004, “Pleading Insanity” by Andrew Archer, clinical social worker, writer and instructor
Released Thursday, 11th January 2018
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004, “Pleading Insanity” by Andrew Archer, clinical social worker, writer and instructor
004, “Pleading Insanity” by Andrew Archer, clinical social worker, writer and instructor
Thursday, 11th January 2018
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Andrew James Archer is a clinical social worker, writer and instructor. He is the founder of Minnesota Mental Health Services in Mankato, Minnesota. Andrew is a mindfulness-based practitioner who utilizes the psychotherapeutic integration of Zen Buddhism, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) with clients. He is the author of the …
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My Secret Symptom | Hyper Religiosity & Spirituality During Manic & Psychotic Episodes in People Experiencing Mania & Psychosis
Why is it so common for hyper-religiosity to be part of mania? This question often comes up because I speak to people about my manic and psychotic episodes which have all included feelings of understanding and knowing God and noticing an unquestionable faith, a faith that is more difficult to maintain when I am stable. At the most extreme of these experiences was the time that I actually thought that I was Jesus, followed by my manic and psychotic mind taking the delusion even further into believing that I was God. An enormous amount of information flooded my brain as I seemed to take on super-natural powers, acquiring knowledge that I believed was flowing from other dimensions that “normal” people are unable to detect. However, now experiencing stability, I don’t have all of that false information, nor do I have the answer to the question “Why is it so common for hyper-religiosity to be part of mania?”Join Podchaser to...
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