Posted by Aphrodite on October 12, 2004, at 18:35:16
In reply to So what's all this 'inner child' stuff? ;), posted by shrinking violet on October 12, 2004, at 17:31:26
I wondered the same thing when my T first mentioned it. Basically, my inner child is the one who carries the pain from the past and reacts from those primitive places. New threats feel like old threats , and my inner child reacts by crying and wanting primal sorts of comfort. Everyone has an inner child. A healthy one comes out when we act silly, play, live in the moment, etc. Often those young parts of ourselves are the ones who need healing. I learned a lot by reading and doing the exercises in "Recovery of Your Inner Child : The Highly Acclaimed Method for Liberating Your Inner Self"
Lots of people on this board will be able to speak more authoritatively on the subject. This is just my experience. I've found it to be very eye-opening to connect to my inner child.
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