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Carl Jung Analyzes Ebenezer Scrooge: Archetypal Obsessive-Compulsive and Symbol of Transformation

Carl Jung Analyzes Ebenezer Scrooge: Archetypal Obsessive-Compulsive and Symbol of Transformation

Dec 20, 2018

Ebenezer Scrooge, the curmudgeonly, compulsive money hoarder and eventual hero of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas...

Can Mindfulness Meditation Make You Less Compulsive?

Can Mindfulness Meditation Make You Less Compulsive?

Oct 21, 2018

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

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

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

Aug 13, 2018

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

The Healthy Compulsive Project: Taking the Wheel of the Driven Personality

The Healthy Compulsive Project: Taking the Wheel of the Driven Personality

May 31, 2018

Why A Compulsive Personality Blog? It’s so hard to stop. Hard to stop working, thinking,...

The Hidden Drive Behind Compulsive Behavior: Carl Jung’s Path to Wholeness

The Hidden Drive Behind Compulsive Behavior: Carl Jung’s Path to Wholeness

May 19, 2018

Discover Carl Jung’s insights on compulsive behavior and how blocked growth can lead to obsession. Learn how to unlock your potential through individuation.

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As much as 13% of the population has alexithymia, difficulty in knowing and saying what you feel. Perhaps better expressed as the unspeaking heart. And it's especially common in people with obsessive. e-compulsive personality traits. Learn more about causes, results and solutions at the Healthy Compulsive Project Podcast.
The most common dream I've seen in my 35 years of practice as a psychotherapist and Jungian psychoanalyst is the the exam anxiety dream--dreaming that you're back in school and unprepared for an exam. What's this about? #dreams #anxiety #Jung #ocpd #obsessive-compulsive Find out more at www.thehealthycompulsive.com
Anxiety is simply unnamed fear. Take it deeper, name the fear, and, while it may not disappear, it will not rule your life. Find out more by listening to The Healthy Compulsive Project Podcast episode 49. #anxiety #fear #OCPD #obsessive #compulsive
Letting go may be one the moist important skills we have to learn, but no one teaches us how. For more, check out Episode 41 of The Healthy Compulsive Project Podcast. #lettinggo
For more insights on how be a better partner, or how to deal with a difficult partner, especially those who are rigid, controlling and perfectionistic, visit thehealthycompulsive.com #perfectionist #difficultpartner #relationships #maritaldiscord #OCPD #OCD #obsessivecompulsive
To perfect originally meant to complete a meaningful task. Until the theologians got hold of it in the 14th century and added shame. Learn more at www.thehealthycompulsive.com. Search for "adaptive perfectionism." #perfection #perfectionism #OCPD #OCD #Jung #obsessivecompulsive #goals

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