Negative Psychology
Essays on radical uncertainty
Negative Psychology
The lesson we never learn (1)
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Nick
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The identity has no intrinsic strength, no strength of its own. It has to rely on extrinsic strength therefore - extrinsic strength being 'the ability to control or manipulate so as to get the outcome we want'. Once we get into the game of relying on tricks and methods in order to feel OK we can never stop however because by relying on the ability to control or exert power we turn our backs on our true strength.