humanistic existential and rogers

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I like the Humanistic-Existential theory and Rogers views on unconditional positive regard. They both are a huge reflection of me to myself. For one, humanists believe that all people are born with the natural tendency to be good and positive.
my favorite theory ever is called the dreaming theory and Arnold Mindell is the influence on that theory. It applies to everything right and wrong, good and bad, and in between in this world. With dreaming, none of those classifications exist. Everything that happens...every event that takes place...ever person you meet. It is all a gift. It is all for a reason. It is the exchange that you have with the Creator. A gift of an experience and your very appreicative loving, positive response is needed otherwise you're an ungrateful mmofo who doesn't deserve the gifts given so then the Creator won't want to bless you with good gifts. The Creator will just give you alump of coal. hhaha. Man, I am a weirdo! As a dreamer, I seek to help others because it will help me too. I suffer in the saame way they do because we are connected to each other and we see ourselves in others. Dreamers attempt to integrate all information whether it be from reality and fantasy. There is wisdom present in our imagined world. There is energy. There is power. How we use that powerful energy will dictate whether we become successful and happy or some shizophrenic homeless guy bumming around for change. The dreaming forces present in everyone and everything attract us to them. there is a reason for such a meeting. We had to meet to begin to teach. We teach each other who each other is. We learn about ourselves through others. What makes me Me and you You. What separates us? What bonds us? What...is the meaning for all of this? Obviously we both need each other for the moment to be complete. In order for the completion to take place...a connection must be made. A positive connection or negative connection can cause a change and how strong a connection is will dictate how powerful the change will be. It's like you have a mother...strongly bonded to a child b/c she gave birth to the creation...That mother may choose to form some sort of negative connection to her baby by being mean and abusive to that baby all of its life or she can choose to respond positively to her baby's cries resulting from hunger and loneliness. B/c of that strong connection, the mother of the child has a strong influence on how the baby changes and grows. The more positive or negative the mother is...the more positive or negative the baby will grow to be. The change for the better and positive and good in people must take place at this critical time in life. If a baby is treated with unconditional positive regard...meaning that no matter what choices the baby chooses to make, the parent responds in a way that is both loving and supportive. that kind of treatment provides for a baby's optimal growth and development. That baby's first impressions of the world are important. Every second that the person is on earth, the person questions his or her existence...why am i here? what is my purpose? most importantly, is this world an ok place for me? will i survive here? A baby is sensitive towards the world. every impression about the world won't always be good, but if the baby sees how the parent responds positively and appreciatively to everything that happens, the child will learn how to do the same thing. the child will learn that the world is a safe and ok place to be. dang, i forgot where i was going with all this stuff...just rambling i guess...all tired and i have to wake up in the morning and take a final exam about abnormal psychology and personality disorders....