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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist

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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist

@DoctorPerin

Clinical Psychologist. Former Army 🇺🇸 Here to Educate and Entertain.

Flavortown, OH

Joined June 2012

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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Feb 10
Hello new followers! I am a psychologist in the great state of Ohio. I learned to be a therapist treating Vietnam Veterans. My dissertation is on positive change after trauma. My clients are Veterans, police officers, emergency care workers, and first-responders. And I make memes
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Dec 31, 2024
My brother’s spiciest psychology take is that that the rise in poor impulse control over the last thirty years came from the success of anti-smoking campaigns, because cigarettes used to manage and cover ADHD and anxiety symptoms
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Jun 18, 2025
My brother’s spiciest psychology take is that that the rise in poor impulse control over the last thirty years came from the success of anti-smoking campaigns, because cigarettes used to manage and cover ADHD and anxiety symptoms
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Jul 7, 2025
Funny thing about neuroplasticity is that yeah, trauma changes your physical brain, but so does being loved and living well.
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Jan 9, 2023
Replying to @OKWildlifeDept and @lastpositivist
Oh no! How long has your mother been missing?
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Jul 16, 2023
Replying to @plume__
My barber asked me what I thought about BetterHelp I asked him what he thought about GreatClips
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Jun 18, 2025
Replying to @PG_Ting
The behavioral ritual of smoking is almost as hard to break as the chemical craving
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Nov 20, 2024
Most child therapy cases would be better served by treating the parents
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Jun 18, 2025
Replying to @AvidSojourning
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Mar 23, 2025
Replying to @CAFireFound @FremontFire and @IAFFLocal1689
There is an entire episode of Tacoma FD dedicated to the firefighters preparing for their annual station photos just in case they died! I’d like to think he did this on purpose so that people will laugh more than they cry
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Oct 27, 2025
“How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.” --Sigmund Freud
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Oct 26, 2025
So it turns out the little allergy I started having to drinking coffee pod coffee is a cockroach allergy! Apparently the FDA allows a certain percent of ground insect matter into coffee pods and that percentage isn't zero! Grind your own beans folks
GIF
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Apr 2, 2025
Replying to @danielholkss
We can smell things better on our fingers than on a sterile surface because the oil and patterns on our fingertips evolved to enhance scent to our olfactory system. Humans unconsciously smell their fingers throughout the day, and now that you know you’ll see it everywhere.
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Edward A. Perin - Psychologist
@DoctorPerin
Oct 27, 2025
Replying to @DHSgov
The flood was defeated thanks to a coalition with aliens wort wort wort
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