Showing all posts tagged #parents:
You can't just make stuff up as you grow up
Posted on August 14th, 2018
I am with my parents and extended family on a family trip. It is such a fertile source of observations. I can totally see that all the areas where I have issues with social interactions, my parents have them too. Why did I blame myself so much for all ...
Parent's voices
Posted on March 26th, 2018
They say that the critical voices we hear in our heads come from our primary caregivers, and that those voices actually are what they've been telling us when we were really small. I don't normally use words to think (I don't use images either, and yes ...
The lifetime's discovery
Posted on April 6th, 2017
I was writing some time ago that the emotions are never wrong, but I made it explicit that I am writing only about basic emotions. And now I am thinking.. in fact no emotions are wrong. In fact one cannot tell that the other's perception of reality, wa...
No more friendships that feel like charity
Posted on April 6th, 2017
Why have I been doing it to myself? Trying to be there for anyone who may need anything from me. It has exhausted me beyond measure. It would not cross my mind now. To offer friendship to someone who has exploited me in every possible way, just in case...
Parents' shadows
Posted on April 2nd, 2017
It just occurred to me. Take everything your father made you think about yourself, comprehend this mental picture, grab it all with your mind, and then firmly tell yourself "that was an illusion", "that was not true", "this is NOT me". Imagine getting ...
