It is hard to be as popular as we are supposed to be.
The superego or interior judge has altered its requirements ...
For one who fails to become successful and well-loved,
punishment is swift and thorough.
Self-esteem receives a battering from the inside,
everyone feels insignificant and unseen until, in desperation,
we finally agree to go on a talk show and tell it all.
Once that moment is over,
and universal love has not poured over our heads
following the program, we fall still farther.
~ Robert Bly
from The Sibling Society
