Understanding yourself

What is said, and what is underneath.

Studies of the sentences people offer long before they can name what is happening. Starting points for reading, never a diagnosis.

6 studies in Getting started · Show every study

N° 01

Psychotherapy

“I don’t know what’s wrong, exactly.”

You do not need to know yet. Making sense of it is part of the work.

N° 02

“What do I even say when I get there?”

What happens at a first consultation with a psychiatrist, and why you do not need the right words.

N° 03

“Do I need a psychiatrist, or just someone to talk to?”

The difference between a psychiatrist, a psychologist and a counsellor, and why Dr. Tajreen is trained as both doctor and therapist.

N° 04

“Will I get addicted? Will it change who I am?”

Honest answers about psychiatric medication: what it does, what it does not, and how decisions are made together.

N° 05

“What if someone sees me at the clinic?”

Seeing a psychiatrist is private. Here is what confidentiality means, and how the practice protects it.

N° 06

“I can see he’s struggling. He refuses to see anyone.”

How to talk to someone you love about their mental health, and what to do when they say no.