My Experiences

Me as a case study – my experiences working on myself

Using Dabrowski’s Subject-Object thinking on myself

The Conversation in the Mirror

Have you ever looked in the mirror and tried to objectively examine yourself? I thought I had been doing a good job of self-evaluation, until I met the woman in the mirror who taught me how subject-object thinking really works.

My Inner Child work, and Dabrowski

The Inner Child and Me

In this post I recount one of my recent Inner Child experience, explain my process for doing Inner Child work, and look at how this type of work links into the theory of positive disintegration.

Partial Disintegration and working through it

The Time I Partially Disintegrated

I talk about my recent partial disintegration – what triggered it, what it looked like, and how I dealt with it. Then I reflect on how I could be sure I actually had a disintegration…

Root cause analysis to assist in autopsychotherapy

The Root of My Emotions: Using the Five Whys

I recount how an SNL episode sent me into a tailspin, and how I used the Five Why’s technique from project management to assist in understanding the root of my emotions… and stop me posting something dumb online…

Visualisation in autopsychotherapy

Visualisation, Self-Therapy, and the Shadow Beast

I discuss how visualisation can help with really tough self-therapy sessions, and show you the conversation with my Shadow Beast. This is what confronting the really dark and sticky parts of your psyche can look like!

Personality Analysis

Ever considered how the different aspects of your mind (your overexcitabilities) interact with each other?

I do a self examination on how my mind works, using the analogy of a company ‘head office’. A fun look at the strengths and weaknesses of the various aspects of myself, and the colourful characters that work in my brain.

Loneliness Troubleshooting

Have you ever felt lonely and emotionally vulnerable, even when you’re around other people? This video is an analysis of how I experience and process alienation, isolation, abandonment and feeling unloved. I talk about how I tackle “lonely thoughts” and the steps I take to look after myself and support myself when no one else is around.

Imposter Syndrome Solution

Have you ever thought you might have gifts, but sometimes feel like a bit of a fraud? I show how I use business techniques like SIPOC, competitor analysis, and SWOT analysis to understand gifts, and beat imposter syndrome and low self esteem.