Soren Kierkegaard...our deepest desires...

One of my classmates who likes existentialism stuff
reminded me of Kierkegaard...
How can I forget about him? I just needed to
brush-up details from a book,
The Sickness Unto Death.

This guy just keeps tracing the most important things,
in my opinion, such as how despair traps our souls...

Beautifully written....Oddly, he reminds me of Nietzsche..
not because both are a kind of existential philosophers,
but because of their poetic and lyrical sentences.
I really liked the Penguin Classics Paperback edition.
This is my first time to read him
in English because I have read it in Japanese when
I was back in Japan

Possible Treatment: (Focus on Positives!)

"...stimulates an interest in resilience, or the role of protective factors, and aan examination of those feature of either
the child or the environment that may alter the developmental pathway such that adjustment, rather than maladjustment."
(S.Calkins & N. Fox, 2002, Self-regulatory processes in early personality development: A multilevel approach to the study of childhood social
withdrawal and aggression, Development and Psychopathology, 14, 2002, 477-498.

The clinician designs and brings to bear a treatment package on the condition. (p256)
(R. Barkley, ADHD A Handbook fro Diagnosis and Treatment. 2nd Ed.)

Internal, cover forms of self-directed behavior...(p244-)
(R. Barkley, ADHD A Handbook fro Diagnosis and Treatment. 2nd Ed.)

Let's pretend that I am a classical behaviorist. I wounder if I can observe internal forms of behavior.

Rotisserie

"The Rotisserie implements an innovative approach to online discussion that encourages
measured, thoughtful discourse in a way that traditional threaded messaging systems cannot."

http://h2oproject.law.harvard.edu/rotisserie.html

"I'm having trouble talking."
"You can't bring yourself to say what you'd really like to say,
isn't that what you mean?"
"I don't know."

Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase

Final papers, final papers...
Anything else I need to say?

"The Origins of Attachment Theory" by J. Bowlby (1988). The concept of attachment and a secure base are important for my clinical work.

"Thurstone and Guilford's Multiplicity of Mental Process"

From IQ R.I.P., M. Lezak, 1988

Can we emulate a psychological disease (if there is any) by a software?

Clinical Psychology FAQ/Clipping From The Net (Preparing for formal openning)
http://bbs7.otd.co.jp/779532/bbs_index

Dig into a small stuff for problem solving.

How can I express myself in academic papers?

Having written boring papers for years, I've decided to write stimulating papers as I entered my new school, MSPP. It is a formative struggle to keep the flavor my thoughts while utilizing styles of academic papers.

Images heal me.

Right now, I imagine a pot of beef stew. My viewpoint is zoomed onto a big chunk of melting potato. The potato has flavor. It is juicy.

This kind of images slowly give me a lift. I recover my warmth.

This is how my week starts.

Still thinking about a paper. I have some ideas, but I cannot integrate those in simple sentences.

So, What Can I Do With You?

A mental health therapist is not a cookie-cutter. I can help some, not all. (It is true that the more experienced as a therapist, the more compatible I am with people)

First, I can be a safe support person, without a string attached. Whatever you say will stay in the therapy room. Whenever you want to go on, you can just go on. (This is why I cannot do therapy with the people I already know.)

Second, you and I could work together on your issues, as a mental health professional. No theory is perfect, and I am not claiming that I am always right. However, some of the very important knowledges are so effective and worth trying those out. It's like if you consult to a decent accountant, you would be more informed to make a safer decision.

(FYI: This website is not an advertisement. I am not accepting any clients who know me through this place. I don't think it is fair to do so.)

Inner Trembling

Texture of Our Hearts: Inner trembling

I believe that a therapist supposed to pay close attention to what is her/his clients' hearts made for. Good therapists are empathetic-- I know that. But what I am trying to say is that therapists tend to be so busy making their livings and following his/her agencies procedures. I would like to be a therapist who can feel a person's inner trembling.

Another Lazy Day:

Well, this is my 3rd time to write like this. Who cares? It is a good thing to go easy.

I will drive around my town from now.

A well-deserved off-day.

I supposed to take a day off yesterday in addition to today. But I needed to work yesterday. I know I did not do my best sessions yesterday. (Sorry for my clients.)

Went to a Japanese restaurant, Tenpura and Udon noodle.

Just another easy day

Woke up late, went to a barber shop, took out Chinese food (Beef Chop Sui). Made some long-distance phone calls with Net2Phone, for the rest of the time was spent on net surfing and message boards.

An easygoing Monday. Just two sesstions in the evening.

Bought a nicknack in a mall.

Too TIred to Work on Friday/ Funding

I am thinking hard to finance my education. I have some ideas. Who knows, maybe it will work.

A refreshing morning.

I decided not to attend a training session for the agency I work. It has been a severe thunderstorm, and it is not wise to drive for a long distance.
This means that I got an extra rest!

Sometimes my thoughts and flexibility dry out after months of continuous work. Therapy is like vegetable; I need to keep my mindset as fresh as possible.
Well, my freshness will bounce back after some deep reading and thinking. Maybe...