Understanding yourself : the mental hygiene of personality / by Ernest R. Groves.

  • Ernest R. Groves
Date:
[1935]
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Credit: Understanding yourself : the mental hygiene of personality / by Ernest R. Groves. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    quently we say, “How unfortunate it is that he does not have a better understanding of himself, for he would surely rid himself of his handicap, could he see it as it really is.” It would not be morbid for him to gain the under¬ standing of himself that would be necessary to get rid of what is constantly making trouble. Indeed, this is the only sensible thing for him to do under the circumstances, and without doubt the having or the not having of this knowl¬ edge often makes the difference between his success and failure in life. Every once in a while the college teacher has a student, preparing himself for a profession, who has some habit or peculiarity, easily recognized, that is almost certain to make it impossible for him to get on in his chosen life work. This fact is soon realized by those who have contact with him, but rarely does anyone attempt to make him aware of his handicap. It certainly would prove an advan¬ tage to nearly every person studying medicine or law or theology or commerce if he could have, through conference and instruction, some way of getting better acquainted with himself, so as not only to know his natural resources but also such characteristics as are liable to hamper his career. v We commend the man who finds out that he has a tendency toward high blood-pressure and guards himself by appropriate diet, or who discovers a tendency toward sugar in the urine and abstains from eating much sugar or starch, or who, upon learning that he has strained his [13]