I was asked to write a little bit about memory and how it works and why some people with PTSD end up with memory problems. What we call neurocognitive stuff isn’t my specialty, but I’ll do my best to explain the issue from a clinician’s perspective. Memory is made of multiple parts. To form a memory, we must first perceive…
Around about 20 years ago, President Bush number 2 and some people at the Pentagon who were probably not doctors got together and decided that for military purposes they were going to stop using the D for Disorder of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The thought was that if they called PTSD just Post Traumatic Stress and normalized it by dropping…
When asking friends about blog post suggestions, one suggested that I write about the effects of mental health on bad relationships. This brings us to a bit of a chicken/egg scenario. Mental health and mental illness are at the core about relationships. And relationships significantly impact mental health and mental illness. Early childhood and infant dynamics between child and caregiver…
Understanding Psychotherapy What is a clinical psychologist? In Virginia, the title “clinical psychologist” is reserved for those who have met the rigorous requirements set forth and governed by The Virginia Board of Psychology. Those requirements include completing a doctoral degree (PhD, PsyD, or EdD) in psychology, completing a supervised clinical internship in a hospital or other organized health setting, and passing…
How do we know when we should stay in a relationship? We get descriptions of bad relationships all the time. Magazines, TV shows, the internet all tell us when we should walk away and how to identify when something is unhealthy. Girl friends have told me a thousand times, “it might be time to walk away.” I usually stay in…
Questions I Ask Google When My Hart Is Broken. 1. What is that feeling in every cell of your body when someone says they don’t want you? This one google couldn’t answer; google didn’t get it and thought I had cancer. I asked a Facebook friend group, they said orgasm. Nope not it. I’ll describe it for you. It’s like…