Living Well with Psychosis | Dr. Aaron Brinen, PsyD Interview

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• MA

  @MaiyinLikesMusic · 5 days ago

  This one  really touched me, I'm so bad at putting what I feel into words, but this was beautifully done, thank you

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• WH

  @whatthewhathm · 6 days ago

  So inspiring!!  Thank you so much all of you for your service.  I just ordered the book. i’m a therapist serving a different population, but your approach aligns with the direction I feel like is most impactful. Another book I read that resonates with what you do and helped  frame my work is. The Connection Cure, Julia Hotz.

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• JE

  @JeffAiken-ui6hk · 6 days ago

  Thank you Kody Kit and Aaron nice job!! I will definitely order Aaron's book!!

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• LI

  @lisatomihiro3488 · 5 days ago

  I like the fact that he looked at psychosis from the viewpoint of living well with it rather than it being life ending.  I have enjoyed watching both Kit and Cody because they show that a mental illness diagnosis doesn't mean the end, it just means adjusting to your new situation.

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• LO

  @lowkeymagical · 5 days ago

  I'm glad he touched on the negative symptoms (specifically avolition) because for some of us it's the most debilitating part of the illness.

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• KI

  @kinzhe83 · 6 days ago

  Nice video you guys, I'm now wondering if psychotherapy would help me live a life of, let's say, "higher quality". I was hospitalized for a manic episode 18 years ago, and when I was discharged, I was just prescribed meds but nobody even mentioned a psychologist. I only get to do periodic control appointments with a psychiatrist, mainly I guess to adjust the meds if needed. I'm meds compliant for 18 years now, no positive symptoms but huge amount of negative symptoms, which I guess is a combination of "me" (my laziness) and meds. Again, I wonder if therapy would help there and I'll consider bringing this up to my psychiatrist next time I go to control appointment. Thank you guys :)

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  @timothywilliams2887 · 6 days ago

  when I do more... I DON'T feel better. It's frustrating, overwhelming, and I feel sick. I need to lie down. I can get into my hobbies, maybe... 2 times a year. I have the internal motivation, but actually doing things almost never happens.

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• PA

  @pasteljoyous · 18 hours ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS0Ub7lJ-Js&amp;t=1613">26:53</a> -ish <br><br>That is attachment, &nbsp;and having even a very rudimentary form of attachment can really help anyone, especially psychotic personalities. &nbsp; &nbsp;Attachment allows us to experience real and congruent emotions. And the more emotions that are real and congruent, the better we can become forming narratives. &nbsp; <br>Think if it as &quot;I felt this emotion now. &nbsp;I wonder if or where it came up in the past? And I wonder might be possibly different, perhaps similar in the future?&quot; &nbsp; And that also goes into identity formation and a lot of other things. &nbsp;<br><br>I honestly believe one of the best springboards for any psychotic person, is showing that you and perhaps they can relate in quite a fundamental way. Human to human.<br><br><br>And the belief thing, &nbsp;I tend to think of it as a very, very primary, preverbal and unconscious set of questions that cannot really be answered. Questions pertaining to Who? &gt; Where? &gt; When? &gt;What? &gt; Why? &gt; Will? &nbsp; <br>&quot;Who?&quot; and &quot;Where?&quot; questions seem the most disruptive and damaging, and as they progress the more easier it may be to &quot;recover&quot;, or I like to say adapt.

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  @DopamineSchizo · 5 days ago

  coincidence i just bouhgt this book, and five minutes ago i was reading it in bath

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• GR

  @greybird-b5z · 5 days ago

  Nice episode. The therapist came across as warm and caring. However, if I hadn&apos;t already read a book about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Schizophrenia, I wouldn&apos;t have understood how it works from this interview. From what I&apos;ve read, it can be especially helpful with delusional thinking. One thing mentioned in the book I read was that sometimes you can get to the psychological reasons for the delusion. For example, grandiose delusions may stem from lack of self-esteem, which then can be worked on with the CBT psychologist.<br><br>Kody briefly mentioned EMDR therapy, which can help with trauma. Kit has mentioned DBT, which can be helpful with mood/emotions (helpful for schizoaffective, less likely to be helpful for schizophrenia). <br><br>Glad you did an episode on CBT. Maybe in future could interview therapists for a deep dive into EMDR and DBT?