which ways does an expert psychologist do for his/her own lifestyle to avoid depression and anxiety ?

Question

please explain more and could you give a few examples?

thanks

Answer 1

my brother is a psychologist....he always says he has to deal with everyone's stubbed toes....when he feels overwhelmed, he takes a sabbatical and removes himself from the profession for a time...he has done this work now for 30 years and is very good at it...but his last "time-off" was 4 months in length...not the "norm" to take off THAT much time, but he needed it this time around

Answer 2

As part of there training psychologists have to go into therapy to be evaluated and also know what it feels like being a patient. A very popular therapy nowadays is
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cognitive_b... worked best for me. I suffered from social anxiety for over 15 years. I've tried meds, individual therapy, and group therapy and studied psychology for 10 years, as a profession, but also with the hope to cure myself.

Depending on your comfort level, you could go to a psychologist that practices CBT and specializes in anxiety disorders, seek a group therapy, or create one. Usually those that do attend the group therapy are a bit more high functioning because as you know, it can be difficult to speak in a group.

Another idea is to see if there are any local research studies being conducted that you could participate in.

The program that finally worked the best for me is this one: http://www.socialanxiety.us/findinghelp.... and I was lucky enough to have a structured behavioral group to go along with it. Sometimes the people that actually attend this program come back home and form groups.

Any questions, let me know ... I can't tell you how much this has improved my life!

Answer 3

Many psychologists are in therapy themselves. Psychologists are people too, with people problems. Sometimes they do get overwhelmed and have to see a therapist. They also cope just like everyone else... relying on social support, hobbies, problem solving, etc.