A pure DNA‑Self schema is the adaptive, genetically specified core that would have become the dominant self‑concept in a safe, validating environment. Unlike Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS), which are maps of environmental threat, pure DNA‑Self schemas are maps of innate potential.
There is the suggestion that the phenomena of Imaginary Friends, seen in many children around the globe, very often fitting into that child’s acceptable world-view, but often found concerning, by their parents, could be externalised projections from their own mind. Some kind of imaginative overlay, but with the ability to offer additional insight to the child, by adding a second, or third view to any situation.
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.
Toxicity from one’s local environment can come in many forms. Overall, we can say that toxicity is something that challenges us, something that serves to restrict our true, or desired expression, or intention, in that moment.
Performance anxiety refers to a state of heightened emotional, cognitive, and physical distress experienced before, during, or after performing in front of others. It is often triggered by fear of being evaluated or judged.
In this article, we explore the concept of creativity as an aspirational quality for self-transcendent individuals, who seek to transcend their ego
