Our use of time has much to do with our happiness. If we always have to be everywhere at the same time, that clearly cannot work. The pain it causes is directly linked to how we view time. Stress, burnout, and other afflictions of our mental health are a consequence of how we use time. […]
To embark on a venture means achieving results. But does it? Many people accept this as a given, so they do not think about it. It has become part of the program, to the extent that it is difficult to even start doing things. We don’t know what the outcome will be, so does that
I am often asked how to start things. Someone might say I would like to paint a picture because that will make happy. Another person may want to play the piano or the guitar or build a business. Why can’t I start?If something makes us happy, why don’t we buy a canvass and paint or
You may read a lot about happiness, but it is really the little things that play a huge role. Whatever you start to build, whether writing a book or building a business empire, it begins with doing something that makes you happy. Unfortunately, many people think they need to search their entire life for happiness,
Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) for Depression Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Depression is a mental health condition that affects a large part of the population at least once over their life span, significantly reducing life quality and impairing work and relationships. Psychotherapy and medication are the main treatments for the condition. Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) is a therapy
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Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) for Anxiety and Panic Attacks Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) is a psychotherapy developed by the author, which can be applied to a number of mental health conditions, including anxiety disorder and panic attacks. It focuses on creating greater awareness and insight into internal and external communication patterns and making
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Haverkampf, C. J. (2020b). PTSD and Medication. In C. J. Haverkampf (Ed.), Psychiatry Vol V (pp. 200–220). Dublin: Psychiatry Psychotherapy Communication Publishing Ltd. PTSD and Medication Dr Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. The main treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are psychological therapies and medication. On the medication side, empirical evidence is strongest for the selective
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Haverkampf, C. J. (2020). Being a Therapist. In C. J. Haverkampf (Ed.), Psychotherapy Vol V (pp. 200–220). Dublin: Psychiatry Psychotherapy Communication Publishing Ltd. Being a Therapist Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Psychotherapy goes beyond skills and theory. A therapist truly needs to be a therapist, irrespective of a particular school of thought. Important traits are an
Imagination and Therapy Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. The life story narrated by the patient is much more than just a useful tool to maintain a therapeutic interaction. It is a process which provides a wealth of insight and many starting points for individual change. While the content of the narrative can be relevant in itself,
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Hyperreality Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. In depression the past is too real, in anxiety the future is too real, in psychosis the inside is too real, in OCD causal connections are too real. This may be an oversimplification, but mental health and how a person experiences, thinks about, feels about and conceptualizes reality are tightly
