Episode 289: Self-Disclosure in Therapy and Suicidality vs Intrusive Thoughts
The Hardcore Self-Help Podcast with Duff the Psych
Robert Duff, Ph.D.
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
- How do you feel about therapists self-disclosing in therapy?
- Should I be concerned about my passive suicidal thoughts or are they just intrusive thoughts?
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| 0:00.0 | So, you know, I asked them if they wanted to hear my experience with something similar. |
| 0:05.0 | You know, I don't know if I've shared this on the podcast or not, but I wasn't necessarily the best person at a certain point and I kind of got arrested in |
| 0:15.0 | graduate school when I was getting my PhD. Hey everybody before we start the |
| 0:19.2 | show I want to make a couple disclaimers. This show does cover a wide variety of topics related to |
| 0:24.3 | mental health and life in general and some of those could be sensitive for you. |
| 0:27.5 | I want to simultaneously encourage you to be brave in consuming difficult content but |
| 0:32.4 | also respect and recognize your limitations. |
| 0:35.5 | So please use your best judgment. |
| 0:37.2 | I will never be offended if you need to skip a question or an episode entirely, but feel |
| 0:41.3 | free to feel it out, check out the episode and just see what happens. |
| 0:44.4 | If you need to skip, that's okay, but, you know, feel free to give it a shot first. |
| 0:48.4 | I also need to say that while I am a psychologist, I'm not your psychologist and I'm not your therapist. |
| 0:53.0 | This is not intended to be direct medical advice and you should not use this as a substitute for professional help. |
| 0:58.0 | So with those said, let's go ahead and get into the show. All Right. |
| 1:18.1 | Hello Friends of All Varieties, this is the Hardcore Self-Help |
| 1:21.2 | Podcast episode 289. |
| 1:23.6 | I'm your host Dr. Robert Duff, aka Duff with Psych. |
| 1:26.8 | I make mental health content for real people, just like you, and today I have a question |
| 1:31.2 | and answer episode. |
| 1:33.1 | Two awesome questions from listeners like yourselves. |
| 1:35.6 | If you would like to send me a question, |
| 1:38.0 | please feel free to do so by emailing me |
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