Chronically dysfunctioning families are also delusional. Delusion is sincere denial.
I know from my own clinical work that when people are beaten and hurt, they numb out so that they cant feel anymore.
It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.
The more we know about how we lost our spontaneous wonder and creativity, the more we can find ways to get them back.
Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.
Guilt says I've done something wrong; ... shame says there is something wrong with me. Guilt says I've made a mistake; ... shame says I am a mistake. Guilt says what did was not good; ... shame says I am no good.