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The Hidden Power of Sublimation

3 min readMar 22, 2025

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Photo by Motoki Tonn on Unsplash.

You’ve felt it before.

That restless energy that bubbles under the surface.

Sometimes it feels like frustration. Sometimes it’s sexual. Sometimes it’s just an overwhelming drive to do something — anything — but you don’t know where to put it.

That’s your power.

And you’re either wasting it… or transforming it.

This is where the concept of sublimation comes in. It is a psychological and spiritual idea that may be the most underrated tool for growth, creativity, and personal power.

Once you learn how to use it, you can change your life.

What Is Sublimation, Really?

Sublimation is the art of redirecting raw, primal energy into something purposeful.

Psychologists define it as the transformation of socially unacceptable impulses — like aggression or lust — into socially acceptable actions. What’s interesting is that transformation doesn’t just make you behave better. It can make you perform better.

Think of it like alchemy: you’re turning base energy into gold.

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Tony U. Francisco, Ph.D
Tony U. Francisco, Ph.D

Written by Tony U. Francisco, Ph.D

Writer, Thinker, Performer, Leader, Coach | Performance and Organizational Psychology | https://bio.site/trainoutwork