Psychoanalysis
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Michael Schreiner | October 10, 2014
Mediocrity
The fastest way to spot mediocrity is by the fact that it always seeks to rationalize the exceptional....
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Michael Schreiner | October 1, 2014
Doing The Best You Can
If you are struggling in your life right now, if you’re down on yourself and your situation, there’s...
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Michael Schreiner | September 26, 2014
The Desire For Fame and Narcissism
Why is it that so many famous people are narcissists? Do they become that way because of all...
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Michael Schreiner | September 25, 2014
Some People Like Being Angry
The evolutionary purpose of anger is to make us aware that our interests are being trampled upon while...
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Michael Schreiner | September 23, 2014
Helplessness
It was Karen Horney who defined basic anxiety as helplessness in a world perceived as hostile. If you...
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Michael Schreiner | September 23, 2014
Blaming Other People
Blaming other people is a defense mechanism we have all employed to try to diminish the role we...
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Michael Schreiner | September 18, 2014
Self-Delusion
Jeremy: “Mark, I love therapy. You should have therapy. He should have therapy. Everybody should have therapy…Mark, today...
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Michael Schreiner | September 11, 2014
Drawn Forward By What You Love Or Driven By What You Fear
Two behaviors can look identical from the outside but be the result of very different motivations on the...
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Michael Schreiner | August 29, 2014
Helpers Need Help Too
If you’ve chosen a career as a helper it’s easy to forget that helpers need help too, but...
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Michael Schreiner | August 28, 2014
Competing Drives
Symptoms of mental illness usually arise because of underlying conflict. You could call this conflict invisible in that...