#magical-thinking

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fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Why Do Compliments Make Me Feel So Uncomfortable?

Some feverishly court them while they repulse another. We're taught that we need to love ourselves, to find solace in our own self-image, while also told that others often know us better than we know ourselves. For those apt to distrust, and who are not only cynical but also self-loathing, both options may feel impossible, so out of reach that one may even come to treat both with disdain, rejecting them to mask their deep-seated needs and fears.
Psychology
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Instead of Waiting for Godot, Some Wait for Perfection

Imposterism becomes harmful when lives are organized around hiding perceived flaws through perfectionism and waiting for achievements to validate self-worth.
Parenting
fromBattery Power
1 month ago

What was the best baseball-related present you've ever received?

A child believes Santa exists and can bend reality, despite earlier learning the tooth fairy was a parental act.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Wishing Doesn't Make It So

Magical thinking and superstitions are common and usually harmless but become dangerous when they override critical thinking and obstruct confronting reality.
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