ep.36 "How Do You Cope With Feeling Lonely?" | AKA

<p>Intro with thoughts about <a href='https://armchairexpertpod.com/'>Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a> & his relapse.</p><p>Audience questions:</p><ol><li>Hi Kati. How to deal with being a later-in-life virgin? I'm 21 and I'm getting to be requested to talk about it in therapy. It all started when we were talking about my poor interpersonal skills...</li><li>Do therapists get bored if a patient doesn't give new information in sessions? I usually answer with 'nothing happened' when she asks how my week went, because I can't recall anything...</li><li>Hi Kati. How can I cope with feeling lonely and seeking connection and validation while simultaneously being incredibly stressed out by human contact? I am easily triggered in conversations...</li><li>Hi Kati! Is avoiding deep and hurtful emotions a sign that a person lacks empathy or the opposite- that they have too much of it? Is it healthy to keep avoiding sad/hurtful emotions? For example, I do everything to avoid things to do with tragedies like wars, Holocaust, or other disasters where people or animals get...</li><li>Hi Kati! I have a tough question... My 16-year-old daughter (who is a virgin. Never had a BF, not even a first kiss yet) recently told me that her cousin (MY sister's son) sexually assaulted her 2 years ago, when they were both 14 years old...</li><li>Hey Kati! Why is it bad that I intellectualize in my sessions? I know it's a defense mechanism, but I don´t understand why my therapist doesn't want me to say things like "I experience depersonalization". In the end, it doesn't truly make a difference if...</li><li>Why is it when you have trauma happen multiple times does your brain want to just block it out? With me I’ve had trauma multiple times in my life that I just block it out and feel like I have to push it down, I feel like it doesn’t matter and I have to...</li><li>Hey Kati - so my anxiety does this thing where I can't do things in front of other people. At first, I'll shake and get stuck in a panic state, then I'll dissociate and shut down. It makes things like cooking while other people are in the room, doing group work at...</li><li>Hi Kati, can you please talk about how to deal with concentration and memory issues because of anxiety? I feel like I can't really make good experiences to...</li></ol><p><b>Connecting with Kati</b></p><ul><li><a href='http://bit.ly/2s0mULy'><b>Are u ok? </b></a>Kati's book is in stores now</li><li><a href='https://www.amazon.com/shop/katimorton'><b>Kati's Amazon Suggestions</b></a></li><li><a href='https://www.katimorton.com/kati-morton-patreon/'><b>PATREON</b></a><b> </b>is a great way<b> </b>to help me support the creation of mental health videos.</li><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/katimorton/join '><b>Journaling Club</b></a> - On Tuesday & Friday Kati posts a journal prompt to help keep you motivated and working on yourself! </li></ul><p><b>Opinions That Don't Matter!</b> (Kati's second podcast)</p><ul><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs58xfxPpjVARRuwjH8usfw'><b>video version</b></a> </li><li><a href='https://opionstdm.buzzsprout.com/'><b>audio version</b></a></li></ul><p><a href='https://betterhelp.com/kati'><b>ONLINE THERAPY</b></a><b> <br/> </b>I do not currently offer online therapy. BetterHelp can connect you with a licensed, online counselor. I receive commissions on referrals to BetterHelp. I only recommend services I know and trust.</p><p><b>BUSINESS EMAIL</b> [email protected] <br/> <br/> <b>MAIL</b> PO Box #665 1223 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90403<br/> <br/> <b>PLEASE READ</b><br/> If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call a local emergency telephone number or go immediately to the nearest emergency room.</p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/katimorton">Support the show</a> (https://www.patreon.com/katimorton)

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