by thisjungian | Aug 14, 2018 | Personal Issues
Creative depression demands that we suffer a journey into the deep wells of the psyche in quest of new life. It differs from other kinds of depression in how it is imaged in dreams, its antecedents in the person’s life history, and in relationships. To welcome...
by thisjungian | Aug 14, 2018 | Personal Issues, Relationships
Lying, hiding and sneaking are examples of trickster behavior, discussed as they occur in political and personal spheres. When is this behavior in service to individuation, and when is it in service to regressive, or unconscious, aspects of the psyche? Here’s...
by thisjungian | Aug 14, 2018 | Personal Issues
“We don’t so much solve our problems as we outgrow them. We add capacities and experiences that eventually make us bigger than the problems.” CG Jung Anxiety is one of the most common complaints that bring people into therapy. While it can be difficult to...
by thisjungian | Aug 14, 2018 | Core Jungian Concepts, Personal Issues
http://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_007HearingVoices.mp3 Auditory hallucinates like hearing voices may be the psyche’s attempt to heal. Understanding the multiple identities called complexes may hold a key. The psychiatric establishment generally views...
by thisjungian | Aug 14, 2018 | Archetypal, Cultural Currents, Personal Issues
Is alcohol dependence a misplaced expression of a spiritual thirst, or a collapse into a regressed and infantile state? We discuss Jung’s involvement in the establishment of Alcoholics Anonymous. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_005Alcoholism.mp3...
by thisjungian | Aug 14, 2018 | Personal Issues
http://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_004Shame.mp3 The feeling of shame is a complex and multifaceted emotion that is often experienced as a sense of dread in response to a perceived failure or violation of social norms. Shame is closely related to the concept...