Human sadness is NOT "depression." Powerful and beautiful teaching from Mr. Hayes, it is literally sick that our culture has come to such a bizarre, dispassionate and dissociated fundamental place that the first recourse for therapists is to seek to fucking medicate away - as in crush, obviate and condemn genuine, HEALTHY and indeed enriching human emotions.
It's nice to see some psychologist countering the current norm for treating mental illness. Pathologizing and the symptomology for me puts a lot more difficulty than actually finding a way what actually works for the individual. I read an article in Psychology today that there is a big blind spot in our current psychology, that no sufficient data to point out people striving after mental illness or after several bouts. The general malaise is that it's a recurrent thing that needs to be managed. Some parts of me does not cling so much on that because believe there is a better way of conveying that message. That our experiences are part of fulfilling lives driven by our personal values and it's a commitment. Steven Hayes just gives me so much hope to change the course. And now, I am starting my journey for an ACT therapy 😊
This is one of my favorite conversations with Dr. Hayes.
Thanks for this conversation. Unfortunately the sound is a bit low. Anyway thanks again for sharing it with all of us
Brilliant! Thank you! So much food for thought.
Human sadness is NOT "depression." Powerful and beautiful teaching from Mr. Hayes, it is literally sick that our culture has come to such a bizarre, dispassionate and dissociated fundamental place that the first recourse for therapists is to seek to fucking medicate away - as in crush, obviate and condemn genuine, HEALTHY and indeed enriching human emotions.
It's nice to see some psychologist countering the current norm for treating mental illness. Pathologizing and the symptomology for me puts a lot more difficulty than actually finding a way what actually works for the individual. I read an article in Psychology today that there is a big blind spot in our current psychology, that no sufficient data to point out people striving after mental illness or after several bouts. The general malaise is that it's a recurrent thing that needs to be managed. Some parts of me does not cling so much on that because believe there is a better way of conveying that message. That our experiences are part of fulfilling lives driven by our personal values and it's a commitment.
Steven Hayes just gives me so much hope to change the course. And now, I am starting my journey for an ACT therapy 😊
Lol the dramatics of this intro is hilarious
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