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" Believe in Yourself " (video)

  #TripleLight.com #Triple5LightTherapy BlackTherapist #LGBTAffirmingTherapy https://qrco.de/bccGFt "Believe In Yourself (Reprise)"  (from "The Wiz" soundtrack) If you believe,  Within your heart You'll know that no one can change The path that you must go Believe what you feel,  And know you're right because The time will come around  When you'll say it's yours Believe that you can go home,  Believe you can float on air Then click your heels three times,  If you believe Then you'll be there That's why I want you to Believe in yourself Right from the start Believe in the magic Right there in your heart Go ahead believe all these things Not because I told you to But believe in yourself If you believe in yourself Just believe in yourself As I believe in you

4 Motives Behind Love-Bombing

  Love-Bombing #Narcissism #Therapy #Triple5LightTherapy What to consider and how to respond. Love bombing has become the popular label for overwhelming someone with   attention , gifts, and words of affection or praise in order to win over their affection very early in a relationship. To the receiver, it may initially feel like being swept off your feet by someone who has fallen in love with you. After a few days or weeks, the person on the receiving end of this attention usually begins to feel uneasy and uncertain of the motives of the love-bomber. Due to numerous recent articles, many individuals are aware that this type of attention may be a sign of manipulation with malevolent intent. That certainly is a risk, particularly if the love-bomber is a narcissist or even a  sociopath . The  narcissistic  person may be using these gifts and declarations of love as a way to manipulate the receiver. Sociopaths have a history of weaponizing this strategy, with exampl...

The Couch in Rainbow Colors: ‘L.G.B.T.-Affirming’ Therapy

A collage on gay identity in the office of Joy Turek, the psychology chairwoman at Antioch, made by students in a class Dr. Turek teaches.CreditKendrick Brinson for The New York Times #AntiochUniversity #LosAngeles  #DougSadownick #gayidentity, #JDFuller #JoyTurek, #LALGBTCenter #LGBTAffirmingTherapy #LGBTQ #MulticulturalCounseling By Casey Schwartz , NY Times July 13th, 2016 CULVER CITY, Calif. — “Are we ready to expose ourselves?” J. D. Fuller asked, halfway through the graduate-level psychology class she teaches on Tuesday nights at Antioch University. Ms. Fuller’s students needed no further prompting. They began shedding layers, revealing what they’d been wearing underneath: T-shirts on which they had scrawled names, labels, and insults in Magic Marker ink. Around the room, the collection was various: “Sissy,” “AIDS,” “pedophile,” “pervert,” “fag,” “str8t-acting,” “socialite,” “fat,” “bland,” “emotionally white,” “immigrant,” “stupid American.” Welcome to L.G.B.T...