Episode 65: Vicarious Trauma, Lifelong Panic, Mental Health and the Internet
The Hardcore Self-Help Podcast with Duff the Psych
Robert Duff, Ph.D.
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2017
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Hello, friends! This is another question and answer episode for you. Hey, I'd appreciate it so much if you'd send me some honest open-ended feedback about the podcast to duffthepsych@gmail.com with the subject line "podcast feedback". As long or short as you'd like. You can give me any feedback that you would like.
Anyways, here are the three questions that are covered:
- What are some ways to avoid vicarious trauma or burnout when working in an intense job?
- If I have had panic attacks since I was 5 years old, will I always have them? Am I just wired this way?
- Do you think mental health disorders are actually on the rise or is it just more awareness and the influence of the internet?
As always you can send me your questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com and you can also see a video bonus question on facebook or youtube.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right kiddos, this is your earmuffs warning. This is not an over-the-top raunchy podcast, but if you've read my books, you know I'm not afraid to use some colorful language. |
| 0:09.0 | We might also cover some adult topics if they come up in the questions so just be aware of that. |
| 0:14.9 | Finally I need to remind you that while I am a therapist I'm not your therapist so |
| 0:19.6 | please don't try to use this as a substitute for professional help. |
| 0:23.0 | Also, please don't try to sue me. |
| 0:26.0 | Thank you. All right, what is up, ladies, and |
| 0:33.4 | help, episode six? |
| 0:35.4 | All right, what is up, ladies, gentlemen, and friends of all varieties? |
| 0:42.4 | This is the Hardcore Self-Help Podcast, episode 65. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm your host, Dr. Robert Duff, a psychologist |
| 0:48.1 | from Southern California and the author of the Hardcore Self-Help Book |
| 0:50.7 | series. |
| 0:51.8 | Thank you so much for joining me again today. This is going to be just a regular old question and answer episode. |
| 0:58.0 | If you're new to the podcast, basically I just take three questions submitted from you guys the listeners. |
| 1:02.0 | They could be about |
| 1:03.2 | mental health, about life, about school, about relationships, anything that you're |
| 1:07.2 | curious about that you think I might be able to answer and I do my best to give you |
| 1:10.8 | some thoughts about it. So you know I am a psychologist but I'm also just a normal |
| 1:15.2 | dude and so my answers are kind of somewhere in between the two of those things. I try to give you, you know, real answers that a |
| 1:22.0 | normal person would give you, but it's backed up by the |
| 1:24.4 | knowledge of having a PhD in clinical psychology. |
| 1:27.2 | So with that said I think it's time for me to gather some feedback from you guys and I'm not talking about you |
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