Blog Entries tagged 'psychology'

I am back

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100

I am back from the very intensive seminar in Munich. Our teacher Phyllis Krystal will be 96 in April and she is still able to work full time for four days in a row. She is more than amazing. She is a miracle. The next training is in October. First I was asking myself: “Why do we need half a year from one training to another?” Today I know the answer. It's because we need a very long break. And it’s also because she gave us a lot of homework. Till October we are supposed to practice and wri [...]

Can ADHD Be Funny?

thesplinteredmind@gmail.com — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Have you read my blog elsewhere on this site? I call it ADDaboy! because I could use all the encouragement I can get, especially from myself.

I try to write about AD/HD in a humorous way. Good thing I have AD/HD. I am my own endless supply of jokes and material.

Do you blog about ADHD here? Leave a comment and let me know. I’d like to read what you have to say.

~Douglas
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Rape victim's story

suzettelyn19@yahoo.com — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100

For the BODY, for the MIND and for the SOUL here goes..

THE STORY OF MY LIFE

DARK IN EVERY DARKNESS

WhileI’m still walking going nowhere full regrets, when suddenly a vanappeared in front of me and blocked my path and three guys went downand tried to grab me and take me to the van b [...]

Relaxing with Cow Manure

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100

The world market is overflooded by relaxation and meditation techniques. Therefore we ask ourselves which one to try. People with schizoaffective disorder for example should avoid any deep meditation techniques. I am not capable of giving you a list of such techniques. But I personally feel rebirthing for example would be too much for me. I am not even compelled to ASK my psychiatrist whether I should try. There is no need to ask, since I simply feel rebirthing would be too stressful for my brai [...]

Home Sweet Home

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100

In 1996 when I fell ill for the first time, my friends tried to stick with me at first. However after a while it got too hard for them to look at somebody who was quiet all the time and looked like a walking corpse. I did not say it out loud, but they must have felt I was thinking of suicide a lot. Today I am glad they limited their contacts to me to a few times a year. They had to do it for their own protection, for bad mood is catchy as you well know. It would have worn them out.

In 1999 I m [...]

Writing Therapy

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Last year I noticed that writing my book tires me. I got headaches and some kind of weird tiredness while writing the first version of the book from October 2008 to December 2009. This kind of tiredness I also got after weekend seminars of various personal growth approaches. It should not have come as a surprise, since writing therapy is a personal growth approach too. When we write about our past - distant or recent - we in a way go through all those painful experiences once more. This is good [...]

Trust the Man — or Woman

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100

In my previous blog I wrote about the importance of self-observation. Nonetheless sometimes we are in denial. We get the usual symptoms, but we think we are all-right. This is the time when people who live with us can help. It is very helpful if we live with at least one person we can trust. Thus this person can tell us that we are behaving in an unusual way.

I read often on different internet sites that the people we live with do not understand us. Sometimes this can be true. However sometim [...]

Nosce te ipsum. — Know yourself.

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100

The relationship between a psychiatrist and a patient is a very complex thing. I will probably never understand it fully. However as a patient I have come to a conclusion that in my opinion is very important. I believe it helps if we see ourselves as equally clever as our psychiatrists. It might seem too bold of me to say a thing like that, but let me explain. The psychiatrist has enormous theoretical knowledge and also broad knowledge of differences between individual patients. However I as a p [...]

Can Feminization Hypnosis Help You to Become a Woman?

incredibleprofit@gmail.com — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100

How can you achieve complete transformation? In order to feel and act like a real woman in the society you need to change your mind and psychology through hypnosis techniques while making surgical operations. This will help you to feminize yourself entirely.

There is a hypnosis technique called feminization hypnosis that can help transvestites and transsexuals to feel confident as a woman. There are some steps to feminization hypnosis including, relaxation, removing fears and block [...]

The Big Picture

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Yesterday my husband and I were ascending a hill nearby. The path was steep. I got tired even before we reached the peak of the hill. However after the magnificent views had opened up on the top of the hill my fatigue vanished. I was delighted to be able to see "the big picture" of our town and of the neighborhood. It was a very clear day. One could see very far away. At that point I understood how the landscape in the neighborhood was formed. I could see where our block of flats is si [...]

