by Deborah Cox | Sep 29, 2015 | Relationships, Therapy
Dissociation takes us out of the moment. Yesterday, I stood in the MSU music building while my son warmed up for a violin performance. All around me, young pianists and violinists practiced their Chopin, their Mozart, in separate cubicles, getting ready to play for a...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 16, 2015 | EMDR
When I was a psychologist-in-training, I saw lots of people who had panic attacks – and I had no idea how to help them. My supervisor, Dr. Maryanne Watson, always asked me, “Who is she most angry with?” Then I ran back to my client and asked the question. Without...
by Deborah Cox | Jun 6, 2015 | EMDR
Anxious perfectionism sounds like this: I’m not a good writer, so I never write. I can’t leave this job because… I dress to hide my thighs. My mom expects me to be there, so… If I said what I really think, I would go to hell. God expects me to…...
by Deborah Cox | Jun 3, 2015 | EMDR, Therapy
Misbehavior #373: The Soul of Downsizing (Or, I bet you didn’t realize a garage sale would help cure your anxiety). People in trauma recovery do amazingly similar things as they start getting well. They: think of creative projects and make more use of their five...
by Deborah Cox | Oct 3, 2014 | Mood, Therapy
We story our lives around the characters in them. And of all the characters in our stories, we refer most often to our partners, spouses, lovers, and soul mates. Disconnection from our lovers makes up the bulk of what we say to our therapists, our best friends, and...
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