Rejecting Trauma and Anger as Tools: Adler's Shocking Claim That Happiness is a Choice

05/10/2025 5 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1

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"The Courage to Be Disliked" OverviewThis book presents the core concepts of Adlerian Psychology through a series of dialogues between a Philosopher and a Young Man.The book's central message is that happiness and change are entirely within our control and are a matter of courage.Key Concepts:- Rejection of Trauma (Causality): The past does not determine the present. - Psychic trauma does not exist; we choose the meaning we give our experiences to serve a present purpose (Teleology).- Lifestyle: Personality is a "Lifestyle" we choose for ourselves, and we can choose to adopt a new one at any time.- Interpersonal Relationships: All problems are interpersonal relationship problems. The feeling of inferiority is a subjective interpretation that stems from comparing oneself to others.- The Separation of Tasks: To solve interpersonal problems, you must stop interfering in other people's tasks and let them be responsible for their own choices.- True Freedom: Freedom is the courage to be disliked by others sometimes. Seeking constant approval from others is living to fulfill their expectations (a "Life-Lie").

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