When artists use their medium as an attempt to escape from internal “ugliness”, performance anxiety may reflect the fear of being exposed, their true damaged self becoming visible to the audience.
Performance Anxiety and Shame Read More »
In the long-term, patients who have never been exposed to psychiatric medication have a much better prognosis than those who were placed on drugs.
A discussion of one particular form of artistic inhibition, where artists misuse their art form in order to deaden unbearable emotions. Great works of art have dimension; they contain and express vital human truths. Unsuccessful works of art created in this defensive manner instead deaden emotion, rendering it “flat”, “two-dimensional” or lacking in depth.
Art and the Dread of Experience Read More »
Growth and psychological transformation stir up existential anxieties about what it means to be alone with personal responsibility; they also make us aware of the passage of time and the inevitability of death.
Existential Aloneness Read More »
A mental inability to bear intense emotions often lies at the heart of anxiety attacks and disorders, where the person experiencing anxiety feels threatened by (and in danger of disintegration under the pressure of) emerging and unknown emotions.
Insufficient Mind in Anxiety Attacks and Disorders Read More »
The fear of disintegration often lies behind anxiety symptoms and panic attacks; it may also be involved in ptsd symptoms.
How Fear of Disintegration Gives Rise to Anxiety Symptoms and Panic Attacks Read More »
Outbursts of rage and anger may reflect an underlying fear of psychological disintegration.
Hatred and Anger as Glue Read More »
Excessive verbal thought prevents you from coming into contact with your actual experience.
Breathe More, Think Less Read More »