Eric Kuelker

Frustrating that the discussion about SSRI's and pregnancy centers the pills. What about treating pregnant women with psychotherapy? It has no negative impact on the developing child's brain. The cashiatrists advocate for women to be on the pills, pointing out the negative…

Not just Elon's thumb on the scale of X, it is his whole hand now. His posts are showing up in my feed. I did not follow him.

24. What depression is, and how to treat it. Pt. 1. open.substack.com/pub/unknownwea…

There is a significant difference in financial conflicts of interest between earning money from publishing a book (usually very little) you have written, and which directly states your position on a matter, and accepting $ from a corporation. When you take cash from Big Pharma,…

Pathetic to see the psychiatry apologists attacking the presenters on the FDA panel for being 'financially conflicted.' No, they are doing their job, and publishing books. The apologists ignore the billions of dollars that Big Pharma has funneled into psychiatry, corrupting…

“Clients who feel their therapist are right but not empathic take their therapeutic medicine with a choking dose of shame…” Nancy McWilliams

The capacity of psychiatry to engage in self-deception is stunning. The article by Kalfas et al in Jama Psychiatry on withdrawal effects shows the authors had dozens of $ ties to Big Pharma. Of course they will find there are no adverse effects, because they are cashiatrists,…

The author list on Incidence and Nature of Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms in JAMA Psychiatry reads like a brothel lineup. Instead of sex, they’re selling pharma’s story. With this many conflicts of interest, reality never had a chance.

unknownweapon.substack.com/p/23-can-forgi… My latest post on my Substack, the role of forgiveness in health.

How many people who say they would never buy an electric car, have actually driven one around?

Forgiveness consistently results in better mental health, across 100 studies in 17 countries. Why is forgiveness not central to many systems of psychotherapy, if it has such a consistent, cross-cultural effect? Rasmussen KR, Stackhouse M, Boon…

My ideal goal for a client is for them to grow through therapy (however long it takes), move on with their life, and hopefully, one day, forget my name.

AI therapy will not result in real growth. It is when we have healthy conflict with other people that we actually grow. We learn to listen to their perspective, connect with their emotions, understand their needs. This expands our psychological landscape, as we take on other…

Is listening to 'Rippy the Gator' by the Arrogant Worms ok to do before starting a therapy session? Or does it disrupt the frame? Asking for a friend.

High anxiety, depressed mood, and loss of self-confidence are normal and understandable reactions to having a bully of a boss. Their bullying inflicts a psychological injury on the worker, which needs treatment. Similar to boiling oil inflicting a physical injury, necessitating…

22. How forgiveness heals the body. open.substack.com/pub/unknownwea…

AI 'therapy' intervenes on a level different from where mental health actually comes from. Much of the foundations of mental health are laid before the child can speak in sentences. The cuddling with Mom, the tickling with Dad, the sing-songs with Grandma, these…

Psychotherapy is highly individualistic, with a goal of self-actualization. However, it does not focus on how the person can make a contribution to other people, to encourage them, meet their needs, help them to grow, even at some personal expense. How can we say that therapy…

Now that Elon has turned on Trump, for this 'disgusting abomination' of a bill, will some of Tesla's brand damage be reversed? Or is it still too badly ruined?

Yes, the genome is powerful. But the relatome (web of relationships that we have and are living in) is far more powerful. Genes account for a tiny percentage of whether someone has a major mental health problem. But the person's history of abuse or neglect has a massive…