IKAW BA AY SECURE OR INSECURE? Where are you looking for your security? We used to live on the 15th floor.Now we live in the ground floor outside.Walking the streets.No longer stuck in a building.And its empty, lonely hallways.Each day, I take walks.I instantly see lots of people around.Makes me feel a moving part of… Continue reading Where Are You Looking For Your Security?
Why Psychotherapy Is An Art
Psychotherapy is essentially an art. It deals with the art of life. A psychotherapist is a kind of artist. This view flies in the face of medical doctors or pharmacists who are simply applying chemical and brain solutions to persons experiencing deep mental health and existential issues in life. ”Are you HMO?” “Are you licensed?”… Continue reading Why Psychotherapy Is An Art
Find Your Right Work
NASA TAMA KA BANG TRABAHO?“Work I disliked the most was work I wasn’t suited for.” – Dr. Martha Sinetar When I was in high school, I joined a summer job group of teenagers.We sold Britannica encyclopedias door to door. Nothing wrong with that job.Except that I was introverted and artsy.Also, painfully shy. So my heart… Continue reading Find Your Right Work
Know Your True Worth
NI-REJECT, NAPAGTAKSILAN, O NAABUSO KA BA?If you have inner peace, nobody can force or enslave you to define your worth through somebody’s rejection and abuse. Never allow fellow humans to define your worth by what they say about or do to you. Screw them. Your real worth is what God thinks and says about you.… Continue reading Know Your True Worth
Chess and Life
CHESS AND LIFE:May isang kuwento ako tungkol sa paglalaro ko ng chess. When I was a teenager, I was a university champion and varsity player competing at UAAP. I once played then national master Andronico Yap in Baguio. He soon became an international master and Olympiad player. Our game was drawn by repetition of moves.… Continue reading Chess and Life
Why You Need To Work On Yourself
Why do you need to work on yourself? A loved one – spouse, child, friend – hurt and betrayed you. It’s possibly a most difficult time of your life. You want them to change but they don’t. So you say, “I’m not the problem. They’re the problem. They are the ones who need therapy, not… Continue reading Why You Need To Work On Yourself
Pride and Mental Health
Dying to Pride:ANO ANG PINAGYAYABANG MO? Your many possessions?Your large bank accounts, money?Your big houses?Your expensive cars?Your super talents?Your power, position, title?Your physical beauty?Your sexy/muscular body?Your multiple travels and visas?Your global fame?Your wide social network?Your beautiful family?Your profitable business?Your work/career/profession? Your shining accomplishments? You leave all of these behind. Everything is temporary. God humbles you.You… Continue reading Pride and Mental Health
Health Is More Than Non-Illness
HEALTH IS MORE THAN NON-ILLNESS. By God’s grace, I live a healthy senior life.No maintenance, no surgery or hospitalization, at all.Can still walk, even run 10,000 steps. The doctor does not like meFor he can’t make any money from me.Just kidding. There is rarely a day that goes byThat I am not grateful for healthAs… Continue reading Health Is More Than Non-Illness
Why Does A Patient Resist Therapy?
Why does a patient resist therapy? The concept of resistance to therapy is described in psychoanalytic theory and psychotherapy. It refers to the patient’s unconscious attempts to avoid or block the exploration of certain thoughts, emotions, or memories that are psychologically threatening. The unconscious plays a central role in resistance to therapy for several reasons:… Continue reading Why Does A Patient Resist Therapy?
Enter My Four Loves
MAY APAT AKONG MINAMAHAL:4 loves –Bible. Psychology. Writing. Chess. All channels used by God in HisRedemptive mission for mankind. Where souls hear His Word.Get saved, healed, and taught. I’m especially fortunate for this.Doing it for years and years now. There is rarely a day that goes byThat I am not grateful for meaningful work. My… Continue reading Enter My Four Loves
