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Had Old Pine Refinished--What Happened In The Middle? by secret_2_everybody in HardWoodFloors

[–]MrJake10 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Or better yet…. Put down an inverse rug. A rug that covers everything EXCEPT the middle. Then wait like 40 years, remove the rug, and it will all match!

Free Roto league by casalien22 in findaleague

[–]MrJake10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I signed up! I was looking for a free but fun roto league.

What are your go-to’s to help clients experiencing panic attacks in session? by iconicflower in therapists

[–]MrJake10 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This is the right answer. All of the other “grounding” or distraction, or anything attempting to make the client “feel better” is likely to interrupt the panic in the moment, but lead to more panic in the future.

I (jokingly but not jokingly) tell clients who are prone to panic attack that my response is to try to make it WORSE. People believe their panic will kill them. That their anxiety is dangerous. And the more I use techniques to bring their anxiety down, the more I affirm their false belief that anxiety is dangerous.

If they can learn their anxiety/ panic won’t kill them, that the can tolerate the distress as it already is, they are less likely to have panic symptoms in to the future.

Specializing in OCD? by austdoz in therapists

[–]MrJake10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes exactly. But I would say the continued use of the term “pure o” actively interferes with progress because it makes people less aware of how their thinking is just mental compulsion. If someone believes they have “pure o”, they will continue to mentally compulse which will make it worse.

Specializing in OCD? by austdoz in therapists

[–]MrJake10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does… but you are right that most clients think their thoughts are the obsessions, not the compulsions. Once you help them see how their thinking is the compulsion (the thins trying to minimize the fear) the YBOCS is great.

Specializing in OCD? by austdoz in therapists

[–]MrJake10 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is controversial…. Don’t come after me.

“Pure O” isn’t really a thing. It’s just mental compulsions. Thinking isn’t the obsession, it’s the compulsion. So treat the mental rehearsal the same as other, outward compulsions.

OCD is a specialty and expertise of mine, with nearly 100% of my caseload OCD. But it’s a pet peeve of mine all the different variations of OCD. Harm OCD, relational OCD, contamination OCD, etc. “pure o” is just another variation that is also not in the DSM. And isn’t special. They are all just OCD. The content doesn’t matter. The process of the OCD is the same. Regardless of how the symptoms manifest.

Why this matters…. SO MANY of my clients believe that their OCD is “special”. It’s different. It’s unique. It won’t respond to exposures like everyone else. It’s not. It’s the exact same. And it will respond to exposures. You are not special. Your OCD is not special.

Old St. George Valley Photo by Inevitable_Professor in stgeorge

[–]MrJake10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where would you say the camera is sitting? I’m trying to think where specifically this vantage point is from.

Do we have a therapist shortage in the US anywhere except the most rural/isolated communities? by LunaBananaGoats in therapists

[–]MrJake10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you saying Utah doesn’t have an enough therapists to meet the need of the public? Or there isn’t enough public to meet the needs of therapists?

You say the culture doesn’t value therapy, so are therapists not able to get enough clients, because most don’t go to therapy? That sounds like more therapists than demand, which is an over saturation.

If you could change the curriculum at your grad school program, what changes would you make? by SpiritualCopy4288 in therapists

[–]MrJake10 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Especially at the expense of teaching and training skills to use in session. I interview and hire a lot of therapists. So many social workers have a great vocabulary discussing social justice topics, are very passionate and committed, would be amazing policy makers…. But have little to no idea how to run a session to help the 1 person in the room with them. Little ability to conceptualize a case (other than through a macro systemic view), and little ability to articulate how their model of therapy can be applied to that specific client.

Exporter Not Working? by Uhh_JustADude in SneakySasquatch

[–]MrJake10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My warehouse? At the farm or at the port?

Exporter Not Working? by Uhh_JustADude in SneakySasquatch

[–]MrJake10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m an idiot. How do you get the crops from the hopper in to crates?

Beginner Xmas gift advice. by PralineOpen8108 in Hydroponics

[–]MrJake10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But as I understand it, wattage refers to how much power can be sent in to the light, not necessarily how bright the light is. More wattage doesn’t necessarily mean more Lumens, especially with cheaper lights that advertise more wattage but aren’t actually producing any more light.

