by Joseph Lee | Oct 13, 2022 | Personal Issues, Therapy Related
Photo Credit: Cesar Carlevarino-Aragon via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_235-OCD.mp3 Obsessions are unwanted, intrusive thoughts; compulsions are unwarranted, involuntary behaviors. Though different, they often go together, for compulsions...
by Joseph Lee | Feb 11, 2021 | Core Jungian Concepts, Personal Issues
Photo Credit: Benjamin Davies via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_150-Facing-Feelings.mp3 While we welcome “good” feelings, we often try to banish “bad” ones like sadness, fear, vulnerability and shame. We may deny them by trying to...
by Naomi Adams | Feb 14, 2019 | Personal Issues
Many a fairy tale features hiding as a strategic defense. Jack, of beanstalk fame, hides from the giant in order to survive and discover his treasure. We often hide when we feel small and life events and people feel big. Hiding can be a conscious decision, whether...
by Naomi Adams | Feb 7, 2019 | Cultural Currents
With “The Wall” very much in the forefront of national discussion, Deb, Lisa and Joseph reflect on the archetype of walls. Some may be stonewalls simply marking boundaries between neighbors. Others may be massive defenses like the Great Wall of China....
by Naomi Adams | Oct 25, 2018 | Cultural Currents
We consider literalism a normal childhood state – children’s literalism can be funny and charming. We first grow into the ability to understand metaphors and later develop a capacity to conceptualize symbols with various levels of meaning. Later in life...