“We are educated in so many subjects other than ourselves,
when we are more complex than any of them!”
Traditional Diagnoses: the Problem with Boxes
Traditional Diagnoses are like boxes that contain problematic symptoms. They are often a place we begin therapy, an attempt to find order in the hope of then finding solutions.
However, we are faced with one major and inherent problem: the diagnostic boxes do not actually work! They almost always overlap, become superimposed, and shift in relation to one another:
- Anxiety is Depressing.
- Post Traumatic Stress causes Anxiety.
- Mania can look like Hypervigilence.
- Dissociation can appear Psychotic.
- Etc.
Psynergy's Solution: The Quadrants
The Quadrants are a way to conceptualize the interconnected aspects of ourselves. They allow us to understand the complex ways we function, or don't function, effectively and efficiently.
If we can work collaboratively within the quadrants of self, we find that our whole more integrated system is much bigger and better and more harmonious than the sum of the parts.
With less struggle and more ease, (and more laughter), we move forward with our lives...and we can illuminate the world.
