Compartmentalisation
Hearing voices: A simplified understanding
This article is a personal reflection about a voice that I hear, which claims to be Brian Blessed. Here I offer and explanation as to how that might work.
Anxious attachment style
Dual-Mask Model of Attachment
Our Theory of DNA-Self, includes the concept that, due to a small child’s ability to forget upsetting or uncomfortable moments, adults may well find that they actually have two masks. One will be hidden, and highly automated.
Active Imagination
The Coping Paradox: A Theory of Masked Coping and Cognitive Overload
In the Coping Paradox, the paradox lies in the fact that coping is both necessary for resilience and, when unmanaged, a source of vulnerability.
Burnout
Burnout: The Nervous System under Chronic Threat
One key aspect of burnout, is the surrounding toxicity of your working environment. It might seem easy to ignore those things, even normalise them, however, every coping thought takes away your thinking time, and also your resilience to the impact of further toxic events, such as criticism from a colleague.