Alex Zimovin

Save people from themselves with their help

[Jayce Long @JayceLong]

A sign of movement in psychotherapy is when grievances transform into grieving.

[Alex Zimovin @zimovin]

Interesting?

I work extensively with insomnia in my practice. If you’d like to explore these issues in your own therapy or discuss them in supervision, you’re welcome to contact me.

Just send me a message :)

[Alex Zimovin @zimovin]

Client with insomnia: what should we explore?

First of all, it’s worth looking at their health. Libido, appetite, and sleep are reliable indicators of changes in the body. If insomnia is persistent and other aspects of their health are suffering, the client should see a doctor.

[Alex Zimovin @zimovin]

- Time for oneself. Does the person have enough of it? Is there space to reflect on themselves and their life? Or do they spend the whole day rushing around, only to be flooded by unprocessed experiences at night?

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

The less people know about a subject, the simpler the answers seem. Cognitive science explains why.

We have two cognitive information processing systems. Nobel prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman called them System 1 and System 2.

👉 System 1 is quick, automatic, not fully conscious, and emotion-driven. It provides a false sense of certainty in the absence of real knowledge and understanding.

👉 System 2 is slow, deliberate, conscious, rational, and information-driven.

The more we know, the more likely System 2 is online— and the less willing we are to accept easy answers that “seem” right.

The less we know, the more likely we’re relying on System 1—and the simpler the answers seem.

This explains a lot of public discourse.

[Grant H Brenner MD DFAPA @GrantHBrennerMD]

"Good enough" does not sound good enough to people who don't think that good enough is good enough.

[James Barnes MSc., MA @psychgeist52]

“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts" —
Richard Feynman

[Morgan Housel @morganhousel]

Will Durrant:

Psychology is a theory of human behavior.
Philosophy is an ideal of human behavior.
History is a record of human behavior.

[Edward A. Perin - Psychologist @DoctorPerin]

If you are a therapist and you don’t study history and systems you are wrong

[Edward A. Perin - Psychologist @DoctorPerin]

Therapists scheduled on their first hour and last hour with only cancellations in between

[Dr. Linda Berman @LindaBerman4]

“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” 

Virginia Satir

[Dr. Linda Berman @LindaBerman4]

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

Rollo May