As you know, the idealized self-image denies all limitations. It pretends possessing all which the personality feels lacking. The pretense of the idealized self is the crux of the matter. The pretense not only hides what the child felt to be missing in its life, but also what it has had and wants to continue having.
Pathwork Guide Lecture No. 117
An Unedited Lecture September 20, 1963
SHAME AS A YARDSTICK FOR UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS; SEEMINGLY FAVORABLE CHILDHOOD CIRCUMSTANCES AS OBSTRUCTIVE AS HURTS
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