Taking Stock is exactly that. I provide a summary I've what I've covered and how it all works together. I also include some of what I learned in Psychoanalysis and how Narcissism is factoring in big with Woke Psychology contemporaneously. We have to look at the Psychological Objects in our minds with meditation and see the hidden aggression and do something about it before it's too late. We are also broaching June 1st which is World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day (https://wnaad.com/) and it's important to look at all professions and how this infection of Narcissism can seep into all supposedly good deeds, and even in areas that are supposedly heroically fighting it. Any institution, including psychology and therapy, are not immune. It ends on a note of the pressure we can feel sometimes for growth.

Blog: http://psychreviews.org/sublimation-sigmund-freud/ If sexual craving be repressed, why do some people become pathological, and others can instead successfully channel their desire into great works of art and literature? If everything is about sexual craving, then how do people get out of bed, and enjoy vigorous and intense hobbies and interests. For Freud this is explained as a transfer of energy from sex to ambition. He called this mechanism, Sublimation. Intro: 0:00 Sublimation: 0:57 Catharsis: 6:51 Escaping the real: 13:24 Daydreaming: 16:37 The Micro and Macrocosm of wishes: 19:49 Outro: 22:27 Resources: Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood (Strachey Translation) - Sigmund Freud: Hardcover: https://amzn.to/39o8rQZ Psychopathic Characters on the Stage Freud Standard Edition: v.7 by Sigmund Freud: Paperback: https://amzn.to/2KPEsY6 Creative Writers and Day-dreaming by Sigmund Freud: Paperback: https://amzn.to/33u1tpM Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson: Kindle: https://amzn.to/2VbJL69 Paperback: https://amzn.to/2VgohVy Hardcover: https://amzn.to/2KFzPzB Music by Storyblocks and Musopen: Beethoven - Violin Sonata no. 9 'Kreutzer', Op. 47 - II. Andante con Variazioni - Edward Auer Beethoven - Bagatelle no. 25 'Fur Elise', WoO 59 - Simone Renzi Mozart - Rondo Alla Turca KV 331 - Markus Staab Debussy - La Mer - 2 - Jeux de vagues - US Air Force Band Grieg - Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 - IV. Notturno - Edward Rosser Beethoven - Violin Sonata no. 6 in A major, Op. 30 no. 1 - Corey Cerovsek Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 'Autumn' - III. Allegro - John Harrison Beethoven - Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C Major Waldstein - III. Rondo - Allegretto Moderato, Prestissimo - Paul Pitman Satie - Gymnopédie no. 1 & 3 - Prodigal Procrastinator Photos by Storyblocks, Pexels, Getty Search Gateway, and Wikipedia: A woman diagnosed as suffering from melancholia with fear, or fear of everything, and with a propensity to attempt suicide. By https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/ae/71/1415929891fe360888fe819362d8.jpgGallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0026691.html Welcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/kqrscqne CC-BY-4.0, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36013079 Leonardo brought these 3 paintings to France in 1516. By Sharad1951 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26484994Relay race By ms4denmark - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ms4denmark/142009175/in/set-72057594065197931/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=788442 This is a poster for Avengers: Endgame. The poster art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the film, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcht85_CLGo

Blog: https://psychreviews.org/object-relations-fear-of-success-pt-6/ Many people want success, but they are not sure about the work involved. In some cases it’s wise to just start, but momentum is hard to build and it’s easy to quit. There are also questions about what is authentic when one has been on a wrong path with a goal or they feel that they are simply making another person’s dreams real but not their own. The reality in psychology is that it all starts with a basic autonomy of a self that can make authentic choices, and no matter what, there will always be some exploration, trial and error, before finding a sliver of authenticity. That sliver involves some feeling in the body that a person likes or dislikes, and is not covered over by a disguise. Intro: 0:00 Playing and Control: 0:23 Shame: 10:57 Approach and Avoidance Goals: 33:33 Self-regulation and Magical Thinking: 43:02 Repetition Compulsion: 58:35 The Default Mode Network and Psychedelics: 1:09:19 Pictures, music, and video from Pexels, Pixabay, YouTube, and Wikipedia. Resources: The Language of Winnicott: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9781855754324/ Psychology of Shame: Theory and Treatment of Shame-based Syndromes: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780826166722/ Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond by Judith S. Beck: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780898628470/ Handbook of Approach and Avoidance Motivation by Andrew J. Elliot: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780805860191/ Your Heart's Desire - Sonia Choquette: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780749920128/ Kuehner, C., Huffziger, S., & Liebsch, K. (2008). Rumination, distraction and mindful self-focus: effects on mood, dysfunctional attitudes and cortisol stress response. Psychological Medicine, 39(02), 219. Valim CPRAT, Marques LM and Boggio PS (2019) A Positive Emotional-Based Meditation but Not Mindfulness-Based Meditation Improves Emotion Regulation. Front. Psychol. 10:647 Skinner, B. F. (1992). “Superstition” in the pigeon. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 121(3), 273–274. Ogden, T. H. (2010). On Three Forms of Thinking: Magical Thinking, Dream Thinking, and Transformative Thinking. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 79(2), 317–347. Malancharuvil, J.M. Projection, Introjection, and Projective Identification: A Reformulation. American Journal of Psychoanalysis 64, 375–382 (2004). Repetition, the Compulsion to Repeat, and the Death Drive - M. Andrew Holowchak and Michael Lavin: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9781498570503/ The Self-Sabotage Cycle: Why We Repeat Behaviors That Create Hardships and Ruin Relationships - Stanley Rosner, Patricia Hermes: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780275990039/ Psychedelics and Psychotherapy by Tim Read, Maria Papaspyrou, Gabor Maté: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9781644113325/

After seeing the danger in desire with Right View, one has to look at motivations on how to navigate happiness. There's now an interest to investigate motivations and to rate their value. It can be translated in many different ways, but Thanissaro Bhikkhu calls it Right Resolve. Pictures from Pexels Resources: How do I stay in the present moment when it feels unbearable? - Thich Nhat Hanh: https://youtu.be/t5Ka2RS0UC4 Stop Trying To Fix The Problems Of Others - Esther Hicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ZXFiVL5n0 Right Resolve - Jill Shepherd: https://dharmaseed.org/talks/31324/ MN 19: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN19.html Beyond Impermanence - Rob Burbea: https://dharmaseed.org/talks/10830/ The Heart Of The Buddha's Teaching - Thich Nhat Hanh: https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780767903691/ AN 11:16: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an11/an11.016.piya.html The Four Sublime States - Nyanaponika Thera: http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/4sublime_states.pdf ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4NhY2a1DTk