psychotherapy - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/psychotherapy/?source=rss&aim=psychotherapy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT My alcoholic husband does not feel deserving of love By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/14/recovery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/14/recovery/index.html?source=rss We are now in a crisis of sorts, and his lack of self-regard is dragging both of us down. I can't get over my wife's rape -- 20 years ago By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/28/rape_in_the_past/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/28/rape_in_the_past/index.html?source=rss She has accepted it but I cannot let it rest in the past After all I've done for my mother, I'd like to strangle her! By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/09/20/anger_at_mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/09/20/anger_at_mother/index.html?source=rss I realize how much of myself I sacrificed, and I'm furious. My mother-in-law, my mother-in-law, my mother-in-law! By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/01/31/mother_in_law/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/01/31/mother_in_law/index.html?source=rss I would like to see a very bad thing happen to my mother-in-law. Van Gogh on Prozac By Laura Miller Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/05/23/kramer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/05/23/kramer/index.html?source=rss Treating depression doesn't quell our humanity and creativity but restores them, argues "Listening to Prozac" author Peter Kramer. So, please, let's stop making a virtue out of despair. I need free psychotherapy By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/18/depression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/18/depression/index.html?source=rss My husband's in grad school, and I'm sinking into depression but can't afford help Why continue therapy? By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/09/why_therapy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/09/why_therapy/index.html?source=rss It could take me years to work through all my issues. Maybe I should spend my money on books and other things My mother is crazy -- what can I do? By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/08/insane_mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/08/insane_mother/index.html?source=rss She has persecution complexes and paranoia, which is why she won't see a doctor! There are four people living in my head By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/20/voices/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/20/voices/index.html?source=rss I talk to my voices, I know what they look like, and it's starting to scare me. Stay or go? I'm on deadline to decide By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/18/divorce_decision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/18/divorce_decision/index.html?source=rss I'm separated and in counseling, and I have to decide next week to divorce or not I'm drawn to dark, brooding men By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/11/dark_side/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/11/dark_side/index.html?source=rss They don't make good boyfriends, but I keep coming back for more. Why? Mom is alcoholic, Dad is dead: Why do I feel so alone? By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/10/alcoholic_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/10/alcoholic_mom/index.html?source=rss I knew I had to leave home to make my own life, but my past seems to follow me everywhere. I live in a secret fantasy world By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/08/princess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/08/princess/index.html?source=rss I'm a mom with three kids, but in my mind I'm a princess, a genius and a famous writer. I'm planning my suicide By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/13/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/13/suicide/index.html?source=rss I don't want to do it yet, but I think it's in my future. How do I stop being a know-it-all? By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/23/know_it_all/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/23/know_it_all/index.html?source=rss My boss and boyfriend say I act like I'm omniscient. I'm so angry, it's time to change By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/11/anger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/11/anger/index.html?source=rss Ever since the 2000 elections I've been angry -- not just at the government but at all of us Americans. I'm secretly addicted to porn By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/13/porn_addiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/13/porn_addiction/index.html?source=rss My girlfriend thinks I just play computer games a lot! My husband doesn't want to have sex with me By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/07/depressed_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/07/depressed_husband/index.html?source=rss He's being treated for depression, and it's making me crazy. I feel like a fraud: I'm an unmarried marriage counselor! By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/26/unmarried_marriage_counselor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/26/unmarried_marriage_counselor/index.html?source=rss How can I help others when I can't get beyond a third date myself? My boyfriend danced dirty to make me jealous By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/20/disrespected_by_boyfriend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/20/disrespected_by_boyfriend/index.html?source=rss I asked him why he was doing the bump and grind with a woman, and he said he thought it would get him laid. An elderly salesman terrorized me in front of my kids! By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/24/cant_say_no/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/24/cant_say_no/index.html?source=rss He propositioned me and threatened me and wouldn't leave until I signed the contract! My sister triggers my rage By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/15/trigger_sister/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/15/trigger_sister/index.html?source=rss I know we had a difficult childhood, and I'm over most of it, but when I see my sister I start to get a little crazy! My therapist is hawking awareness training By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/08/02/therapist_lgat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/08/02/therapist_lgat/index.html?source=rss I was uncomfortable with his suggestions, but he persisted. How do I find a therapist? By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/05/12/find_a_therapist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/05/12/find_a_therapist/index.html?source=rss I have a little problem I'd like to discuss, but don't know how to get started. Is therapy dead? By Fred Branfman Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/01/05/firestone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/01/05/firestone/index.html?source=rss A new book argues that the decline in long-term psychotherapy -- along with our reliance on medication and quick fixes -- is a public health tragedy.