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How to Find a Psychotherapist Who Loves Your Rainforest Mind
How do you find a psychotherapist who isn’t overwhelmed by your fast talking, fast thinking, complex emotions, difficult questions and multiple sensitivities? How do you find a psychotherapist who isn’t frightened by your uncanny ability to notice when s/he’s distracted or slightly out of whack? How do you you find a psychotherapist who isn’t fooled by your articulate insight, your…
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What Psychotherapists Need to Know About Gifted Clients
If you are a counselor or other mental health practitioner or if you’re gifted and want to see a psychotherapist, there are some things that you need to know. The rainforest mind is complicated. Like the jungle, it’s breathtaking in its capacity to create: Thoughts, emotions, questions, sensitivities, worries, beauty, and iPhones. It’s intense and overwhelming. The rainforest mind,…
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The More You Know, The More You Worry
Perhaps you thought that if you were smart, you wouldn’t be a worrier. If you were smart, you’d know all of the answers. You wouldn’t have to be anxious because you could think your way out of any problem. But, in fact, you may worry constantly. You worry when you’re sleeping. When you’re hiking. When…
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I Can’t Show How Smart I Am To Anyone, Not Even To Myself
You hide. You stay small. You “dumb down.” Why? Because– (Pick one or more.) 1. It’s not cool to be too smart. 2. Other people will feel bad about themselves. 3. I’ll be lonely. 4. I’ll be ridiculed. 5. I’ll take up too much space. 6. I’ll overshadow others. 7. I’ll become egocentric, arrogant and self-absorbed.…
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If I’m So Smart, Why Am I So Stressed Out?
You’re stressed out. Freaking out. Tired out. And washed out. Are you ignoring your own needs? Not taking care of yourself? You’re smart. Shouldn’t you know better? Not necessarily. True or false: 1. Everyone’s needs come before mine. 2. I have to be busy or I’m not worthy. 3. Look at all of the suffering on…
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Shame and Resilience–Chainsaws in Your Childhood
You are like the rain forest. Highly sensitive, colorful, intense, and complicated. Vulnerable to chainsaws. And the chainsaws are everywhere. They’re the coworkers who can’t keep up with you. The relatives who think you’re too sensitive. The teachers who want you to stifle your effervescence. The friends who disappear when you forget to modify your vocabulary. The neighbors…
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Your Child Is Gifted–Let The Worries Begin
You’ve been told that you have a gifted child. You think you ought to be happy. A gifted child. People say parenting this kid should be a breeze. But instead of celebrating, you’re freaking out. Your What-If-Brain goes wild. What if I can’t answer all of his questions? What if she hates school? What if he gets bullied? What…
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The Most Unnecessary Blog
Why would anyone write a blog for smart people? Gifted adults, no less. Isn’t that the most unnecessary blog you can imagine? Gifted people are busy in their labs curing cancer. Or they’re writing Pulitzer prize-winning novels. Or they’re designing the next even smarter phone. They don’t need a blog. Right? Yes and no. Of course, some gifted people are doing…
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If I’m So Smart, Why Do I Need Psychotherapy?
Smart people don’t have problems. Smart people will be fine on their own. Smart people don’t need help. Right? Wrong. But that’s what you hear. And that’s probably what you think. If I were really smart, I would be able to solve it, rise above it, fix it, ignore it, rethink it, or forgive it. Fast. Not necessarily.…
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