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compulsive parents
15 Nov
6

17 Tips for Over-achieving, Ambitious, Compulsive, and Type A Parents.

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To paraphrase Clint Eastwood, a parent’s got to know their limitations. This is especially true...

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anger addiction
04 Nov
5

Transforming Anger Addiction: How to Use Political Anger Constructively

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Right now lots of folks are feeling lots of anger at the ways politics are...

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meditation for compulsives
21 Oct
4

Can Mindfulness Meditation Make You Less Compulsive?

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People who are driven or compulsive like to take action and get things done. Sitting...

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work addiction
11 Oct
1

Work-addicted or work-engaged? How to know if you have work addiction

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I lived next to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on the north shore of Long...

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obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
16 Sep
49

How Do I Know If I Have Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder? And So What If I Do?

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Contents ToggleObsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)How Do I Know If I Have OCPD?Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder CriteriaLet’s...

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need for control
10 Sep
2

Darth Vader, The Need for Control, and The Goddess That’s Become a Disease

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Carl Jung famously wrote that the gods have become diseases. What he meant was that because we no longer consciously acknowledge the powerful forces we used to call gods and goddesses, they’ve gone underground and manifest in our physical and mental ailments. However fantastic they might seem, they are still forces to be reckoned with. Such is certainly the case with the Greek goddess, of necessity, control and fate, Ananke. Our need for control leads us to ignore her, and this unrecognized Goddess becomes a disease.

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Holding on and letting go
13 Aug
4

Letting Go and Holding On: The Life Skills No-One Taught You

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Letting go. It seems to be in short supply these days. I certainly hear it...

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perfectionism
04 Aug
0

In Praise of Healthy Perfectionism

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I recently came across a post by a therapist who’s written a book encouraging her...

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vacationing for workaholics
21 Jul
4

A Short Guide to Vacationing for Workaholics, Compulsives, and Type A’s

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Vacations are no vacation for people who are compulsive, workaholic, or Type A. If any...

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therapy for OCPD
05 Jul
10

Therapy for OCPD: How Treatment Actually Works

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Let’s imagine that you decide to go to therapy for  OCPD (obsessive-compulsive personality disorder), to...

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