by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 17, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles, Recovering from Abuse, Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools, Trauma Treatment in Alabama
There’s this exercise in DBT with a name that makes people laugh nervously when they first hear it: “Nobody Wants Your Whiny Baby.” The name is perfect because it captures something we all know but rarely talk about directly. Here’s what...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 3, 2020 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Dreams and the Unconscious, Mythology and Therapy
I had a patient ask me one time if artists were narcissistic. The question sent me for a loop because it hit on such a basic truth about how these personality types communicate. Patients with Narcissistic Personality Disorder are deeply ashamed of some part of...
