406232006-08-16T22:03:00.000-04:002006-08-16T22:03:00.000-04:00I'm not a criminal, but I think what you do is ver...I'm not a criminal, but I think what you do is very valuable. I am bipolar, and I doubt I could get by without my meds.<BR/><BR/>And what you do keeps people alive. I dont' know the statistics for other illnesses, but I know that 1/3 of bipolars die indirectly from the illness. Suicide, drug abuse or accidents from risk-taking behavior, it doesn't matter. The disorder killed them.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being part of the force keeping us alive.<BR/><BR/>MageDreaming Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114798879373097499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1155768330512958932006-08-16T18:45:00.000-04:002006-08-16T18:45:00.000-04:00Dinah, thanks for the compliments on the couch. I ...Dinah, thanks for the compliments on the couch. I searched long and hard for it. I agree that accountability can do wonders and taking responsibility for meds/appointments is the start of that. I think many folks would probably not consider what I do to be psychotherapy---I'm not trying to develop insight or interpret psychodynamics or encourage introspection. I'm just there, being somewhat helpful with practical things. Occasionally, I strongly encourage my patient to "buy a clue". Rarely, they may listen. I think Foo described it well---a therapeutic technique but not necessarily a therapy itself.<BR/><BR/>And I thought it was inevitable that at some point FooFoo and "do do" would get linked in the same sentence.<BR/><BR/>Aw, thanks SHP. I totally agree with your approach to therapy by the way. Which is I guess another way of saying you're doing exactly what I would do, so you must be right. (And I'm working on your Hair Mood Scale, with Dinah's help. We're working off that $10,000 cheque. Keep an eye on the blog.)ClinkShrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316134491751195651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1155767835361487612006-08-16T18:37:00.000-04:002006-08-16T18:37:00.000-04:00What does BUGGER-ALL mean?What does BUGGER-ALL mean?Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227988351623862689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1155763747502785472006-08-16T17:29:00.000-04:002006-08-16T17:29:00.000-04:00What a great post.I've bugger-all to add, incident...What a great post.<BR/><BR/>I've bugger-all to add, incidentally.<BR/><BR/>But I liked it a lot!Shiny Happy Personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588270420031446093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1155733269596327102006-08-16T09:01:00.000-04:002006-08-16T09:01:00.000-04:00You know, I was just looking for you!So you're wro...You know, I was just looking for you!<BR/><BR/>So you're wrong: psychotherapy does help your criminals not commit crimes when they are out in free society (and therefore my patients). Why? Not totally sure, and I do see a select group of patients (ah, ones who can pay me, mostly) for psychotherapy. I do listen sympathetically to stories of victimization, but I don't think that's it. I think what helps, in the case of a criminal who doesn't want to be a criminal (or any other type of misbehaving soul) is the regular Accountability. It's hard to walk into your doctor's office each week and have to start with "I robbed another house..." and if it isn't offered, I ask: "So how's the house robbing thing going this week?" Not everyone is perfect (oh, no one is perfect), but the folk who can pull it together to show up for regular psychotherapy do better with the demand for frequent accountability for their behaviors. Just my thoughts. And I was going to post on how you DO DO psychotherapy.<BR/><BR/>ps thanks for finding your own couch, it's lovelyDinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227988351623862689noreply@blogger.com