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Essays on Internal Family Systems

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May 28, 2024ACX

What Is Going On In IFS?

Scott Alexander explores conflicting descriptions of Internal Family Systems therapy, questioning whether it involves trance-like states and real internal entities or more mundane visualization techniques.

11 min read 1,688 words

May 21, 2024ACX

Book Review: The Others Within Us

Scott Alexander reviews a book on Internal Family Systems therapy that controversially claims some mental health issues are caused by literal demons.

49 min read 7,470 words

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