Brian Collinson

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Psychotherapy and Will Power: Four Simple Truths

March 24th, 2011 · 5 Comments · C. G. Jung, Carl Jung, compulsion, depth psychology, ego, inner life, Jungian, Jungian analysis, Jungian psychology, psychological crisis, Psychology and Suburban Life, psychotherapist, Psychotherapy, Self, The Self, the will, therapist, therapy, unconscious, will power

Will power is necessary to enable the individual to confront issues. But that is not the same as just assuming that will power will cut right through the situation. Fortunately, the very good news is that there are self-healing forces at work in the psyche that are beyond our conscious control.

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