by thisjungian | Sep 19, 2019 | Personal Issues
Complaining is universal. Perhaps, like gossiping, it is one of the first uses to which developed language was put. In this episode, we examine the chronic complainer through a Jungian lens. A complaint can refer to a perceived legal injustice, medical...
by thisjungian | Aug 29, 2019 | Personal Issues
While psychiatric diagnostic labels often reify the complexities of psychological dynamics, they can also orient us to the essential qualities of a particular emotional and behavioral field. BPD is characterized by difficulty with affect regulation, intense and...
by thisjungian | Aug 22, 2019 | Personal Issues
We all procrastinate. Tasks from making a doctor’s appointment to preparing taxes to doing the laundry invite us to put off until tomorrow what we can postpone today. We may distract ourselves by going online, doing errands, or minimizing the time a job will...
by thisjungian | Aug 15, 2019 | Core Jungian Concepts, Personal Issues
If the passage into fullsome adulthood is avoided, a person can be trapped in the world of childhood. This protected realm is a nexus of potential, defined by avoiding the rigors of the real for the pleasures of possibility. Peter Pan, who chose to remain in...
by thisjungian | Aug 8, 2019 | Personal Issues
Although only some of us talk aloud to ourselves, all of us have inner voices, even if we are not aware of them. These autonomous parts of ourselves provide running commentary on how and what we are doing. Are our inner commentators friendly and supportive, or...
by thisjungian | Jul 25, 2019 | Personal Issues
The life transition we call retirement mandates a major readjustment in how time, energy and money are spent, whether retirement means becoming a “snowbird” or having a stepped-down lifestyle. Work has structured the rhythm of life and time; most have...