kind guidelines for psychotherapy were criticised final week. Clinical psychologist Lucy Maddox discusses their value in practice.
Remember the deepest sadness you beget ever felt and then try to imagine worse,a sadness which envelops you in hopelessness, makes getting out of bed seem impossible and makes you roar at the smallest things. Now try to remember a time when you felt extraordinary, or like anything was possible,and go even bigger… Imagine a manic sense of importance and responsibility, like everyone’s eyes are upon you, and like you’re celebrated,responsible for the whole world’s wellbeing, able to do absolutely anything. Imagine a life riding a roller coaster of ups and downs in mood, or never sure when the next plummet will come,never sure what the highs will leave in their wake.
Wouldn’t you want to talk to someone approximately what was going on and try to make sense of it?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com