Turning Chaos into Order: Meaning and Burden for the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
Psychiatrist Carl Jung liked to ask people, and I am paraphrasing lightly, “But then what...
Archetypal Jung
The Compulsive Thinker-Planner: Obsessive Procrastinator or Productive Visionary?
This is the last in a series of four posts describing in greater detail four...
The Compulsive Worker-Doer: Destined for Burnout or Fulfillment?
This is the second in a series of four posts describing four different types of...
Who’s in Charge? You or Your Inflated Rogue Ego?
You are not your Ego. No matter how big it’s become. As psychologists use the...
What Inspiration Can Do for Us and Why We Won’t Let It
(Available in audio format at Apple and Spotify.) In the project of becoming a healthier...
Delaying Gratification: The Good, The Bad, and the Downright Dangerous
Some people just don’t know when to have a good time. They habitually put off...
What Happens When a Compulsive Meets the Archetype of the Saint
This is the first of an occasional series on the relationship between archetypes and the...
Why Compulsives Need Mastery in Their Lives
In my last post I harped about the importance of people with obsessive-compulsive personality consciously...
What Is Shame and What’s the Best Way to Deal With It?
I recently posted about the benefits of self-compassion in lowering the depression that perfectionism causes....
Do You Live With Ease, or With Urgency?
Years ago, when I was first learning lovingkindness meditation, I had a problem with it....
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Healthy Compulsive Book
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