True Self Context for Meeting Needs
Living in recognition of one's dependence on God. Dissociating from False Self concerns, and living here/now-in/love. Soul not distorted/constricted, but open and growing.

A. Context for meeting needs.
  1. Humility/honesty
  2. Trust in God.
  3. Awareness
  4. Purity of heart
  5. Justice
  6. Mercy/compassion

B. Supported by:
  1. Christ victorious
  2. Church/sacraments
  3. Spiritual Direction
  4. Spiritual reading
  5. Prayer

False Self Context for Meeting Needs
System of consciousness and context for meeting needs in response to inner feelings of fear, shame and resentment. False self needs provide over-arching context for meeting basic needs.

A. False Self Needs
  1. Approval/appreciation
  2. Power/control/ambition
  3. Recognition/statusBeing special
  4. Perpetuating or defending a "fixed identity" defined in terms of role, label, identification, self-judgment.

B. Supported by:
  1. World system of dysfunctional rules for "being OK."
  2. The devil. Satan.
  3. One's own unhealthy conditioning.