Tag Archives: intellectualization

depression’s upside

NYT Magazine — Depression’s Upside Love a good pro-rumination article… “The alternative, of course, is that depression has a secret purpose and our medical interventions are making a bad situation even worse. Like a fever that helps the immune system … Continue reading

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intellectualization: my best defense (mechanism)

A list of defense mechanisms. Intellectualization works for me.  I don’t like feeling; I like research questions.  I’m good at research questions.  I’m not smart, but I’m good at research questions.   I’m not sure if I can keep doing … Continue reading

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