A fantasy that life should be perfect and goals achieved without effort often lies behind procrastination, the inability to set goals, and different forms of artistic inhibition such as writer’s block.
Tag: Self-help
The Rebelliousness of My Inner “Bratâ€
A raging child-like part of ourselves may lie at the root of depression and other difficulties.
Hopeless Problems, Perfect Answers in Bipolar Disorder
Depression may reflect a basic hopelessness about one’s internal damage, where the only “solution” is felt to be a magical one. This dynamic is characteristic of bipolar disorder.
Self-Hatred and Self-Criticism
Self-criticism may disguise anger about unmet expectations for ourselves and our lives.
Hatred in Politics
Hatred in politics, as in human relations, makes thinking impossible and prevents resolution of our differences.