I've found that there's surprisingly little written on him, but I learned about him in a psychology lecture once.
He essentially agreed with what you just said. The basic tenet of his theories was that all social anxiety stems from incompatibilities that are obfuscated by our tendency to lie all the fucking time. He proposed that if we all dropped our masks and faced all the genuine conflict we've been avoiding, we would discover the degree to which we are truly compatible with various people and develop our relationships accordingly.
I've just been having a bit of a read about him. It is interesting stuff. Although it wasn't explicitly mentioned, I couldn't help but think about the Catholic concept of confession (plus the way I sometimes deal with this site). That only seems to be a partial step, though, and I like Mowrer's more expansive answer. It also reminds me of a quote of Henri-Frédéric Amiel (which I often used as justifying my position).
"Truth above all, even when it upsets us and overwhelms us."
I would like a couple of weeks in Mowrer-World to see what it may be like. Although one question, I guess, is whether ad-men have a conscience and so would gradually adapt or fall into depression. Or whether they don't have one.
is it normal for people to front all the time?
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Are you familiar with Mowrer's integrity therapy?
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Nope, but I like that you tell me these things because I then go and read about them.
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I've found that there's surprisingly little written on him, but I learned about him in a psychology lecture once.
He essentially agreed with what you just said. The basic tenet of his theories was that all social anxiety stems from incompatibilities that are obfuscated by our tendency to lie all the fucking time. He proposed that if we all dropped our masks and faced all the genuine conflict we've been avoiding, we would discover the degree to which we are truly compatible with various people and develop our relationships accordingly.
Pretty interesting.
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I've just been having a bit of a read about him. It is interesting stuff. Although it wasn't explicitly mentioned, I couldn't help but think about the Catholic concept of confession (plus the way I sometimes deal with this site). That only seems to be a partial step, though, and I like Mowrer's more expansive answer. It also reminds me of a quote of Henri-Frédéric Amiel (which I often used as justifying my position).
"Truth above all, even when it upsets us and overwhelms us."
I would like a couple of weeks in Mowrer-World to see what it may be like. Although one question, I guess, is whether ad-men have a conscience and so would gradually adapt or fall into depression. Or whether they don't have one.