Are you suffering from the Jonah complex with fear of success?

Jun 18
09:04

2012

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The basic characteristics of "Jonah complex o" can be grouped into two areas: the first aspect is reflected how one treats himself and the other aspect is reflected by how one treats others. As to the treatment to oneself, the main characteristic is avoiding growing up, refusing to take the great mission; for others, which is characterized by: envying people who are excellent and successful, and gloat over someone else's misfortune.

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In daily life,Are you suffering from the Jonah complex with fear of success? Articles sometimes we may meet this kind of people: they have been longing for success or progress or promotion for a long time. Usually, they are dissatisfied with their present life or work and they have been trying to win the opportunity for them to change the current situation. However, when the opportunity does occur, instead of seizing the opportunity, they may choose to retreat to their present life. These people may have suffered from the Jonah complex. The name "Jonah” here refers to those who want to make progress but are in constant dread of making progress because of some internal factors. And this fear in front of success is the "Jonah complex." It reflects a fear of one’s own greatness.

As to the people with the Jonah complex, there is some kind of conflicts in their inner world.  These conflicts impede their pursuit of success and growth. Sometimes one can realize these internal conflicts, but most of the time, it was repressed in the unconscious.

Then, are there apparent signals indicating that one has suffered from the Jonah complex?ýýActually, the Jonah complex is a universal human psychological phenomenon. Although we want to make success, but when we are faced with success, the psychological loss may accompany our desire. We can be both confident and self-inferior; as to the outstanding character we both admire them and are sometimes hostile to them; we admire those who have eventually made success but when we get along with them, we may feel disturbed, anxious, panic and jealous. The "Jonah complex", when having developed to the extreme, may become the "complex of self-destruction", that is, when we are facing honor, success or happiness, and other good things, ideas such as "I'm not worthy", "I can't stand" always linger over our minds, and finally chances fade away.

The basic characteristics of "Jonah complex o" can be grouped into two areas: the first aspect is reflected how one treats himself and the other aspect is reflected by how one treats others.  As to the treatment to oneself, the main characteristic is avoiding growing up, refusing to take the great mission; for others, which is characterized by: envying people who are excellent and successful, and gloat over someone else's misfortune.

As an emotional state, this complex may result in that people dare not do what they actually could have done well and they even avoid exploring their potentials. So are you suffering from this complex?