I've gone through therapy for it as well, more than one type. Shutting up the inner critic isn't easy -- so far the only thing that has worked is mindfulness meditation...where you let the negative thoughts float on by like clouds on the horizon. That has worked. Well more or less.
I agree - Trump is a by-product of our ego obsessed culture, where the Bachelor and Bachelorette are top-rated shows, and people spends millions on makeup and plastic surgery. He was inevitable.
There's an article that I posted on lj a while back about how Trump represents America's repressed shadow or dark side. of the soul. And I think that's true. When you confront it, you risk falling into the same behavior patterns.
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I agree - Trump is a by-product of our ego obsessed culture, where the Bachelor and Bachelorette are top-rated shows, and people spends millions on makeup and plastic surgery. He was inevitable.
There's an article that I posted on lj a while back about how Trump represents America's repressed shadow or dark side. of the soul. And I think that's true. When you confront it, you risk falling into the same behavior patterns.