sometimes we learn unpleasant truths about
ourselves slowly and grudgingly

we will be confronted by a boss, parent, spouse,
therapist . . . who points out something about us that
we don't really want to hear

we will then immediately reject what they have told
us; overtly or covertly, with or without an argument

we are resisting their interpretation of our behavior,
and we may do so for quite a while

finally, thanks to that part of us that remained
open to this unpleasant truth, we will eventually
experience a flash of insight

we might think, "maybe there was something to what
that S.O.B. said about me. Maybe."

and we'll go on from there to grapple with,
incorporate and deal with this truth

whether in therapy or everyday life, much of
what we discover about ourselves is learned in
this way - through confrontation, resistance and
insight

this process is illustrated in an entertaining way by
American author Mary Bancroft, who tells of a
confrontation delivered to her by none other than
Psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung



the above video is an excerpt from
Matter of Heart - The Extraordinary Journey of
C.G. Jung