It took me a long time to make sense of the phenomenon of some personality traits that make up someone’s character. The traits I was so puzzled about and found so complicated to understand are all around us. I am referring to the narcissistic traits that include self-centeredness, entitlement, arrogance, and often a lack of […]
I used to believe, that emotions are functional and universal physiological responses (bodily reactions) to external and internal environmental stimuli. Mostly, this is still correct, but emotions might not be as shared and universal as stated (see Lisa Feldman Barrett). Based on the book: How emotions are made (2017), I am coming to the conclusion […]
Self acceptance means growth By truly accepting ourselves, we identify what we value and respect about ourselves, including our weaknesses, shortcomings and past mistakes. Acceptance does not mean that there will be no change. Only when we accept ourselves, and our reality, we can grow to become better. This is self-directed growth, and counselling therapists […]
In medicine, the word “trauma” is used to indicate a physical injury including an injury to the brain. In mental health, trauma is used to refer to a distressing and disturbing experience. When people talk about childhood trauma, they often refer to the long-lasting psychological injuries related to abuse or to extremely adverse experiences that […]
Persons have basically a positive direction Rogers refers to one deep insight he perceives as the one that is basic to all the other learnings, and indeed that is true in the sense that all of the learnings focus on the ability to accept and trust oneself and others. Following is the full quote and […]
Thoughts & Commentary 