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- Ten Steps To Ease The Symptoms Of PTSD - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2008 from Richard RauboltFamiliar yet terrifying, disorienting and disruptive feelings associated with trauma can come on without warning. A word, sound, smell or image can trigger disturbing thoughts as well as emotions. This happens because the right side of the brain, which is faster and “comes on line” ...
Views: 1447 - Medication Vs. Psychotherapy - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2008 from Richard RauboltFor far too long “vs.” has designated a combative stance which has interfered with a useful combination of psychotherapy and medication. Medication can be a vital aid when prescribed properly especially for severe depression, bi-polar disorders and psychosis. Of course each patient ...
Views: 1967 - Tell Me Again, What Does EMDR Mean? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2008 from Richard RauboltSince my area of specialty is working with trauma of all kinds, I am often asked this question about EMDR because it was originally developed as a method of treating post traumatic stress syndrome. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is considered a mind-body approach that focuses on ...
Views: 4816(3 votes) - Living With Chronic Pain - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2008 from Richard RauboltLiving with chronic pain is draining, disturbing, frightening, debilitating and terribly disruptive. Sometimes the injury or ailment is visible like the results of a severe automobile accident or stroke. Frequently there is no apparent "cause" as the pain results from stenosis, immune disorders ...
Views: 2095(1 vote) - How To Select The Right Therapist For You - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2008 from Richard RauboltThere are thousands upon thousands of psychotherapists in this country with over a few hundred in Grand Rapids alone. It is, you might say, a growth business (pun intended) but of course not all therapists are equally well talented, ethical and responsible. Finding someone you can trust to share ...
Views: 1250(1 vote) - What's Love Got To Do With It? Recognizing The Seductive Psychotherapist - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2008 from Richard RauboltPsychotherapy is an intimate, private and deeply personal experience. Both therapist and patient/client co-construct, in the common professional parlance of the day, a relationship where unknown or unexpressed desires, conflicts, questions and dreams are explored. For this unveiling process to ...
Views: 3906(1 vote) - Mindfulness In A Mindless World - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2008 from Richard RauboltIn a world that has gone so far out of control many are seeking some comfort in practices of certainty. Many want to have some stability, tradition and thereby peace of mind. Not surprisingly the “good old days” are remembered with relish even if they weren’t “so ...
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