Power, responsibility, and blame within models of psychological distress
When we face difficulties or are in distress we need to be able to make sense of how we feel. What ideas are available to us? What ideas do those offering to help us suggest? How do these ideas shape the relationship between helper and helped? To what extent do they empower us to...
Thinking as Inner Action
This article focuses on a specific area of human action; our ability to manage our experiences and in particular our mental health. It will explore how the words and ideas we use to describe aspects of our experience affect our ability to manage ourselves. Surveys of the prevalence of psychological problems suggest that high...