Not many people are familiar with the work of Kazimierz Dabrowski. He is someone who experienced intense deprivation and suffering throughout his life, and responded by gifting the world his observations through his writings.
Communities of people who work with gifted children and adults have really responded to Dabrowski's theories. Specifically, his concept of Overexcitabilities, that some people observe and process a larger depth and breadth of experience of life---because this idea accurately describes many people's experiences of being gifted.
He is also well known for his theories of social, emotional, personality and ethical development in individuals. His Theory of Positive Disintegration outlines 5 stages of development, describing milestones and points of difficulty.
Positive Disintegration is a lens that I will use to give a context to relationship struggles, mental and physical health challenges, communication difficulties with friends and family, and even political fights that have waged for generations.
In offering my experiences and perspective, I wish for you to find new ways of thinking about and resolving your challenges. Like Dabrowski, I am very experienced with suffering and hardship. I have a strong desire to overcome it and create a better experience for everyone in my life. This blog is full of the ideas I have used to understand my experiences, and ultimately let them go, so they no longer hamstring me.
My goal is to compassionately contain the emotional remnants of my experiences, to create a stable, rewarding and fulfilling experience for myself and everyone around me. I know it's possible, and I dedicated singularly to this outcome. Enjoy!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_disintegration
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