This article explores how, despite the sorrow it brings, trauma engenders a rebirth, in which the victim becomes greater than ever before.
Tag: Self-Help
Popular Writing: Why It’s Important to Bring Complex Ideas to the World of Ordinary People
Scientific illiteracy is one the most harrowing challenges of our time; on the one hand, the public is chastised for … More
An Existential Death-Blow to Narcissism: Defeating the Excessive Need to Feel Superior
Through ambition and greed, they rose. Through force and strength, they conquered. Through status and influence, they flourished. The great … More
It’s the Relationship that Heals
So many of the qualities of the work of psychotherapy fascinate me: the inherent intimacy, its progress, the intricacies of … More
Transcending My Self: The Relationship Between Joy and Human Connection
Bowling Alone To most, especially in the Western world, self-actualization means becoming the most accomplished and materially successful version of … More
The Tragedy of Disenchantment: Our Inability to Be Happy
Have you ever wanted something really badly, only to find out that it wasn’t as good as it initially appeared … More
Why Do I Need to Be Normal? (Revised Version)
“The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the … More
Man’s Search for Intimacy (Revised and Extended Version)
Closeness and Intimacy In 1946, existential psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, published a book which drastically altered the course of psychotherapy; he … More
Finding My Solace in Writing
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had an obsession with the written word. I remember how enamored I was … More
My Most Profound Revelation – How I Was Contributing to Maintaining My Depression
For those of you reading this post, I want you to know that it isn’t empirical, being based purely on … More
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