Psychologically, scapegoating is a form of denying the shadow - by projecting it onto others. Shadow here refers to attitudes, behavior and emotions that do not conform with ego ideals, or with the supposed perfect goodness of God. Instead of being recognized as components of one's own humanity, and of God's wholeness, they are repressed and denied, split off and made unconscious. This hard-hitting book examines many aspects of scapegoat psychology as it manifests in modern men and women, with a wealth of examples from the author's analytic practice. It also looks behind the scapegoat complex to the underlying archetypal pattern as it appears in mythology and in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Shame is a universal emotion that everyone experiences to one degree or another in their live.
In extreme cases shame can disconnect us from our family, our community and ourselves, and can lead to deep, painful despair and self-hatred. It will help all those whose lives have been touched with shame to reconnect with themselves and the world and move beyond despair and self hatred. The country in this story is not Pakistan, or not quite. There are two countries, real or fictional, occupying the same space, or almost the same space. As a nonprofit organization, a purchase of books through Menstuff helps continue our work to end men's isolation.