Social Science

One of the worst tools that dysfunctional individuals have in their kit is the art of belittling others. This is done in order to make the aggressor feel bigger, better while making the other person feel smaller and worse. Like…
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Dreams are often very direct in showing us to ourselves. One way that our dreams do this is to allow us to be naked within the public eye, in an inappropriate sense, or even feeling in a somewhat vulnerable state….
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One of the funniest things you will ever see is an adult having a temper tantrum. You would think that these brief emotional outbursts would end upon graduation from kindergarten, yet some adults think that letting it all out in…
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There are varying levels of emotional suppression. There’s the extreme on the scale being a psychosis where someone essentially “blacks out” the memory altogether, but the more common emotional suppression is the willing suppression. Though very common as a coping…
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The three general phases of counseling are 1) To establish a working relationship; 2) To explore the client’s concerns in depth; and 3) To explore solutions with the client. These phases should evolve in order. 1) Establishing and Building a…
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I cry in my heart everyday that, I focus on what’s going on in the world around me. I can’t hide from the world around me. I am sad that their are victims of all kinds. It saddens me that…
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Emotional suppression is the phenomenon of blocking out awareness of emotions a person considers “bad”. He hides what Carl Jung calls the “shadow”, or what we think of as the “dark side” from himself. He doesn’t allow himself to know…
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No matter what you believe spiritually, when looked upon, death is a finality. This body we are given does expire. So in that token it is coming to terms with the fact that you are here one day and will…
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I am under a lot of stress. I have to do something to relieve that stress. There must be something. I know! So just give me a credit card and stand back while I clean out every store in sight….
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Night after night, we pretend it’s all rightBut I have grown older andYou have grown colder andNothing is very much fun any more. And I can feel one of my turns coming on… Anyone who has seen Pink Floyd’s rock…
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