Thanks for suggesting that article. I had read it before, but not very thoroughly.

Something that piqued my interest was in the conclusion:

"After one can accept self, then the forces are not so relentless......it brings a feeling of.....I am okay....I am a unique individual and it is okay to be me."

That is exactly what I'm striving for. A self actualization I suppose.

Something else I saw that was interesting:

"A healthy balance is to be encouraged to help an individual from completely giving in to regressive behaviors. Introduce exercises to limit the fantasies to diminish pervasive regressive behavior since engulfment may create a larger abyss that is not grounded in reality."

This is kinda a frustrating paragraph to me. I appreciate what it's saying, but I'm not sure how to go about achieving this. How do I balance it out?