No Pain No Gain

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Some weeks ago I ran into an old friend of mine. We have known each other for a long time. We got to know each other in a locked ward of a psychiatric hospital in the previous millennium. When I ran into her the other day, I told her about my book. She was very happy to hear that the book is nearly finished. She said: "I wish I finished something for a change. For the last 10 years I have never finished anything I started."

Well, it's not easy to live with a mental illness. However i [...]

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The definition for premature ejaculation is vague at best. It could mean either ejaculating before intercourse, or just as you begin intercourse, maybe a couple of minutes in. Some even define intercourse as finishing before your partner! How many times have you wished you could have more staying power? You aren't alone. In [...]

At the ambassador's

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0100

I was standing in front of the fireplace in the ambassador's house. A woman who was also invited, seemed genuinely interested in my story. I told her I was writing a book about my life. "So young and already writing a book about your life?" she wondered. I said: "Yes, you now, after a month in Germany I got seriously ill. I ended in a hospital." At that point the protective glass in front of the fireplace broke into a million of pieces. It was the kind of glass that cars have [...]

How do Covert Hypnosis Techniques Work?

incredibleprofit@gmail.com — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0100

There are different types of hypnosis. One of them is covert hypnosis. So, what is covert hypnosis and how does it work? Below, I will talk about the main aspects of this hypnosis type.

Covert hypnosis is basically where a hypnotist uses different techniques and strategies to cause change in a person in a subtle and unconscious way. This means that the person who is being hypnotized is unaware of what is happening. It is the main difference in this type of hypnosis and the original way [...]

Your daily routine

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Some people find "a daily routine" boring. What I experienced today shows the contrary.

I have this daily routine habit that I try to keep regardless of weather. I go for a walk. Some days I prefer the forest by the river close to where I live. I call it a magical forest, since it is so quiet. All you can hear is the river, dry branches falling to the ground and the beautiful songs of birds. The path is only reachable by foot, so there is no traffic.

If I have more energy I a [...]

Why worry - we only last a split of a second

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Yesterday my husband and I went for a 4-hour-long walk along an Alpine valley. The path was covered with snow. There were icicles hanging from a very special rock-formation called "spodmol". From a distance a "spodmol" looks like a large opened mouth. The path led us through this mouth from one corner of the lips to the other. So when we were in this rock-formation, it felt like a nice shelter over our heads with a great view into a mountain creek below. The icicles looked li [...]

Failure is not an option. Says who?

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Have you ever felt you have failed (badly) in your life?

I could say I have failed. I have failed to make a career as a scientific researcher. After years of studying to become a researcher all of a sudden the illness hit me. It was schizoaffective disorder and I could not believe it. I somehow came through the first three episodes. However, illness and working day after day in an uncomfortable environment made me say goodbye to my career dreams at the age of 34.

Some people think one h [...]

Intersex Activism and sharing with the world

mishakaila@hotmail.com — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Hi All,

I am Kailana Sidrandi Alaniz, currrently 39 years old and as the title says Intersex Activist.

I know some people will wonder why I am so open about myself and my experiences. Well the simple answer is, I am really tired of people making assumptions about what the word intersex actually means.

Many doctors have recently gotten on this kick of labeling Intersex conditions as Disorders of Sexual Developement. The use of those words was intended to be less stigmat [...]

The Reservoir

bill@panicattackology.net — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100

I've had a lot on my mind lately. On top of that, it seems as though there haven't been enough hours in the day to accomplish all that's on my "to-do" list.

Absolutely, I've been pushing myself to the max in recent weeks. And I can feel it mentally, emotionally, and physically. Have you ever been in the midst of such circumstances? Perhaps you are right now.

Coping during such times becomes a genuine challenge. And for me it becomes a personal game. Just how much can I heap up [...]

Why me? — Part II

lysimachiaforums@gmail.com — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Last week I attended another business seminar for beginners. It lasted for three days. It was so intense that after the first day I got up in the morning and I thought to myself: »What if I skip the first lecture? It's going to be a lecture on business negotiation. I don't need that right now. I can attend a similar seminar later.« But there was another thought equally strong going through my head: »I must go. No explanation why. I simply have to go.«

Luckily the secon [...]