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Daily Archives: January 22, 2021

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Emotions Are Our Friends

Emotions Are Our Friends

Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental HealthBy Chris LindsayJanuary 22, 2021

In one of my dubious attempts to join the 21st century, I’ve been listening to a podcast.  In it, psychiatrist Dr. Jeffery Smith makes a bold assertion: all problems which bring people into psychotherapy stem from affect avoidance.  Loosely translated (very loosely, I’ll admit) this means emotions are our friends, and dodging them causes problems.…

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