What Do We Owe to Those Who Are Dying?
Do we exempt people who are dying from the expectations we usually have for other people, such as consideration, fairness and reciprocity?
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Destinations
Psychological attitudes and habits that lead to growth
Self-Love and the Sense of Well-Being
Self-love does not mean feeling the emotion love for oneself as an object, but rather reflects a state of wholeness and integration, where we accept the entire range of our emotions but feel driven by neither narcissistic defenses nor the demands of our superego.
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The Interpretation of a Dream
An example of dream interpretation with a client in psychotherapy, with some thoughts about Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams.
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A Hiking Meditation
Personal observations on the actual moment when a defensive maneuver occurs, in order to evade pain, as well some reflections on the nature and value of the spiritual experience.
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Pride and the Healing of Shame
The healing of shame does not mean “triumphing” over it, but rather learning to bear that shame and not respond defensively to it, thereby earning feelings of pride and self-respect.
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The Pleasures of Solitude
Pleasure in solitude — the enjoyment of one’s own company — is one of the compensations for the existential loneliness of the human condition.
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Narcissism vs. Authentic Self-Esteem
Authentic self-esteem is not something that can be obtained through outside sources such as praise or compliments but rather grows from living up to our own standards and expectations so that we feel ourselves to be a person we esteem.
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Relationship Advice You Won’t Find Elsewhere on the Internet
Three unusual pieces of relationships advice you won’t find on other Internet sites devoted to dating and relationship problems.
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Envy and Self-Sabotage
A discussion of the subtle role of envy in certain forms of self-sabotage, with clinical material to illustrate it.
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