This was a great thought provoking read. If you’ll indulge me my thoughts after reading. .
Life is change, and I have been meditating a lot on this after trying to heal from what is essentially an adjustment disorder. Inability to adjust, but by whose standards and justifications? I appreciate your context approach and I think a proactive embracing of change through taking part in creating your functional environment is the best way out.
I have not reconciled the negative and positive connotations of the archetypes, right now I am in the phase of all behaviors and tendencies are benign, to, there is an unevolved versus evolved version (in this example initiating/working within change rather than the external locus of control.) The latter which feels outdated but still has some good parts.
This was a great thought provoking read. If you’ll indulge me my thoughts after reading. .
Life is change, and I have been meditating a lot on this after trying to heal from what is essentially an adjustment disorder. Inability to adjust, but by whose standards and justifications? I appreciate your context approach and I think a proactive embracing of change through taking part in creating your functional environment is the best way out.
I have not reconciled the negative and positive connotations of the archetypes, right now I am in the phase of all behaviors and tendencies are benign, to, there is an unevolved versus evolved version (in this example initiating/working within change rather than the external locus of control.) The latter which feels outdated but still has some good parts.
You're right - 'adjustment disorder' is often your system detecting that something isn't compatible, not that you have a problem.
Instead of asking 'why can't I adjust,' you could ask: what types of situations/jobs/relationships do I function naturally in without extra effort?
For example:
Do you feel energized in small groups or large ones?
Do you need to process information slowly or make quick decisions?
Do you work better with clear structure or flexibility?
Your 'inability to adjust' might be your system telling you 'this isn't compatible with me' - which is valuable information, not a defect.
Instead of forcing adjustment, you could seek/create contexts where your natural way of processing and responding is welcomed.
Your intuition that all behaviors are benign is correct - the question is where they can operate in ways that benefit both you and the context.
This is excellent. Thank you.
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