Transitioning Dead Zone

I think we can all agree that society's relationships are continuing to transitioning from Martin Buber's I and thou to I and it.  But the transition is like the dead zone where your cell phone is trying (and failing) to reach the outermost periphery of your wi-fi...

Help and Those Further Down

Help is of less help to those further down in society.  Some reasons why: Psychological help often presupposes one has the resources to make a change.  Resources like: A ride to therapy, the doctor, and the pharmacy Money or insurance to pay for care and medication...

Penguins

Great post on loving yourself: Telling someone who hates themselves that their life will be better if they learn self-love is about as helpful as telling a penguin it can fly if it just flaps its wings. Sure it sounds good, but no matter how hard a penguin flaps, its...

Why I Reject Forgiveness Culture

STIR article that says what I feel way better than I could: When I say that I am against forgiveness, I am not judging individuals who choose to forgive. If doing so helps you, then by all means, forgive. What I abhor is a culture that places demands on victims and...

Consumerist Shaming

Little disgusts me more than consumerist shaming.  Looking down on people for valuing wealth and material things.  This is so hypocritical because we all need to have a certain level of material success to be accepted in this society (especially as you get into your...

Before Therapy Can Work

This is blatantly obvious but for therapy to work one has to trust in the authority of the therapist.  I had a therapist lead me away from Christianity at an extremely vulnerable time in my life (just got a bipolar diagnosis, had no job, the girl I wanted to marry was...

Ramblings on Consumerism

Often times forces acting on behalf of the rich will demonize consumerism (sometimes known as materialism).  They want to drill in your head the idea that money doesn't buy happiness.  While it doesn't guarantee happiness, it does give one fertile ground where...

Guest Post: Searchlights Spotlights, and Beacons

Guest post by Carrie: It is one thing to grow up in darkness, and find light later on in life. Like searchlights that suddenly find you when you realize that you're lost. Searchlights are blinding for a moment, but they're a welcome sight. The intent of a searchlight...

Therapist Improvements

I think therapists are the ones who need help!  People aren't going to them as much as they used to.  So I give them perspective from an older millennial. Counsel on how people need to face the world needs to be gleaned from real-world experience, not idealistic...

Keeping Them In Their Place

Just like the economic haves and have-nots there are interpersonal haves and have-nots (though obviously the wealthier and closer one is to being of privilege the more likely they will be an interpersonal have).  Unsurprisingly there are forces keeping interpersonal...

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