True name
Shame
False antidote
Pride and superiority
Hidden premise
Worth must be ranked
The cabinet of moral alchemy · 26 specimens
True name
Insecurity
False antidote
Achievement and admiration
Hidden premise
I become real when others certify me
True name
Anxiety
False antidote
Total control
Hidden premise
Uncertainty is intolerable
True name
Doubt
False antidote
Absolute certainty
Hidden premise
Not knowing is dangerous
True name
Shame
False antidote
Pride and superiority
Hidden premise
Worth must be ranked
True name
Insecurity
False antidote
Achievement and admiration
Hidden premise
I become real when others certify me
True name
Anxiety
False antidote
Total control
Hidden premise
Uncertainty is intolerable
True name
Doubt
False antidote
Absolute certainty
Hidden premise
Not knowing is dangerous
True name
Inadequacy
False antidote
Perfectionism
Hidden premise
Mistakes reveal defective identity
True name
Fear
False antidote
Toughness and invulnerability
Hidden premise
Fear means weakness
True name
Helplessness
False antidote
Domination
Hidden premise
Someone must control someone
True name
Humiliation
False antidote
Revenge
Hidden premise
Status injury must be reversed
True name
Inadequacy
False antidote
Perfectionism
Hidden premise
Mistakes reveal defective identity
True name
Fear
False antidote
Toughness and invulnerability
Hidden premise
Fear means weakness
True name
Helplessness
False antidote
Domination
Hidden premise
Someone must control someone
True name
Humiliation
False antidote
Revenge
Hidden premise
Status injury must be reversed
True name
Guilt
False antidote
Moral purity
Hidden premise
Good people never cause harm
True name
Rejection sensitivity
False antidote
People-pleasing
Hidden premise
Acceptance must be earned
True name
Dependency shame
False antidote
Hyper-independence
Hidden premise
Needing anyone is dangerous
True name
Emotional pain
False antidote
Numbing and detachment
Hidden premise
Feelings are threats to eliminate
True name
Guilt
False antidote
Moral purity
Hidden premise
Good people never cause harm
True name
Rejection sensitivity
False antidote
People-pleasing
Hidden premise
Acceptance must be earned
True name
Dependency shame
False antidote
Hyper-independence
Hidden premise
Needing anyone is dangerous
True name
Emotional pain
False antidote
Numbing and detachment
Hidden premise
Feelings are threats to eliminate
True name
Loneliness
False antidote
Constant social stimulation
Hidden premise
Being alone proves abandonment
True name
Worthlessness
False antidote
Compulsive productivity
Hidden premise
Existence must be justified through output
True name
Envy
False antidote
Status acquisition
Hidden premise
Someone else’s advantage diminishes me
True name
Jealousy
False antidote
Possessiveness and surveillance
Hidden premise
Safety comes from controlling attachment
True name
Loneliness
False antidote
Constant social stimulation
Hidden premise
Being alone proves abandonment
True name
Worthlessness
False antidote
Compulsive productivity
Hidden premise
Existence must be justified through output
True name
Envy
False antidote
Status acquisition
Hidden premise
Someone else’s advantage diminishes me
True name
Jealousy
False antidote
Possessiveness and surveillance
Hidden premise
Safety comes from controlling attachment
True name
Body shame
False antidote
Narcissistic body optimization
Hidden premise
Appearance determines legitimacy
True name
Ignorance
False antidote
Intellectual performance
Hidden premise
Intelligence means never looking confused
True name
Powerlessness
False antidote
Victim identity
Hidden premise
Suffering grants moral authority
True name
Meaninglessness
False antidote
Grandiosity and destiny fantasies
Hidden premise
Life matters only if cosmically important
True name
Body shame
False antidote
Narcissistic body optimization
Hidden premise
Appearance determines legitimacy
True name
Ignorance
False antidote
Intellectual performance
Hidden premise
Intelligence means never looking confused
True name
Powerlessness
False antidote
Victim identity
Hidden premise
Suffering grants moral authority
True name
Meaninglessness
False antidote
Grandiosity and destiny fantasies
Hidden premise
Life matters only if cosmically important
True name
Chaos
False antidote
Rigid discipline
Hidden premise
Spontaneity will destroy everything
True name
Self-hatred
False antidote
Inflated self-love affirmations
Hidden premise
I must feel positively about myself at all times
True name
Failure avoidance
False antidote
Endless preparation
Hidden premise
Action is safe only once success is guaranteed
True name
Conflict avoidance
False antidote
Forced harmony
Hidden premise
Disagreement threatens the relationship
True name
Chaos
False antidote
Rigid discipline
Hidden premise
Spontaneity will destroy everything
True name
Self-hatred
False antidote
Inflated self-love affirmations
Hidden premise
I must feel positively about myself at all times
True name
Failure avoidance
False antidote
Endless preparation
Hidden premise
Action is safe only once success is guaranteed
True name
Conflict avoidance
False antidote
Forced harmony
Hidden premise
Disagreement threatens the relationship
True name
Resentment
False antidote
Self-sacrifice
Hidden premise
Love means suppressing your own preferences
True name
Cynicism
False antidote
Naive optimism
Hidden premise
Reality must be either trustworthy or hopeless
True name
Resentment
False antidote
Self-sacrifice
Hidden premise
Love means suppressing your own preferences
True name
Cynicism
False antidote
Naive optimism
Hidden premise
Reality must be either trustworthy or hopeless