Psychoanalysis
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Michael Schreiner | February 2, 2016
Rationalizing Masochism, Sadism, And Emotional Detachment
We 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
Negativity As A Defense Mechanism Against Depression
We 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
Connection To Life
The 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
Handling Feelings Of Inferiority
If 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
Stop Waiting For The Gold Stars
Growing 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
Breaking A Bad Habit
Other 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
Negative 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
Abandonment And Transformation
Those 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
The Toll Of Abandonment
We’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
Fundamental Rationalizations
We’ve written a great deal about the role rationalizations play in everyday life. Whether big or small they...