Dr. Conrad W. Baars' Information

and Discussion Groups*

There are a number of Yahoo!^® Discussion Groups as well as an Information and Announcement list.

For current information on the work of Dr. Conrad W. Baars, conferences by Suzanne Baars and other pertinent information, we cordially invite you to join our Information and Announcement list below.

We would also like to invite you to join any of our discussion lists. We have a General Discussion List (cwbaars) and a Sharing and Support List (caring-sharing) as well as a Creative Expression List. There is also a discussion list for therapists.

We invite you to join these lists through the links below.

(PLEASE NOTE: If you have never joined a Yahoo! Discussion Group, you will need to create an "ID" and "password." You only need to do this once.)

These lists are authorized by the Baars' family and are moderated by counseling professionals. Please note that the discussions on this list are NOT a substitute for therapy. Please seek appropriate therapy if issues on any of these lists cause distress in your life.

For our information and announcement list:

This list is for those who do not want to participate in discussion groups

but wish to have current information.

This list posts information about upcoming events, television shows, lectures, books, and other topics pertaining to the works of Dr. Conrad W. Baars and Dr. Anna A. Terruwe. It includes topics such as psychological wholeness, the need for affirming love in one's life, affirmation therapy, how to live the affirming life, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and emotional deprivation disorder (formerly called deprivation neurosis). It is for information and announcements only -- it is not a discussion group. You do not need to belong to this group if you belong to one of the discussion groups as this information will be posted to the other groups. Join cwbaars_information:

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For Our General Discussion List:

This is a good place for questions and answers

This list is dedicated to discussing and furthering the works of Dr. Conrad W. Baars and Dr. Anna A. Terruwe, Christian Psychiatrists, in order to help promote healing of all people -- in body, mind, and spirit. This list welcomes discussion on the profound topic of affirmation and the effects of being deprived of affirming love in one's life and in society. This list welcomes discussion on topics such as: how to live an affirming life, how to love and affirm others, affirmation therapy, emotional deprivation disorder (formerly called deprivation neurosis), obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and mood disorders, and related personality disorders. This list welcomes discussion on what constitutes a healthy emotional life, rational guidance of one's emotions, forgiveness vs. premature forgiveness, Thomistic Psychology (Thomas Aquinas) and related topics such as anxiety, fear, phobias, depression, anger, insecurity, inferiority, loneliness, worthlessness, hopelessness, scrupulosity, difficulties in one's spiritual life, and other emotional and self-esteem issues. Join cwbaars:

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For Our Sharing and Support Group:

For those who wish to share on a deeper and more regular basis

This group is dedicated to sharing and supporting one another in the spirit of the works of Dr. Conrad W. Baars and Dr. Anna A. Terruwe. It is a list for people willing to support each other as they learn to process their emotions and learn to live the "affirming life."

This e-group is meant to be a safe place to share thoughts and feelings with one another, to learn to accept one another where they are, and to learn to "be." It is a place to help one another grow toward a healthy emotional life -- first by understanding that all emotions are good and given to us by God for a reason, and second, so that we grow toward allowing our emotional life to be placed under rational guidance of our intellect. It is a place for encouragement and prayerful support. Because of this, advice-giving and problem solving for others is discouraged. Criticism or "flaming" one another is not allowed.

It is recommended that all people on this list also belong to our general discussion list. The cwbaars list gives one the opportunity to ask questions about the emotional life and has extensive archives where one can find many answers to such questions. Topics include psychological wholeness, emotional healing, affirmation therapy, emotional deprivation disorder (formerly called deprivation neurosis), rational guidance of emotions, premature forgiveness, living an affirming life, obsessive-compulsive disorder, scrupulosity, and related topics. Join caring-sharing:

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For Our Creative Expression Group:

This is a "scrapbook" of sorts. It is to share feelings through poetry and artwork.

This list is for the creative expression of thoughts and feelings as people learn to live the affirming life as understood by Dr. Conrad W. Baars and Dr. Anna A. Terruwe. It is a list for people who would like to share their thoughts and feelings in a more creative or artistic fashion than is available through the discussion and support lists. Creative expression is one way that people live more affectively. We welcome posting of poetry, prose, creative stories, drawings and other artwork and ask that discussion be taken to the other authorized Baars' lists (cwbaars discussion list and caring-sharing list).

This special place will be like a "scrapbook" for us. If you would like comments on what you've shared, please let us know -- otherwise, comments are not generally made on this creative work.

These sharings are personal. Please do not post them anywhere else without the expressed permission of the author. (This includes the cwbaars and caring-sharing groups). Thank you. This work is considered copyrighted material by each author.

The "attachment option" is available for this group so that SMALL drawings or photos of creative expression may be posted. **Please remember that many members have limited storage space in their mailboxes, so consider posting photos and drawings to the photo section instead. Photos and drawings may be uploaded by group members to the "Photos" or "drawings" sections if they'd like to share them with the other group members. (The "order prints" option is disabled). If you upload artwork, please let us know with an email to the group. Thank you!

Note: Any material deemed inappropriate will be deleted at the sole discretion of the moderator. Join Baars_Creativity:

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Therapists' Discussion List

We have created a therapist discussion list so that we can have a forum for therapists to discuss Dr. Baars and Dr. Terruwe's work. If you would like an invitation to join, please send an email to AAtherapists-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or contact Bonnie Shayne.

Please note: We ask that only mental health professionals and students apply so that this can be a clinical discussion list. If you are not a therapist, please join one of our other email discussion groups. Thank you for understanding.

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*These lists are authorized by the Baars' family and are moderated by counseling professionals. Please note that the discussions on this list are NOT a substitute for therapy. Please seek appropriate therapy if issues on any of these lists cause distress in your life.