Health - Mental
Maintenance and healing
Health - Mental
Today I will let myself be playful without worrying about whether it fits my image as a responsible adult. As a child in my addicted family, I was forced to hurry and grow up. I took on adult responsibilities, such as substitute spouse and/or substitute parent. As a result, I developed a serious approach to life at the expense of my sense of
... See moreRokelle Lerner • Affirmations for the Inner Child
The INFJ’s auxiliary function is extraverted feeling, one of the main reasons we are so brilliant at ferreting out and addressing the emotions of others. However, introverted feeling is one of our shadow functions, which means that sometimes we’re not so hot at recognizing and identifying our own emotions, or dealing with them. In addition to this,
... See moreLauren Sapala • The INFJ Revolution
Whatever you aren’t changing, you’re choosing — Laurie Buchanan
In my work with people in the helping professions, I have often been confronted with a childhood history that seems significant to me. • There was a mother* who at the core was emotionally insecure and who depended for her equilibrium on her child’s behaving in a particular way. This mother was able to hide her insecurity from her child and from
... See moreAlice Miller • The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
Something trauma survivors rarely acknowledge to others is how triggering criticism-- legitimate or superficial-- can be to us. Not because we're "thin skinned," but because it can trigger frustrating, embarrassing emotional flashbacks to feeling powerless & incompetent.
Dr. Glenn Patrick Doylex.comADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS/DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES: Big Red Book
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