This is a pretty good takedown. It seems that most pop psych these days is around trying to convert people to an external locus of control. It isn't "your fault". I can see why that's appealing to many, though it actually seems somewhat unappealing to me. I'd prefer to believe I have greater control over my own experience of the world. Even if I don't, I think acting as if I do allows me to bias on the side that's beneficial to me.
You have physical symptoms - joint pain, back pain, racing heart beat, chest pain, panic attacks, dizziness, heart palpitations, or etc. Which one of these is more about "your fault" and which gives you more control?
a) the traditional view, you have some unknown illness, it's incurable, could have happened to anyone, bad luck.
b) people are reporting anecdotally that old horrible memories can lead to physical symptoms years later, and revisiting those memories and coming to terms with them can make the physical symptoms resolve completely in minutes. Maybe there's something scientific to that and maybe there isn't, but here are some of the ways people try it: ..