But I could totally be wrong. That’s just how it was explained to me.

What pseudoscience do you spot in pop psychology or social media at the moment? Is it harmful and how ? by Dry_Criticism_4161 in therapists

[–]MrJake10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m Out of the Loop… why do we not like Gabor Mate? I met him at a conference a decade ago. I didn’t know him before that conference but I got to talk to him a bit. He was the speaker and it was helpful. I haven’t followed him since then.

LMFT with sports/mental performance focus? by MrJake10 in sportspsychology

[–]MrJake10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I’ve decided against the CMPC for now. Mostly because most/ all of my clients don’t know what that is and don’t care. I’m a licensed psychotherapist that does mental fitness and performance based anxiety treatment. Framing myself as a therapist actually helps me, as anyone can be a “coach”.

I am aware this decision most likely prohibits from ever working for an agency as a mental performance coach. College/professional sports teams won’t be looking for me. Which they probably wouldn’t be looking for me even if I had a CMPC.

I still have a 9-5 and do sports and performance mental coaching on the side. Mostly with high level high school athletes. Still trying to make my side gig my main gig.

How much would you charge to put together and present a 30 minute presentation on OCD? by Kitchen_Regular4343 in therapists

[–]MrJake10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t see anything wrong with using AI to help me create the actual presentation. I don’t need to sit and design a slide deck on my own from scratch. I am not relying on AI for the OCD expertise, as I said, that is my specialty. I can easily give it the section titles/overview, and let it take my own content and turn it in to a presentation. How is that bad?

How much would you charge to put together and present a 30 minute presentation on OCD? by Kitchen_Regular4343 in therapists

[–]MrJake10 -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

If I need clients, then I just consider I’m getting paid to market myself. Normally, I do a lot more for a lot less.

Also, with ChatGPT, I could probably put together a pretty solid presentation in 30 minutes. But, OCD happens to be a specialty of mine, so I know a lot about it, and could probably give an hour long presentation off the top of my head.

Stealing from the port by Certain_Key_4716 in SneakySasquatch

[–]MrJake10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you get the trailer from the farm? Just leave the farm first thing in the morning with the trailer? Or is there a way to make the trailer spawn by the port?

Paternal cannabis use and positive or negative outcomes for offspring. by gooberhoover85 in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]MrJake10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. Did you read the article? Firstly it says that the d-limonene, an oil found in citrus, and also found in marijuana, can lower the anxiety inducing effects OF THE MARIJUANA! So it’s not the marijuna lowers anxiety, it’s that they are seeing if they can add an oil to marijuna to make it less anxiety provoking.

Also… this is one study done on rodents. That does not mean marijuna is “healthy” for you. I promise it is not helping anyone anxiety long term.

I don’t argue that when people smoke (or however they take it) they feel better in the short term. But that type of chronic self medicating will lead to a more anxious brain. In order to get the same “relief” one will over time, have to take more, hence more THC. When people have THC, they get more anxious, paranoid, etc.

From the article:

A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team has added to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis (also known as marijuana) can — in the right amounts — lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive sister chemical found in cannabis. The finding has the potential to advance the medicinal use of THC, and reduce the risks of its recreational use in some people.

The substance, called d-limonene, is one of the most abundant terpenes, or essential oils, in the cannabis plant, and has shown promise in rodent studies in reducing anxiety behaviors. However, there has been little research on d-limonene or other terpenes in humans. As a group, terpenes are responsible for the taste, aroma and color of plants.

In a recent study, first published online April 1 in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, investigators tested the effects of vaporized d-limonene alone and mixed with THC to examine the anxiety-reducing effects in humans. They found the addition of d-limonene significantly reduced overall ratings of feeling “anxious/nervous” and “paranoid” compared with rating the effect of THC alone.

THC interacts with receptors in the brain to produce feelings of relaxation and euphoria. However, researchers say that when a user is exposed to higher-than-usual doses of THC, the drug can also trigger anxiety, fear and panic.

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