Freedom and Psychotherapy Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, MD Psychotherapy requires a freedom to imagine and think and talk about things that may not be talked about anywhere else. This freedom in communication is a central pillar of the therapeutic process because change is brought about by meaningful communication. Keywords: freedom, communication, psychotherapy, psychiatry Table of Contents […]
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Humans have highly sophisticated ways of communicating with each other. Communication is a powerful tool because it makes change possible. If communication is open and free, it facilitates the rapid exchange of meaningful messages which contain the information that brings about change. Since information helps people adapt and make innovative changes, a state of meaningful
Comparing oneself to others is very normal but it can also cause a lot of problems. Envy is a feeling of discontent triggered by drawing comparisons to someone else who has an attribute or possession one deems valuable. Envy is interesting for the series of steps it requires and the destructiveness that is associated with
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Radiating contentment and happiness tells a love interest or a business partner that we are on a good path, which makes these encounters more rewarding for everyone involved. It also helps form bonds and relationships with other people. But communication is much more. It helps us attain the things we need, value and aspire to,
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Anxiety, depression and many other conditions are closely related with the anxiety that one should conform to expectations, whether of internal or external origin, to be someone different. It often seems difficult to simply follow one’s own values, needs, interests and aspirations, although they lead to higher levels of happiness in the long-run. Keywords:
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To be happy one needs to connect with oneself emotionally and cognitively. This is largely an automatic process and mostly requires little conscious effort. However, there may be situations where one has become anxious or even fearful of open communication and a deeper connection with oneself, which obscures the basic parameters, one’s own needs, values
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