Posted by neo in the Tibetan tradition it's called the "shenpa syndrome". there's a very helpful article by Pema Chodron at:
on 7/1/2005, 2:42 pm
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i've become acutely aware of how i close down and withdraw when things get difficult, and of how this impacts others, specially my partner. it's probably one of the most deeply ingrained patterns i have to work with and it's a big challenge to learn how to resist the temptation to act it out.
http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/pema/shenpa3a.php
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