Human Thinking
Jeremy Griffith: Therapy for the Human Condition
An examination of the therapeutic ideas of Jeremy Griffith, as developed in Therapy for the Human Condition, The Shock of Change, The Great Transformation and related writings
Core-Self Pruning
Microaggression and Microtrauma
In life, a constant stream of microaggressions – of disagreements, and being corrected, told to change our thinking or behaviour –Â tend to cause microtraumas, which, ultimately are micro-rejections of the individuals true self.
Organismic Self
The Inner-Supporter to Inner-Critic Transition
Within parts working, there is the concept of the inner-critic. This is the source of internal self-criticism, and often seen as a source of depression and a pessimistic outlook. In this article, we suggest that this inner critic, was once an inner-supporter, that became rejected and dissociated into take on that oppositional role.
Organisational Incongruence
Targeted Organisational Disempowerment
Dysfunctional, incongruent organisations can often use Targeted Organisational Disempowerment methodologies, in order to maintain an external and internal narrative of fairness and equality, while disempowering targeted groups.
Core-Self Pruning
Self-integrity
This article discusses the concept of Self-Integrity, and how that relates to other concepts of personality and self-awareness.
Core-Self Pruning
Training the Ego
Welcome to Training the Ego. This is your simple guide to understanding and becoming the person you want to be – your true self. I’ve tried to make it simple, so that anyone can read and understand it, yet the concepts here are incredibly powerful. And if used correctly, can lead an individual to true self-transcendence, where they have complete mastery of self in all its guises.
Art
The Authenticity Paradox
Authenticity, I suggest, is a continuum, a spectrum of stages, that may never end, since the self is a largely unknown thing, and that exploration of self, if done with regular determination, is always going to be revealing “new stuff”.
Attachment Theory
Social Control: Scapegoating
Scapegoating is a troubling concept that plays a significant role in social dynamics and psychology. Scapegoating is the practice of singling out a person or group for unmerited blame and negative treatment.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Puppy-dog Syndrome and the Consequences of Avoidant Parents
This article looks into the basic family relationship, as driven by our genetic need for connection, support, nurturing and protection. We then propose a typical dysfunctional scenario, based on parents that are avoidant of that connection. It proposes that this scenario will result in children that will include a scapegoat, who may well develop C-PTSD based Stockholm Syndrome, before they are old enough to verbalise their long-term abuse. It also introduces a new term – Puppy-dog Syndrome, to describe one of the observable behaviours of children that have had this childhood.
Abraham Maslow
Masking
In this article, we will look at masks in relation to human psychology as made popular by Erving Goffman, and how they apply to the ego.