A degree of parental hostility and resentment toward infants is normal though not usually acknowledged. This article looks at ways we may unconsciously give voice to those feelings, or split them off and direct them elsewhere.
Category: Love and Hatred
Working with Borderline Personality Disorder
What experience has taught me about borderline personality disorder — in my work with clients from my practice as well as managing the volatile and difficult man who lives inside me.
The Hatred of Authority
While rebellion against established authority often leads to progress and positive change, legitimate authority exerted with concern has its value. Some people can’t tolerate the expression of authority in any form, however, and live in constant rebellion against it.
60 Minutes and Greg Mortenson’s Fraud: The Power of Sentimentality
Greg Mortenson’s fraud upon the American public, recently exposed by Steve Kroft on ’60 Minutes’, catered to our weakness for a sentimental view of the world, with an all-white hero whose saintly deeds evoked a misty-eyed response that made us reach for our checkbooks.
Celebrity and Romantic Love: “Meaning” in the Modern World
In modern American society, a large number of people pursue the twin cults of celebrity and romantic love as the sole sources of meaning in life.