Read the latest blogs from David E. Myers, Ph.D.. David is a relational counselor and therapist serving the Birmingham, Alabama area. Dr. Myers specializes in a number of different areas, including psychotherapy, relationship counseling, help with anxiety, help with depression, and psychodynamic therapy. Read more below!
“Go see a therapists, the get paid to listen to you!”
That phrase gets thrown around so much but it isn’t true. People have undermined the power of therapy for a long time; the misconceptions surrounding therapy prevent people from getting help. You won’t understand the benefits of therapy until you give it a chance.
Here are some common misconceptions people have about seeing a therapist:
Unlike other forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapist in Birmingham focuses on the sense of self. It explores the client’s deep-seated needs, their wants, their desires and their urges. The methodology, the goals and the techniques involved in psychodynamic therapy are completely different to what is used in “problem-based” therapies such as CBT.
Moving past an emotionally abusive relationship is not easy due to the psychological factors involved. Victims might often feel helpless, afraid of being unable to do better. Depending on how long they were in the relationship and the level of abuse they faced, their self-esteem is usually shattered. This low self-esteem prevents them from moving forwards in their life despite no longer being in the relationship.
There are plenty of self-help books out there that will tell you that you need to love yourself. It’s true, there’s no doubt about that—loving yourself is essential. There is a clear difference in how a person with self-love leads their life and how a person with low self-esteem goes through life.
The Spiritually Integrated Therapy refers to the use of a client’s spiritual beliefs as a support in psychotherapy. Psychologists have found that a client’s spiritual beliefs promote healing and provide guidance which psychotherapists can use to benefit the client.
Here are some ways The Spiritually Integrated Therapy helps:
The purpose of a relationship is to provide both partners with support and happiness. If a relationship becomes the source of distress of either partner, it isn’t adequately fulfilling its purpose.
Take a look at these 5 ways you may be neglecting your partner without realizing it:
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A famous study conducted by Harvard and Princeton University showed that college students admitted that they would purposely choose a performance-inhibiting drug to self-sabotage. While this is confusing, they felt it would help excuse their poor performance in the future.
In history, dreams have always been linked to sacred revelation and prophecy. Even with all the scientific information we have today, dreams continue to remain a mystery. Science often dismisses them as fragments of our imagination that manifest when portions of the brain is activated while we sleep but that doesn’t explain what we see and why.