Positive Disintegration

Doing a fair amount of reading recently and came across this: A fundamental truth in professional therapies is “positive disintegration” stated by Polish psychologist Casmir Dobrowski. He posits that: “Most people grow as a result of falling apart.” In the Dialogue with another therapist it was suggested to Dobrowski that surely a person can grow through success. Dobrowski responded: “Theoretically, yes, we can grow through our successes, just as easily as we can through our …

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Are You Afraid To Change?

Crisis creates change…change requires movement…away from what we know. The crisis may be occurring now or you see it coming, but you recognize that you need to move in a new direction. Are you afraid to move?  Have you ever relocated? If so, then you know that change can be tumultuous. New place to live, new surroundings, new stores, new people – by moving away from what you knew you become disoriented. The disassociation makes …

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