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Remember: Your mind can be moulded, so it is important to form new GOOD habits to replace the old bad ones

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A little self-care is absolutely necessary from time to time. #treatyourself I don't know about y'all but this year has been long and it's only February 😪so let's make this week a self-care week! What does self-care look like to you?

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There are many different conflict styles, each being useful in a variety of situations. Which one are you? - The Competitive Shark, The Avoidant Ostrich, The Accommodating Chameleon, The Compromising Fox or The Collaborating Owl

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It's satisfying to see how my life manifests in my dreams. The symbolism.....

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Marc Nepo says...

The nature of being is a constant erosion of what is not necessary.

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Neurosis: Complexes protect us?

“ Neurosis is really an attempt at self-cure.… It is an attempt of the self-regulating psychic system to restore the balance, in no way different from the function of dreams – only rather more forceful and drastic. [“The Tavistock Lectures,” CW 18, par. 389.]

In the case of mental crises or maladjustment, neuroses sometimes develop to compensate. A dissociation is made between who one is and who they want to be, for self - protection/ self - preservation purposes. This is the theory of Carl Jung, who expounded on the Freudian concept that experiences from the past, particularly the infantile period, can have lasting and drastic effects on a person’s psyche. He continued to explain that these effects take form as complexes but that will be further explained later on.

The question drawn is what determines the development of these changes? Why doesn’t every person who experiences a breakdown go through these particular changes? The answer is their ability to overcome the crisis, or rather their perception of that ability. According to Jung, when an individual’s limit has been reached and their potential to successfully manage the situation seems insufficient, the psyche adjusts itself, not only assuming a persona that is better adapted to the situation but can also shield the real self from the blows. “

While Jung’s theory of complexes referred to an array archetypes, Alfred Adler specified two types of complexes: inferiority and superiority complexes. According to this theorist, the experiences that led to the development of a complex did not have to be tragic but merely negative enough to affect one’s self - esteem. Since he believed that people naturally aspire to be great in every way, it is understandable that he also believed that children who are unable to overcome tragic events, suffer psychologically and under-compensate, becoming withdrawn and lacking confidence (inferiority complex). However, not all children become withdrawn, some overcompensate, relieving themselves of a feeling of inferiority by dragging others down and making them feel small (superiority complex). This is often the underlying cause for bullying. While being maladaptive behaviours that warrant therapeutic attention, they are essentially a way of protecting the self.