Condemning Others As Bad Or Sinful Is

I Define A Good Person As Somebody Who Is Fully Conscious Of Their Own Limitations. They Know Their Strengths, But They Also Know Their Shadow - They Know Their Weaknesses. In Other Words, They Understand That There Is No Good Without Bad. Good And Evil Are Really One, But We Have Broken Them Up In Our Consciousness. We Polarize Them.

The Most Paradoxical Aspect Of Neurotic Shame Is That It Is The Core Motivator Of The Superachieved And The Underachieved, The Star And The Scapegoat, The Righteous And The Wretched, The Powerful And The Pathetic.

Chronically Dysfunctioning Families Are Also Delusional. Delusion Is Sincere Denial.

The Drivenness In Any Addiction Is About The Ruptured Self, The Belief That One Is Flawed As A Person. The Content Of The Addiction, Whether It Is Alcoholism Or Work, Is An Attempt At An Intimate Relationship. The Workaholic With Her Work Or The Alcoholic With His Booze Are Having A Love Affair. Each Alters Mood To Avoid The Feeling Of Loneliness And Hurt In The Underbelly Of Shame.

There Are Plenty Of Quacks In The Field. Fewer Than You'd Expect, Though Still Plenty (in Alternative Medicine).