Justin Gregory Briggs
@JGBriggsPhD
President, The Briggs Institute, Inc., host of the @sexlifescience podcast, and psychotherapist
We need #healthcare reform in the U.S. Here’s the latest version of my idea. I welcome your feedback. The National Medical Bill Registry (NMBR) The NMBR is a direct pay model designed to benefit people across the socioeconomic spectrum. It is neither a single payer system nor a…
University due process: anonymous reports, secret deliberations, and a verdict before you’re even told there’s a case.
Support principles, not people. Being principle-based keeps us on track when leaders (e.g., politicians, bosses, teachers, pastors) make mistakes or change course to gain favor.
"Balance" is often misunderstood as a 50/50 time split. Sometimes, one side of a scale holds more items yet stays balanced. Five 1-pound weights balance a single 5-pound weight on a scale.
Medicare for all could reduce federal spending on healthcare, but you wouldn’t like the results. It would require severe rationing. You’d need to cut utilization, so wait times for things like MRI and surgery would go through the roof. We see this in Canada and the UK. It…
Universal healthcare with Medicare for All would cut federal healthcare spending by $650 billion per year. Our taxes would still fund it, but we’d spend less.
Universal Healthcare is a Dumpster Fire 🔥 in every country except those with DRACONIAN Immigration policies. The only successful Universal Healthcare System is in Singapore. It has 3 parts. 1. Mandatory Catastrophic ONLY Health Insurance. 2. A ROBUST Free Market Medical Care…
*taps the sign* Health insurance isn’t healthcare. It’s a barrier to care that allows people to die and go into debt for the sake of private profits. We need universal healthcare, not national health insurance.
Generally, personality disorder symptoms are pervasive and inflexible across many personal and social situations. This means someone can be momentarily deceitful without being antisocial, impulsive without having borderline, or prideful without being a narcissist.
Saying “You hurt my feelings” rather than “You were emotionally abusive” is often more accurate and effective conflict communication.
An underrated joy creator is taking on and completing difficult tasks. People who avoid difficult tasks because they are challenging are missing out."
This is one of the reasons why it is important that therapists tactfully and appropriately challange their clients' distorted thoughts and beliefs.
As much as we want to get well, there may be powerful psychological incentives to remain ill ✍️ Full essay on my Substack (below)
Many don’t understand the difference between “I want this” and “I need this.” When we mistake wants for needs, it intensifies the negative emotional responses we have to not having our misidentified "needs" met.
The rush to find the worst word to describe a problem is common (e.g., 'devastating' rather than 'disappointing'). This often misrepresents situations, exacerbates psychological and emotional responses, and makes them more difficult to manage.
Knowing a bit about history can help us to be grateful for the many blessings we have.
Peasant life in eighteenth century France. Extraordinary to contemplate the fact that for most people for most of history existence was (from a modern perspective) a kind of living hell.
Seeking fame? Remember that humans have been around for about 300k years, and the oldest named person lived only about 5k years ago (“Hi, Kushim!”). Fame is fleeting. Meaningful relationships with family, friends, and neighbors are much more valuable than being famous.
“There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.” -Albert Ellis
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Our identity is only as stable as its foundation. I suggest grounding identity in the idea that all human life is inherently valuable. When our identity is based on things like relationships, productivity, or demographics, it's unstable, fluctuating based on how we're perceived.
Being in the minority isn’t inherently virtuous. Neither is being in the majority. Seeing the world through either perspective divides and sows conflict.
Just because a belief is popular doesn’t mean it’s true. Truth is determined by evidence, not by how many believe it.
The outside world is not responsible for all our problems. We make mistakes. Being held accountable doesn’t feel good. If your therapist always makes you feel good, you’re not being helped the way you need to be.
There is a greater need for healthcare services than there are healthcare providers available. This is why the idea of 'universal healthcare' is a myth. Be cautious of anyone, including politicians, who promises unrestricted access to healthcare--it doesn't exist.