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Psychodynamic therapy Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The expectation that another person can make everything better originates in early childhood experiences of parents as all-powerful. The expectation that another person can make everything better originates in early childhood experiences of parents as all-powerful. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
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Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else. — tap to centre the map on it Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adults need their expectations to match reality to feel comfortable, unlike children. — tap to centre the map on it Adults need their expectations to match reality to feel comfortable, unlike children. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Jul 2026
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Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parents often project their own beliefs and needs onto their children rather than seeing their children for who they are. — tap to centre the map on it Parents often project their own beliefs and needs onto their children rather than seeing their children for who they are. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone is capable of great evil, and consciously recognizing that capacity in oneself is protective rather than harmful. — tap to centre the map on it Everyone is capable of great evil, and consciously recognizing that capacity in oneself is protective rather than harmful. Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Early childhood contact with parents shapes a person's capacity for connection in all their later relationships. — tap to centre the map on it Early childhood contact with parents shapes a person's capacity for connection in all their later relationships. Last stated a week ago
26 Sept 2026
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Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Emphasis on work binds the individual to reality more than any other technique of living — tap to centre the map on it Emphasis on work binds the individual to reality more than any other technique of living
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Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting angry quickly in an anxiously attached person is a threat-detection habit their nervous system learned, not a character flaw. — tap to centre the map on it Getting angry quickly in an anxiously attached person is a threat-detection habit their nervous system learned, not a character flaw. Last stated 5 months ago
29 Apr 2026
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Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". Last stated 13 years ago
2 Oct 2013
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Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things. Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder. Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. — tap to centre the map on it A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. Last stated 2 years ago
11 Sept 2024
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Scott D. Miller — holds since 2024-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses. — tap to centre the map on it If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses. Last stated 6 years ago
13 Feb 2021
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2021-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly. — tap to centre the map on it Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly. Last stated 4 years ago
16 Jun 2022
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2022-06-16 — tap for who they are