I'm bringing an archetypal lens to the conversation about any kind of response (in ourselves or others) to a situation or circumstance that doesn't seem to match.
We all know the more usual interpretations of this - trauma, bias, emotional immaturity, lack of relational skill, etc. - but I want to add the archetypal perspective.
Sometimes the "excessive" or "weird" response (noting those are judgments worth questioning) is because of the way a particular archetype is perceiving and responding to the circumstances.
That response is entirely consistent with the values of that archetype - even when those values don't appear to line up with what's happening.
Having a better sense of the archetypes and peoples' archetypal nature can help us understand, support, and engage more skillfully with these moments.
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