How To Overcome Psychological Barriers
We humans are extraordinarily and painfully vulnerable creatures. Especially in our early years, we are at huge danger of being psychologically damaged by those around us. Damage is in one way or another always caused by a shortfall of tenderness…
How to Get Less Defensive in Relationships
If we had to make one generalisation about why relationships fail, it would be this: because of defensiveness. Defensiveness is behind a predominant share of the failure of all relationships. The difficulty is that there appears to be no way…
The Role of Unconscious Shame in ADHD Symptoms
Narcissism and shame expert Joseph Burgo discusses how unconscious shame and defenses against it can play a part in generating ADHD symptoms.