Tag: therapy
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Anger #08 The Blowing Out Process, Part 2
Comment: In emotional issues, the primary requirement is safety; ultimately we need to resolve the underlying difficulties to a place of peaceful resolution. MacQuarrie Email Program #08 — The Blowing Out Process, Part 2 In the previous email, I introduced the Blowing Out process, and noted two essential features. We get stuck because we do…
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Anger #07 The Blowing Out Process, Part 1
Comment: I suggest the Blowing Out process to be the essential means by which human beings can be both safe and emotionally authentic, without being trapped by the issues. MacQuarrie Email Program #07 — The Blowing Out Process, Part 1 Two more emails (plus a summary email), and then we start the process of skill…
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Anger #06 The Pot
Comment: The metaphor of this email, that of the mind being a pot of stew, is very useful for recognizing the origin of most of our thoughts and feelings, as well as the options of how many people become pressure cookers. It blends well with the previous metaphor of Sailors On A Ship. MacQuarrie Email…
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Anger #05 The Other-Than-Conscious Mind
Comment: Most of us live with many internal conflicts — for me, the metaphor of this post is highly useful as a frame for this style of conflict. Unfortunately, for most human beings, especially those who have not exposed to the skills of living necessary in our complex culture, the other-than-conscious mind is a place…
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Anger #04 The Triune Brain
MacQuarrie Email Program #04 — How We Function: The Triune Brain Commentary: A huge advance in knowledge of the brain has occurred in the past century; it is astounding what we have learned. However, at the same time, we have learned relatively little about the mind. An assumption of the modern neurosciences is that…
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Anger #03 Awareness and Discipline
The tasks in this post: the development of awareness (task #1) and discipline (task #2). The work of change may seem massive, but really it’s just one step after another, and once you know the steps, you simply keep stepping (and find ways to keep yourself stable in the meantime). However, it is easy to…
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Anger #02 What Is Anger?
This is the second of my email anger program so that the program is not lost. It is a duplicate of a previous sampler post of 20160809. This one is fairly long. Apologies. To begin: Are you still reading your outcome title (Email #01), at least once a day? If yes, great. Congratulations. If not, that is the difficulty of…
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Anger #01 Why Change? Personal Power
As indicated in the last post, I will gradually post my email anger program so that it is not lost. Although many people signed up initially, and feedback has been positive, there has been little in the way of continuing interest. Hence — this series of posts, one every few days until completion (30 emails) … I…
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Living in A Mature Culture, Part 7
Daily life in a mature culture — now that we have looked at the possibility of a Victory City, what would daily life actually be like in such a city? As noted, I am proposing that the high-rise buildings would consist of a large number of village-like settings, where people would actually live much of…
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What Is Anger?
MacQuarrie Email Program #02 — What Is Anger? Note: This is a sample of my email anger management program. If interested further, please access this link. This email is fairly long. Apologies. To begin: Are you still reading your outcome title (Email #01), at least once a day? If yes, great. Congratulations. If not, that…
Awakening From Your Anger 