Carl Jung

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part yourself. What isn’t part  of ourselves doesn’t disturb us. – Hermann Hesse Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. – Carl Jung…

The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as…

“There is no window to look outside. There is no window to look within. Open the doors.”  ― Sanhita Baruah You've probably been asked many times whether you're an introvert or an extrovert. While for some people this is an easy choice,…

Introversion and extroversion are personality traits that were originally popularized by Carl Jung. An introvert is an individual who tends to turn inward and be more focused on internal thoughts and feelings as opposed to seeking out…

My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me. ~ Steve Maraboli Whether you experienced or witnessed violence as a child, or you were emotionally neglected by your parents/caretakers,…

We are born instinctual, where our impulse to act is informed by our body. Faced with danger, we experience a discharge from the sympathetic nervous system. Our heart rate and breathing increase, muscles contract, and the choice of “fight…

The Five-Factor Personality model has attracted an immense amount of interest recently. Some say that this new system of personality modeling replaces the older, well-known Myers-Briggs personality testing system in ways that are…

Every single day we face challenges that can seem insurmountable. It gets tough to keep pressing forward and keep fighting through the obstacles that life can throw at us. Even when it seems like you are at your wit's end, I'm here to tell…

An introvert is someone who is described as "a shy, reticent person," which to me, is an over-generalization. Psychologist agrees with me on that point, and have been debating that definition for years. Carl Jung originally defined…

For the last 20 years or so, I have actively studied psychology. Not because I do it for a living, or have any aspirations to - but because the brain fascinates me. Psychology transcends gender, race, age, and culture. One name that always…