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Self-Therapy
For People Who ENJOY Learning
About Themselves
HOW TO USE THESE PAGES
Many ways to
learn and enjoy!
AS ADVICE
ON HOW TO HELP YOURSELF
Read every article here at
least once. If you find
yourself EITHER very interested
in a topic OR wanting to run
away from it, read that
article at least once each day
for a few days.
AS A
"SELF-THERAPY TRAINING
PROGRAM"
For those who really want to
"dive in."
Follow the advice under
"applied self help"
AND read every other article
critically
(meaning both
"closely" and
"to see if I agree with
it"). Correspond with me
about differences of opinion.
(What I learn from you
will help me, and it will
eventually help all who visit
this web site.)
AS A
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
PROFESSIONALS
If your work puts you in the
role of "advisor" in
any sense, you might want to
use these pages as part of your
professional training or the
training you offer for others.
Therapists, counselors,
sponsors, ministers, and
supervisors of all types can
benefit. Correspond with me for
help to apply this material to
your specific concerns.
ANY WAY YOU
WANT TO!
Many people have selected
certain topics, shown them to
the important people in their
lives, and invited "open
discussions." Some people
have made copies of certain
articles and distributed them
in therapy groups, church
groups, at AA meetings, etc.
(Ethically, you should always
make sure my name and
credentials are shown.)
If it HELPS you or someone
you care about, it's a good
idea!
(If you use this material as
part of a profit making
endeavor, however, you will
need to make an agreement with
me before you begin. See
"Practice Building"
information.)
ABOUT THE
TOPICS
My goal is to put as much
useful
information into these topics
as possible. Each topic is
written under the assumption
that the person reading it
really needs to learn about the
topic right now!
From this assumption a style
has evolved which is
insightful, rather blunt, and
sometimes provocative. Most
topics include a listing of easy-to-use
"things to do"
designed to show readers how to
make specific improvements in
their lives.
TWO BASIC
ASSUMPTIONS
- That most people in our
culture now are
well-educated and
rather sophisticated
when it comes to
figuring out what they
need psychologically
and socially.
- That the average person
does not need to be
diagnosed and treated
by a therapist in order
to receive real,
significant help and
minimizing daily
problems and maximizing
daily opportunities.
"DEGREE
OF DIFFICULTY"
Some people are under the
false assumption that in order
to feel and do better in their
lives they need to learn
something complicated,
difficult, or "brand
new."
If you are one of these
people, you are missing the
point of this endeavor.
The real advantage of the
self-therapy training program
does not come either from its
simplicity or from its
complexity. The real advantage
comes from having the right
information in the right hands
at the right time!
Each topic is written using
a conversational style with
sometimes "unusual"
punctuation and formatting -
all designed to enhance
immediate understanding! (When
you are trying to teach, making
something unnecessarily
complicated is precisely what
you do not want to do!)
I WANT TO HEAR FROM
YOU!
PLEASE...
Share Your
Ideas.
Give Me
Feedback.
Share
Personal Goals.
Tell
Me About Your
Accomplishments!
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