For me this comes back to self compassion. In the past I judged myself harshly, had perfectionistic standards etc. As I've gone through this...
Great opening post Walt, with a lot of food for thought. I think as I've learned to be more compassionate with myself I've been more aware of the...
Thanks Shirley welcome. Best wishes with your TMS healing.
Thanks David, I appreciate your thoughts. I do think not wanting to face that shadow side of myself has led to repression and probably TMS. I...
I relate to what others have posted. I did a good amount of journaling early on, and finding the source of the repressed emotions and even...
I'm in! Would love to read the book
This is a big issue for me. I don't deal with anger very well. My pattern is to avoid conflicts with people, and feel uncomfortable when I do...
Thanks Walt. I'll look forward to that.
I know I think too much, (my downfall sometimes):) but here are some further thoughts on this. In traditional therapy they say the only way out...
I notice there aren't a rush of posts on this subject! I really like what you had to say Ellen. Thank you for your honesty. Quite a while back at...
Hi Cirrusnarea, thanks for your very honest post. I think many of us who grew up with abusive childhoods deal with those same voices. What's...
I did quite a bit of "family of origin" work with a therapist quite a while back. I really understood at that time what happened in my family when...
Thanks for your input Walt. You always have a positive message. I'm really getting how wounding the perfectionism is and just appreciating myself...
Happy Birthday Forest!!!! Thanks for creating this website and for all you give to others. Many Blessings!
I really relate to a lot of what has already been posted. In my case I think perfectionism has driven a lot of this inner dialogue. I've been...
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