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A Suspicion, Not A Claim


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>>>Last time, I trotted out something of a claim.

>>>I may be given to claims, but this is no claim.

>>>I'm a little worried about something.

>>>Is our current predominant model of psychotherapy powerful enough to tackle the epidemic of meaninglessness, emptiness, drudgery, disconnection, and loneliness that we like to call the "mental health crisis?"

>>>I'm not certain it is. 

>>>There's lots of ways to go about this. I explain the predominant model as it appears to me. I also paint a picture of the field. I'm in school! 

>>>I weave many ramblings together into a poddy pod pod. 

>>>It's a diatribe. I say that I have "the" plan, but it's just one guy's thoughts. Ain't no perfect truth. 

>>>I manage to get to the point, despite uncertainty that I can do so. 

>>>I'm worried that the predominant model is FLIMSY. 

>>>You get my take on the famous old school psychologists. I am "pro." Are you "anti"? Hmm. I wonder how you feel throughout the day. I like my mood a lot, and it is consistent. I worked incredibly hard for years to create it. 

>>>I know you can hear me clicking my mouse, clicking my pen, and flipping pages in my books and notebooks. Welcome to my show! You are back in the conversation with your host, Alex Gaynor!

>>>You are introduced to one of my cornerstone ideas: Actual Integration.

>>>At the end I have a few words that I left out that are really important. Please keep listening after the end, cause there's a PS. 

>>>I am creating work for myself left and right, which is good, cause I need something to do.

>>>You be good now!! Bye! Talk to you next time!!

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