Category: Dependency
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Loving without Negative Energy Cords
I am learning to love without negative attachments with others. Our emotional landscapes shaped by our childhood and past experiences determine the negative energy cords that we create in our adult lives. If we have experienced abuse or trauma, we have “learned” to make these negative attachments with others through these negative energy cords. Many…
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What is Triangulation?
The situation involving triangulation is one that most people have experienced, but this is particularly true for those of us who have suffered childhood abuse or trauma. “In family therapy, the term triangulation is most closely associated with the work of Murray Bowen. Bowen theorized that a two-person emotional system is unstable in that it forms itself…
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Coping vs. Healing
I am going through a period of reflection on the events of my life as I have experienced dramatic changes recently within my emotional landscape. In looking at my current life as compared with my past, I notice a major difference that is the difference between coping and healing. This difference can be compared to…
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Letting Go is a Conscious Choice
My recent emotional healing and spiritual work is learning that letting go of our past trauma, and emotional wounds is a conscious choice. It is an intention that we make, then our minds and hearts must be willing to take the next step to let go. Image yourself carrying around very heavy luggage while walking…
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The Love for Rejection
As adults who suffered from childhood abuse whether emotional, physical, or sexual, we develop patterns of love for rejection and hurt. During formative years of our lives as children, we develop our bonds of love with our parents, and learn patterns of behavior around this love. Once that pattern is established within our emotional landscape,…
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