Neurosis and Human Growth
Through adverse parental and environmental influences, a child may not be permitted to grow according to their instinctual needs and potential. A parent wrapped up in their own neurosis cannot love their...
15 Narcissistic Traits
Healthy narcissism is an essential aspect of mature self-esteem, where one can express authentic feelings, be assertive and impact others without incurring loss, punishment, or rejection. A healthy sense of self...
Ego Death and Stages of Ego Death
What is the Ego?
The ego is the image we hold of ourselves, our core beliefs, relational patterns and perceptions which allow us to function effectively within...
The Central Ego
We are all object-related by our own nature, the self in relation to the other and the relationship between. The structure for achieving self-expression is extrinsically interrelated with that which strives for...
Existential Psychology
Life, Death and Anxiety
The fear of death haunts us and rumbles continually under the surface. A dark, unsettling presence at the rim of consciousnessA child...
Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders
The narcissist has three levels of functioning.
Effective surface adaptation with success due to underlying talent or skill.Comes to therapy for neurotic symptoms, sexual difficulties or object...
Cult Ideology
People involved in mobs have an immediate sense of intimacy with one another derived from projecting their ego ideal onto the leader and their identification with the leader and fellow members. The...
Spiritual Bypassing
The main reason for bypassing is due to a lack of tolerance, personally or collectively, for facing or entering and working through our inner pain. We look for numbing solutions, regardless of...
The Death Mother
The death mother wields a fierce, violent and corrosive power, rampant in our society now. When the death mother (Medusa) penetrates both psyche and body, we are turned to a stone which...