…e Sep. 10 Understanding and Preventing Suicide Free Webinar Presenter: Dr. Lisa Firestone 11am – 12pm PST Learn more or register here Sep. 11 Cottage Hospital Grand Rounds Suicide: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know Santa Barbara, CA Learn more here Sep. 12 Help Save a Life: Suicide Prevention Response CSU Channel Islands Suicide Prevention Week Channel Islands, CA Learn more here Sep. 17 Suicide: What Every Professional Should Know CE…
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…ntasy bond. The various resources I have found online from PsychAlive, Dr. Lisa Firestone, and Dr. Robert Firestone have changed my life for the better. Just don’t let your relationships fall apart the way mine did; you’ll end up regretting it. This video, featuring exclusive interview clips with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Robert Firestone, will give you a brief understanding of what it means to be in a Fantasy Bond and how to identify if you suff…
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…California School of Professional Psychology in 1991. You can contact Dr. Firestone at lfirestone@glendon.org Kevin Hines has been speaking across the country about mental health issues and preventing suicide since 2001. In high school, Kevin was outgoing and very social. It all came crashing down in his junior year when he was properly diagnosed with having bipolar disorder. During the first few weeks of college, Kevin was overwhelmed. In the th…
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…ight. Overcoming The Destructive Inner Voice is now available at all bookstores and online booksellers. To learn more about Robert Firestone www.drrobertwfirestone.com…
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…in a relationship. In her blog “Are You the Cause of Your Jealousy? ,” Dr. Lisa Firestone wrote, “Lurking behind the paranoia toward our partners or the criticisms toward a perceived third-party threat, are often critical thoughts toward ourselves. Thoughts like, ‘What does he see in her?’ can quickly turn into ‘She is so much prettier/thinner/more successful than me!’ Even when our worst fears materialize, and we learn of a partner’s affair, we f…
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…her. How a Fantasy Bond (or fantasy of a soulmate) Undermines the Love and Intimacy in a Relationship. Form of Love Replaces the Substance of Love Couples caught up in the fantasy bond typically focus on form over substance. That is, they place more value on symbols of their union than on maintaining genuine intimacy in real time. They put great importance on honoring established routines, rituals, and traditions, such as birthdays, anniversaries,…
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…oo terrifying. Put simply, what the program involved was listing all of my fears on a scale from 1-10 and each day taking an action that went against the corresponding fear, starting from the least scary and working up to the scariest. All of this was done with no hand washing and limited showering. I was sure I couldn’t do it, but on some level, I knew I had no choice. A day after making my list (the easy part), the hard work began. Everyday I wo…
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