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Human Rights Violations in Personal Relationships

…eering or hostile behavior, attitudes of superiority, self-centeredness or narcissism, tightness, a victimized orientation, paranoia or suspiciousness take their toll on other people, especially their partners and their children. I view these as human rights violations in the interpersonal sphere. Violation of Basic Human Rights in the Family Unfortunately, no child grows up without suffering a certain amount of damage in basic areas of personalit…

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A Psychological Perspective on Human Destructiveness

…f-esteem. Character traits such as dishonesty, intrusiveness, superiority, narcissism, tightness, domineering behavior, a martyred or victimized orientation, paranoid or suspicious attitudes, and outright hostility are destructive manifestations that take a toll on others. These could well be regarded as human rights violations in the interpersonal sphere. Furthermore, individuals respond to the dread of death on a preconscious or unconscious leve…

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Self-consciousness

Self-Consciousness: How to Reduce Self-Consciousness

…ented virtually. Although, much has been said about social media’s link to narcissism, new research is showing how it hurts our self-esteem and mental health, in general. While these new technological avenues for self-exposure can provide a springboard for self-consciousness, there are deeper roots for these feelings. For more than 30 years, Dr.’s Robert and Lisa Firestone have done case studies, examining a negative thought process people possess…

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How to Be Confident

…more accurate self-concepts, more caring relationship behavior, [and] less narcissism.” When wondering how to be confident, practicing self-compassion is a great place to start. To fully understand why self-compassion is so crucial to our confidence, it’s helpful to break down the three elements of self-compassion as defined by Neff. Self-kindness vs Self-judgment – When we get carried away with judging and evaluating ourselves, our confidence ten…

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The Many Benefits Of Self-Compassion

…accurate self-concepts, more caring relationship behavior, as well as less narcissism and reactive anger.” Unlike self-esteem, self-compassion is not based on self-evaluation or judgment in general. Self-esteem can be problematic, because it’s often contingent on what we accomplish. It can rise and fall with our successes and failures and provide just the fuel we need to rev up our critical inner voice. In contrast, self-compassion involves a cons…

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Why Are People Afraid to Grow Up?

…y become anxious regarding their mortality. The trouble is that vanity and narcissism set people up for painful experiences of disillusionment and rejection. Attempting to maintain a superior image causes them a good deal of unnecessary stress and anxiety. Preoccupation with trivial issues and problems: The certainty of death can lead to a basic paranoia that many people project onto other aspects of life that do not warrant an intense reaction of…

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Quiz: Are You a Good Listener?

…. A 2007 study further found that there is a rise in self-centeredness and narcissism among college students. If we, as a culture, are becoming more self-centered, how can we, as individuals, work to become more caring and compassionate communicators? First, we can change our attitude toward conversation. As Stephen R. Covey wrote in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, “Most people do not listen with the i…

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How Negative Thoughts Are Ruining Your Life

…accurate self-concepts, more caring relationship behavior, as well as less narcissism and reactive anger. Unlike self-esteem, self-compassion is not based on evaluations but on a basic sense of your worthiness as a human being. Dr. Neff defines self-compassion as a kind, connected and clear-sighted way of relating to ourselves even in instances of failure, perceived inadequacy and imperfection. By initiating zero tolerance, we are evicting what Ar…

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The Importance of Self-Worth

…th is about who you are, not about what you do. Read about Self-Esteem vs. Narcissism Dr. Kristin Neff argues that there is a problem with society’s focus on high self-esteem. The problem is that this focus involves measuring oneself against others, rather than paying attention to one’s intrinsic value. “Our competitive culture tells us we need to be special and above average to feel good about ourselves, but we can’t all be above average at the s…

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VIDEO: Dr. Kirk Schneider on Psychological and Cultural Polarization

…stations. But it can also manifest in the individual’s life – grandiosity, narcissism, designing one’s whole life around avoiding fragility and smallness, which is our birth rite, it’s inherent to living, it seems to me. It’s cutting off the paradoxes of our lives and, again, I feel like we’re born into paradox. We’re food for worms and soaring angels at the same time. That’s our crazy condition. And if you cut off one or the other, you’ve lopped…

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