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What If You Have An Emergency or Feel Suicidal While Receiving Online Therapy?
Working with emergencies and suicidal clients can be a challenge for any therapist. The more well-trained your therapist is, both in handling clinical issues such as suicidal feelings or other emergencies, as well as online counseling or therapy, the better he or she will be able to handle any of your emergencies online. Online therapy and online counseling fall under the specialty area of...
Read MoreOnline Avatar-based Therapy for War Veterans?
Many military personnel spend hours on the battle field playing virtual games, and are already quite comfortable using these virtual interfaces as ways to relax and de-stress. At a military-sponsored conference in Seattle last October, I spoke about legal and ethical issues for therapists working in virtual environments with military personnel and veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress...
Read MoreExperiencing Depression? Thinking About Hurting Yourself?
In the SHM community forums Dini responded to a member talking about her harming herself. He said: I have heard depression described as pain and anger and trauma turned inward (against yourself) and in my own experience, I've found that often to be true. It sounds like you are physically acting that out and YOU DO NOT DESERVE TO BE TREATED THAT WAY BY ANYONE, INCLUDING...
Read MoreAre you depressed? or just lazy?
In the SHM community forums Dini responded to a members question about whether his symptoms are laziness or depression. He said: Many people do not understand depression and confuse it with laziness, including those of us who are sometimes in the midst of it. DEPRESSION IS NOT LAZINESS!!! Though that is a common misperception. Don't beat yourself up with a common...
Read MoreFeeling So Anxious and Procrastinating
In the SHM Community Forums, Joanne responded to one forum member who is worried about a job application rather than enjoying her day off with her boyfriend. She said: I think what you're describing is too much pressure – I know the feeling all too well. I've learned to do 1 thing at a time, and if my mind starts wandering over to another, to call it back and say, "No! I...
Read MoreCalling it Quits When Your Lover Repeatedly Acts Like a Jerk
In the SHM Community Forums, Joanne responded to one member's concern of being depressed caused by her relationship dilemmas with her boyfriend. She said: This is an early relationship in your life, and with time, you will come to see it as a bad experience, something to avoid. You will be able to spot a guy like this from a hundred paces.When someone goes back and forth on you, they will...
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