We often observe self protective strategies in ourselves with a mixture of puzzlement and embarrassment. Why are we like this? Why can’t we be more normal? What’s up with us?
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“There’s an enlightening and sometimes slightly painful exercise one can do by oneself to learn a bit more about the origins of how one feels and behaves.
Pick out an emotional skill or habit that you know you’re not very good at – and write it down on a sheet of paper. Here are some examples:
— Staying calm
— Taking pride in yourself
— Trusting
— Missing people who go away
We often observe these traits in ourselves with a mixture of puzzlement and embarrassment. Why are we like this? Why can’t we be more normal? What’s wrong with us?”
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Produced in collaboration with:
Léon Moh-Cah
Title animation produced in collaboration with
Graeme Probert
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