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Study after study shows that the most important factor in the success of your treatment is your relationship with the therapist, your experience of “feeling felt.” This matters more than the therapist’s training, the kind of therapy they do, or what type of problem you have.

The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, co-authored in the recent 6th Edition with Molyn Leszcz.

We concluded that Beecher’s speculation that “strong emotions can block pain” was the result of the release of morphinelike substances manufactured in the brain. This suggested that for many traumatized people, reexposure to stress might provide a similar relief from anxiety.17

Nerves, sex and celebrity are still closely connected in the popular imagination. Exclusive rehab clinics may have replaced the Grand Hotels of spa towns, but they essentially provide similar services for a similar clientele. And Schiele's brand of erotic emaciation continues to exert a strong influence on fashion.