Many psychologists are afraid of their own shadow. They’re unwilling to confront their dark side. They may be smart but they’re lacking in consciousness. How else can we explain the third-rate knowledge that the profession passes along to a suffering world. Psychological … [Read more...] about Psychologists of the World, Go Deeper
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The Infantile Basis of Our Fears
This post is a revised and expanded version of an earlier story, “How Inner Fear Becomes Our Worst Nightmare.” Some people like digging around in the past---geologists, historians, archeologists, and genealogists---because the past is the foundation of the present and has a … [Read more...] about The Infantile Basis of Our Fears
A Plague of Neurosis Upon Our House
People are in psychological crisis, and masses of us, steeped in the anxiety of helplessness and futility, are feeling marginalized and victimized. Making it worse, we take our pain out on each other. Around the world the complexity of modern life contributes to personal … [Read more...] about A Plague of Neurosis Upon Our House
The Astonishing Basis of Our Addictions
It’s curious that we humans get addicted to both substances and activities. On the substance side, people get hooked on drugs, alcohol, nicotine, sugar, and fat. We can also become addicted without substance abuse, in activities involving gambling, shopping, promiscuity, … [Read more...] about The Astonishing Basis of Our Addictions
Our Global Strategy for Self-Defeat
Is it possible we're acting out a Global Strategy for self-defeat, creating a world of such complexity that we're finally overwhelmed and destroyed by it? The possibility makes sense considering the human capacity for folly and self-defeat. Science fiction has certainly … [Read more...] about Our Global Strategy for Self-Defeat