A fantasy that life should be perfect and goals achieved without effort often lies behind procrastination, the inability to set goals, and different forms of artistic inhibition such as writer’s block.
Category: Detours
Psychological evasions that lead us away from the truth
Self-Hatred and Self-Criticism
Self-criticism may disguise anger about unmet expectations for ourselves and our lives.
Your Plan for a Person
An idealized self-image can be an effort to deny internal damage that is felt to be irreparable.