STUCK IN THE COMFORT ZONE: When Wrong Feels Right, and Right Feels Wrong
This Jungian Life Podcast
Joseph Lee, Deborah Stewart, Lisa Marchiano
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2024
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Too often, we cling to what feels familiar, even when it harms us or others. We shy away from what’s better because it feels odd or awkward.
Understanding the tension between Ego-Syntonic and Ego-Dystonic behaviors is essential for personal growth. Often, we cling to familiar patterns that feel comfortable (ego-syntonic), even when they increase our suffering, while the changes that can truly transform our lives feel unsettling (ego-dystonic). By embracing the discomfort of novel actions and confronting the parts of ourselves we have long rejected, we can align with our authentic Self. True growth requires us to trust the transformation process, integrating new ways of being that challenge our identity but ultimately lead to a more fulfilling and balanced life.
Prepare to discover what drives the conflict between behaviors that feel comfortable and those necessary for growth; how to confront and integrate the parts of yourself that feel alien; which personal patterns keep you stuck and which ones promote genuine transformation; whether the discomfort you feel signals resistance to change or an opportunity for personal growth; why embracing uncomfortable but necessary shifts is key to achieving a more authentic and fulfilling life…and so much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, I want to let you know that our new website for our new book Dreamwise is now live. |
| 0:05.0 | So head on over to Dreamwisebook.com, and there's a couple things I want to tell you about over there. |
| 0:10.0 | First of all, when you pre-order the book, you can receive our guide for Dream Recall. |
| 0:16.4 | So pre-order the book, then head on over to Dreamwisebook.com and put your name in the list to receive the free guide. |
| 0:24.2 | And also, you can help us by submitting a dog dream, |
| 0:31.2 | starting next month, every month for one year, we're going to be engaging |
| 0:36.5 | in what we've called our dreamography project, we're going to explore different types of dreams |
| 0:41.5 | and to kick it off, we're starting with dog dreams. So if you've had a |
| 0:45.6 | dream that features a dog, whether it's your dog or an archetypal dog or some other dog, |
| 0:51.8 | tell us your dream and you'll be entered into a draw to receive a free copy of Dreamwise. |
| 0:58.0 | So that's Dreamwisebook.com. We'll see you over there. Thanks. |
| 1:07.0 | Welcome to this Jungian life. Three good friends and Jungian analysts, Lisa Marciano, Deborah Stewart and Joseph Lee, |
| 1:12.0 | invite you to join them for an intimate and honest conversation |
| 1:16.4 | that brings a psychological perspective to important issues of the day. |
| 1:22.7 | I'm Lisa Marciano and I'm a youngian analyst in Philadelphia. |
| 1:26.4 | I'm Joseph Lee and I'm a youngian analyst in Virginia Beach, Virginia. |
| 1:31.3 | I'm Deborah Stewart, a Jungian analyst on Cape Cod. |
| 1:35.0 | Today, we're going to explore a common problem that analysts try to solve. |
| 1:49.2 | When your behaviors and attitudes that cause you great suffering feel so right and the behaviors |
| 1:57.7 | and attitudes that could give you relief or even happiness just feel wrong and what can be done about that. |
| 2:06.5 | This episode sort of grew out of something that Joseph said in a previous episode and it really, |
| 2:11.5 | really struck me. |
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