Enter The Freud

Fighting Connection: The psychology of post-traumatic growth

Can people break up and actually be friends? We examine the fruits of an accidental break up that looks just like Conscious Uncoupling. It seems only crazy people would end a romantic relationship and still like each other. Let's take a look at the psychology of friendly breakups.

These days you must have a stance on vaccines, gun-control, Ukraine, transgender issues and the economy. And you must hate and shame anyone who has a different stance. How did this happen? Is this okay? Or do we need to escape this prison of partisanism?

Now they've done it! Mass shooters come in 5 types according to these psychologists. The truth is we have no idea how mental illness plays a part in mass shootings. Gun control is one proposed solution. Are there any mass shooters that are not mentally ill?

Retirement, Elephant style. We talk about the American program of life and retirement and how it forces everyone into a selfless, identity-less final chapter of life. We explore ways to break this cycle. We identify the need for Adventure, Community, and Meaning.

We further explore the dynamics of romantic relationships using Johhny and Amber as examples. We talk about the dynamics of jealousy, attachment insecurity, and borderline psychology.

Amber Heard was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. We are all capable of getting a little borderline but some people slip into this desperate volatile state far too often. Is there a world so disturbed that all people fluctuate in and out of borderline terror and rage?

Dr Thompson & Dr Douglass explore the psychology operating at the roots of Johnny and Amber's relationship. We talk about the human's violent impulse when our attachment needs are threatened, as well as the "king/queen complex" and how power corrupts.

Dr Thompson & Dr Douglass psychoanalyze Will's infamous slap. We talk about the US's strong reaction and why it captivated America. We talk about the relationship between Will and Jada and how that played into it.

Beneath everyone's political opinion lies a deeply personal, emotional psychology. To understand your political leanings, you must understand the unconscious emotional dynamics that were shaped in your childhood. If we are able to free ourselves from the partisan deadlock that is gripping the U.S. and much of the world, we will need to develop "dialectical thinking" which requires a psychologically-based self-awareness.