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Aug 16

I Thought Everyone Meant What They Said

You were not being difficult; you were following rules that you had assumed everyone was following.

I Thought Everyone Meant What They Said

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Aug 4

Intense and Gifted People Struggle in Therapy

Most gifted and intellectually intense people struggle with conventional therapy. Perhaps, those who can explain their own pain most…

Intense and Gifted People Struggle in Therapy

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Oct 31

Please Do Not Ask Me Why I Am Depressed

When you are gifted, emotionally intense, and highly sensitive, even the most ordinary expressions of concern from the people who love you…

Please Do Not Ask Me Why I Am Depressed

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Oct 8

The Exhausting Project of Being Yourself

Most of us spend the better part of our lives constructing a self. We build it out of preferences, convictions, roles, relationships…

The Exhausting Project of Being Yourself

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Sep 4

Some People Don’t Have a Life Story. Nothing Is Wrong With Them

The philosophy of the unstoried life

Some People Don’t Have a Life Story. Nothing Is Wrong With Them

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Jul 15

Waiting Mode: Anxiety, Intolerance of Uncertainty

Waiting mode describes the inner experience of being unable to do anything because something uncertain, or a future event, is pending.

Waiting Mode: Anxiety, Intolerance of Uncertainty

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Jun 25

On Old Age and Closing Doors

Sometimes, when we dread something, it is not the thing itself that we dread, but the prospect of a shrunken future. What hopes and dreams…

On Old Age and Closing Doors

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May 24

When Therapy Misreads Neurodivergent People

On the limits of interpretation

When Therapy Misreads Neurodivergent People

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May 18

Why You Feel Guilty About Everything

Many neurodivergent, intellectually excitable, and gifted adults struggle with the feeling of being haunted by a kind of extreme guilt that…

Why You Feel Guilty About Everything

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Apr 28

Gifted Adults and High-Functioning Depression: Not Waving but Drowning

Why Gifted Adults Are More Prone to High Functioning Depression

Gifted Adults and High-Functioning Depression: Not Waving but Drowning

Imi Lo

Imi Lo

Imi works with intense, existentially aware and gifted people. Eggshell Therapy: eggshelltherapy.com | CV: imiloimilo.com | Pecan Philo: pecanphilosophy.com

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