I've been meaning to post this interesting link - an on-line article about "Conversational Terrorism" - for some time now. With the advent of the Internet, it's much easier to catch this sort of thing. Learn how to defend yourself!

I hate Freud, but Jung had it goin' on! He knew that we all have a dark side, the shadow self, and that we need to befriend our dark side, as it has hidden strengths that we can use to our advantage. That shadow self concept is the only useful thing I ever got out of therapy.

I wonder what Jung would make of constantly making self-deprecating remarks in the hopes that people will boost your ego? That's more like pandering to your shadow self, not trying to understand it. Something to think about. Another thought - martyrdom is not selflessness.