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Shakespeare on Addiction: Sonnet 129

By on September 15, 2012 in literature

Something interesting happens every time I teach Shakespeare’s Sonnet 129. I’m reasonably certain the term “sex addiction” didn’t exist in his day – and neither did 12 step groups for it, with Elizabethans turning up in their flamboyant garb – but that doesn’t mean that the problem, and its attendant degradations, didn’t exist. Just ask Shakespeare [...]

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A Herd of Narcissists, Part 2

By on July 20, 2012 in My life

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about the relationship between narcissism and shame.  This brings me to my next point, which is that narcissists see themselves as “unique and special people.” (Scroll down to get the rest of article.) I’m looking at narcissism because I believe its submerged half, shame, is a shadowy but [...]

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