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The perils of self-esteem (or why self-confidence is bad for you)…

Posted on03/07/201303/07/2013AuthorEclectic Moose

This week’s blog comes to you from Paris. Last week – I wrote about how believing in a particular identity can screw you up. I was writing about how buying into the notion of what comprises an ‘adult’ can lead to all sorts of feelings Read More …

CategoriesGeneral, Health, PsychologyTagsmental health, mindfulness, self concept, self confidence, self esteem

The manufactured self and the illusion of meaning

Posted on12/11/201217/11/2012AuthorEclectic Moose8 Comments

The more I practise as a psychologist, the less I’m convinced that humans are everything we think we are. In fact, I’m more and more sure that we’re a walking bundle of illusion. This notion has been worrying me lately, because the fact that we Read More …

CategoriesGeneral, PsychologyTagsillusion, meaning, self, self concept, self delusion

My theory about Brontosauruses (or why most of us never really grow up)

Posted on27/08/201227/08/2012AuthorEclectic MooseLeave a comment

This entry, I’d like to talk about why most of us (myself included) take so long to figure out how to be human. In previous posts, I’ve talked a lot about the “inner monkey” (here)– the fact that it’s particularly difficult to be human when Read More …

CategoriesPsychologyTagsbrontasuaruses, consciousness, schemas, self, self concept

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