HeyJaredFundamentals of Mental Health
Psychiatrist writing at the intersection of mind, brain & meaning 🧠 Essays on selfhood, absurdity & the art of being human
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The Science of Walking on Eggshells (opens the original)
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We need some degree of predictability in our lives. We do not need perfect safety, perfect parents or perfect relationships, but we do need enough consistency to learn what to expect from the world and the people around us. When our environment is repeatedly unpredictable, especially when that unpredictability partners with experiences of shame, abandonment, fear or other emotional pain, we start learning to keep a watchful eye for psychological danger in the hopes of protecting ourselves from i
Oedipus Rex and The Meaning of Denial (opens the original)
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This article is about an interpretation of Sophacles’ famous play Oedipus Rex (also known as Oedipus the King) that deviates from Freud’s. I want to start out by saying this essay is NOT about disagreeing with or taking down the core concept of the Oedipus Complex, there are meaningful gender based dynamics in the triadic relationship between a child and their parents. I (and others before me) believe that the play itself is not about this triadic complex, the play is about self knowledge and de
Facilitating Psychotherapy with Mindfully Prescribed Psychiatric Medications (opens the original)
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A common misconception about psychiatric medications is that they eliminate emotions, are a form of avoidance or weakness, or will be addictive. I hope that this essay can help readers see a path to using medications as a facilitator of deeper growth, not a replacement for it. I will make the case that psychiatric medications can increase access to one’s psychological capacity for healing and change.Share
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