I thought not.....so instead I will simply ask you to respect and appreciate the completeness of yourself.
Now I will put on my psychotherapist's hat and make what may seem like a very strange request of you. I will ask, have you ever compared yourself to an onion? Make the comparison. Layer upon layer upon layer.....this is how we are likened to the onion.
A very wise person once said, "we spend our earliest years in childhood and the rest of our lives in recovery"
EMOTIONAL HEALING begins when we begin working our way through these layers . When we were born, we were pure and wonderful essence. We then entered a journey of learning called LIFE. As we strive to learn about our surroundings - our bodies, our caregivers, our society - our new world, we had to adjust to protect this pure and wonderful essence. We did this by building layers around our essence. Every time we were shamed, we built another layer. Every time we were angry and not allowed to express it in a healthy way, we built another layer. Every time we felt guilt, we put up yet another layer around ourselves. These layers continued to build every time we had to put up our defences in order to survive. Through the guidance of psychotherapy, emotional healing begins..you unravel these layers, dealing with each issue that may arise, to get back to your LIFE - your pure and wonderful essence....Many people go through life stuffing down their true feelings thus pushing away their true self. By making the conscious choice of healing our emotions, we no longer have to do this. Peeling the layers, as we would peel an onion, and sometimes peeling an onion brings tears to our eyes, but continuing the peeling process, the healing process; believing in the self and trusting in the self is where it all starts. We all have a choice in life...psychotherapy, emotional healing, teaches us about how our choices work or don't work for us.........
CORE ISSUES: we all have core issues stemming primarily out of unmet childhood needs.....I will talk more about "core issues" on Emotional Healing,Pg.2
In the early growing years of our lives these defenses and coping mechanisms were extremely important aspects of our "beingness" for they provided the safety to allow us to grow up and survive the stresses of our family and our society.
However, in our adulthood we may have discovered that these very defenses are exactly what impede us in our personal emotional growth. These defenses impede us from forming the kinds of relationships and interactions we truly desire in our lives.
AN AFFIRMATION
All is well in my world. I give myself permission to love myself for who I am and for who I can become.
