Psychoanalysis
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								 Michael Schreiner | February 2, 2016 Michael Schreiner | February 2, 2016Rationalizing Masochism, Sadism, And Emotional DetachmentWe have to understand masochism, sadism, and emotional detachment not as isolated, compartmentalized behaviors that arise in certain... 
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								 Michael Schreiner | January 29, 2016 Michael Schreiner | January 29, 2016Negativity As A Defense Mechanism Against DepressionWe all know people who seem to feel the insatiable need to negatively critique everyone and everything around... 
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								 Michael Schreiner | January 25, 2016 Michael Schreiner | January 25, 2016Connection To LifeThe common sentiment among people who have come to feel disconnected from life is that if they could... 
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								 Michael Schreiner | January 22, 2016 Michael Schreiner | January 22, 2016Handling Feelings Of InferiorityIf you’re like most people you believe you’re better than average at just about everything. This inflated perception... 
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								 Michael Schreiner | January 11, 2016 Michael Schreiner | January 11, 2016Stop Waiting For The Gold StarsGrowing into adulthood doesn’t necessarily mean growing into psychological maturity. From the psychoanalytic point of view very few... 
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								 Michael Schreiner | December 22, 2015 Michael Schreiner | December 22, 2015Breaking A Bad HabitOther than the fact that behavioral patterns become hardwired over time to the point where they’re enacted almost... 
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								 Michael Schreiner | December 10, 2015 Michael Schreiner | December 10, 2015Negative Appraisals And Projection“This is stupid.” “This is boring.” “This doesn’t make any sense.” These demeaning appraisals and others like them might be... 
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								 Michael Schreiner | December 8, 2015 Michael Schreiner | December 8, 2015Abandonment And TransformationThose who were abandoned by a primary caregiver in childhood are likely, as adults, to rationalize the thoughts,... 
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								 Michael Schreiner | November 25, 2015 Michael Schreiner | November 25, 2015The Toll Of AbandonmentWe’ve written a lot about the severe psychological toll of abandonment. From our psychoanalytic point of view, the... 
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								 Michael Schreiner | November 23, 2015 Michael Schreiner | November 23, 2015Fundamental RationalizationsWe’ve written a great deal about the role rationalizations play in everyday life. Whether big or small they... 

 
			 
												 
												 
												