Thoughts and Resources

This post is a summary of Nancy McWilliam's chapter on Masochistic personalities in her book Psychoanalytic Diagnosis

This post is a summary of Nancy McWilliam's chapter on Manic personalities in her book Psychoanalytic Diagnosis

Depression is one of the most common mental health concerns. Almost everyone has either been depressed or knows someone who has been.

Curious or concerned about the different approaches to psychotherapy? Learn about the different approaches to psychotherapy.

A review of "Freud and Beyond" by Stephen A. Mitchell and Margaret J. Black

Paranoid personalities, like all of the personality types are on a spectrum. One doesn't have to live in a bunker or present stereotypically

The spectrum of functioning in this personality type ranges from higher functioning, known as hysterical, to lower functioning, known as...

In simplest terms, psychopaths are people that have no attachments to other people and have a strong desire to control and use them.

Contrary to the popular idea of narcissism that equates it with vanity, narcissism is actually the product of an inner world of shame ...

Depression is enduring whereas grief comes in waves. Severely depressed people can take on years of therapy and still believe "uncritically

Neuropsychotherapy is simply an orientation to psychotherapy that incorporates the knowledge of neuroscience. How do we apply neuroscience t

This post is a summary of Nancy McWilliam's chapter on Obsessive and Compulsive personalities in her book "Psychoanalytic_Diagnosis."

People with a schizoid personality can be overwhelmed by external stimulation and may be very withdrawn and introverted.

With this post, I'm going to kick off a series that examines some behaviors that in my experience are common in IT. I will talk about these