@DoctorPerin

Clinical Psychologist. Former Army 🇺🇸 Here to Educate and Entertain.

 Flavortown, OH
edwardperin.com/
Joined June 2012
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Hello new followers! I am a psychologist in the great state of Ohio. I learned to be a therapist treating Vietnam Veterans. My dissertation is on positive change after trauma. My clients are Veterans, police officers, emergency care workers, and first-responders. And I make memes
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Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy be like
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@chrislakin16 Feb 2025
“why are emotions so illogical?” emotions *are* logical you’re just bad at logic
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist retweeted
Jeremy the therapist
@psychfox6h
Psychotherapy is the integration of the self.
Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin19h
The ultimate aim of psychotherapy is to be a freer, more integrated person.
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I’d give my left arm to be ambidextrous
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist retweeted
Jeremy the therapist
@psychfox7h
Therapy is a process, not a destination, and through this process you will perceive, sense, and behave in ways you previously had never even considered. You will desensitize your trauma and grow in resilience, which will make previously fearsome obstacles seem so much smaller in comparison.
Jade Stanton
@jadethebpdcoachOct 23
People go into therapy, not understanding what therapy is or is meant to do. Fix you? No. Solve all your real-world problems? No. Validate that you live in the worst timeline in history? No. Your therapist is not a magic fairy, Santa Clause, or God. You’re not going to walk into the office and walk out suddenly problem-free, fixed, and blissful. Hopefully, you’ll walk out understanding there is no such thing, and you’re capable of having a life worth living, regardless.
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geggy@geexcy13h
Oh you're an iconoclastic young Lacanian wedding psychoanalysis with Marxist social theory? Do you have a substack? Should we start an institute?
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Gen Z and Millennials are telling therapists they don’t believe there will be a world left for them when they grow up.
@Riemerville@RiemervilleOct 23
Teens are telling their therapists they don’t believe there will be a world left for them when they grow up My family therapist told me therapists are talking about this with each other because none of them know what to say I can’t stop thinking about that
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Personality can develop around wounds of relationship trauma
safadenha
@ousafadenhaOct 23
eu quando tenho flashbacks das coisas idiotas que fiz por amor
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There are real neurodevelopmental disorders or relating and communicating that represent an “actual autism” and adults identifying as autistic when it is not the most accurate diagnosis can draw resources away from children and hamstring personal growth and ongoing development.
Patrick Lockwood
@AlobhaPatrickOct 20
Will discuss on this upcoming Saturday’s podcast. I’m sure some small percentage actually are built differently. The majority are playing a game for some psychological goal: overcompensating against the terror of mediocrity, rebelling against messed up family expectations about performing, praise seeking due to social norms around being special because you’re neurodivergent.
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Abud Bakri MD
@AbudBakriJul 5
A question that I ask almost all my patients: Tell me the nature of your dreams. When does your REM happen? How vivid are your dreams Dreams are an indicator of brain function
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Published in English as “Man’s Search for Meaning,” I’d recommend they read Victor Frankl’s prison camp memoir: “…Nevertheless, Say Yes to Life: A Psychologist Experiences the Concentration Camp.” Frankl’s parents, brother, and pregnant wife all died in the Holocaust.
Kieran Drew
@ItsKieranDrew12h
If you could only recommend one book to a good friend, what would it be? (Fiction or non-fiction)
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Imagine hating me when I’m just over here drinking a milkshake
bauldefrases
@suspirxsalaireOct 24
Mi vida después de darme cuenta que si ignoro la mala energía de otro, no tiene poder sobre mi.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy be like
Alex Hormozi
@AlexHormozi18h
Everything is hard. Nothing works the first time. It all feels pointless. That’s when you realize you’re going to have to will it into existence with every ounce of your fucking soul. And that’s when it starts to happen.
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Been tweeting about this since I left the APA in 2018
Steven Pinker
@sapinkerOct 23
I joined the APA as a postdoc, and resigned a few years ago. This article explains why: The Inmates Run the Asylum at the Psychological Association by @SwipeWright and @Hartz_PhD wsj.com/opinion/the-inmates-… via @WSJopinion

Opinion | The Inmates Run the Asylum at the Psychological Association

Tolerating antisemitism may cost the APA its accreditation, but the rot goes far deeper than that.

wsj.com
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Prayer is one of the oldest and most research-supported interventions for trauma and mood disorder symptoms across cultures and faith, but y’all aren’t ready for that conversation yet. The human brain likely adapted to mindfulness and biofeedback since we worshipped the sun.
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I heard this sentiment a lot in therapy school, especially around secular mindfulness practice. My argument remains: There is a difference between being non-judgemental and having no judgement.
Sivori
@sivori16h
I cannot judge anyone because I have lived many lives now and have played many roles. I have been victim, perpetrator, witness, dupe, fool and villain.
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I barely call much of present-day psychotherapy: “consultation.” When people use a diagnosis as their finishing line, they only received assessment.
Vivid Void
@vividvoid15h
Replying to @teachrobotslove
One of the worst things about present-day psychotherapy is that it actively encourages victimhood. A good therapist should situate your actual responsibility in a realistic context and help you figure out what to do with your guilt.
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