You can classify a power differential by its “intent”
1.032 words Power needs consent. Fueled by intent. “What’s the point speaking my truth to power,” you may wonder, “if they have the power...
It’s not extortion if you’re already being extorted
865 words Let’s call it “contra-extortion” to avoid confusing it with the real thing. Appearances can be deceiving “Isn’t that...
This time you’ve gone too far! Introducing “contra-conflict”
1,556 words You can be against something so intensely that you end up being for it. What you passionately resist you passively reinforce....
7 confessions of a “sexual deviant” & countdown to its fallout
4,150 words I deviate from many sexual norms. But not in the way you may think. I live an irony of ironies. While having little to no...
Your psychosocial needs govern you far more than laws
1,125 words Your need others to respect what you need. As you need to respect your own. Dealing honestly with both is often the elephant...
Rules impersonally convey needs, but do they help resolve yours?
1,990 words Is it better to conform to every given rule? Or better to question given rules that fall short in some way? Perhaps that’s a...
Are you more oriented to remove pain or relieve pain?
1,190 words Everyone deals with their painful needs in a particularly oriented way. How are you oriented? Easement orientation Anakelogy...
Why do we toss our gold out with the garbage?
1,435 words When you punish those transcending the very divisive norms keeping you locked in pain, you punish yourself. Looking beyond...
Your psychosociotherapeutic "cause"
274 words This all starts with your cause. Your “cause” is to resolve your painful need in a way that benefits others, creating...
Okay, Maybe There Are Only Two Genders
975 words A conservative backlash to the demands of gender diversity asserts there can only be two genders. Okay, I’ll concur: only two...
