This topic is addressed as an exchange of e-mails between me and a visitor to this website. Reader’s comment: I have always been a studious person. Grades were important . . . I was also interested in learning and still am. However, now that I’m at university I’m avoiding … [Read more...] about Overcoming a Type of Resistance to Studying
Inner Passivity
The Human Weakness behind Alcoholism
Many alcoholics and addictive personalities resist the idea that their plight is in any way due to character weakness. Any such allegation, they feel, categorizes them as substandard people who are to blame for their troubles. Weakness of character or “moral weakness” is not what … [Read more...] about The Human Weakness behind Alcoholism
Achieving Inner Freedom
We’re not as free as we think, even if we do live in a democratic country. People who have achieved substantial political freedom can still be sorely lacking in psychological freedom. We’re likely to feel like prisoners of fate when emotional conflicts limit our creativity and … [Read more...] about Achieving Inner Freedom
The Mysterious Allure of Kinky Sex
Sadomasochistic consensual sex play may be gaining some acceptance as a socially or culturally sanctioned sexual orientation. The New York Times reports in a featured story, “A Hush-Hush Topic No More,” that a significant effort is underway in the United States and Canada to … [Read more...] about The Mysterious Allure of Kinky Sex
The Missing Link in OCD
You can’t touch it, see it, or smell it. But it’s there all the time, the hidden instigator of numerous human ailments and miseries, including obsessive-compulsive disorder. Experts attribute obsessive-compulsive disorder to various sources such as genetic factors and … [Read more...] about The Missing Link in OCD