Inner Child
See also:
Essence
Description
rejection of or alienation from the feminine, especially unconscious rejection of mother or mother's role in family constellation
feeling protected and cared for by benevolent spiritual beings; feeling the presence of a Higher Power
mistrust of the world, emotional insecurity due to abandonment or estrangement from father during childhood
critical judgment of others, often as displaced self-criticism; judgment of the childlike aspects of oneself
recalling buried painful experiences from childhood, especially conscious recognition of repressed feelings and emotions
accepting pain of broken relationships in family of origin, to let go and to move forward with emotional life
tendency to still see oneself in persona of small, vulnerable child; low self-esteem stemming from one's identity as a child
accepting the pain of childhood, especially when it may have stunted heart and will forces; moving beyond victim role to fully engaged adult role
healing mixed messages about sexual identity received from one's parents in childhood; to fully reclaim one's sexual identity
getting attention by overinflating emotional experience; also the unconscious acting out or dramatization of childhood trauma in adult life
compulsion to serve parents, family members or parent-like figures; dominance of the inner child by one's own adult self; neglect of inner emotional needs, lack of self-nurturing
learning to trust one's own inner knowing which was invalidated by parents in childhood
fear of losing control, especially if deep, traumatic feelings are experienced; the ability to "let go and let God;" fear that childlike spontaneity will lead to loss of control
behaving in childish way to get attention; neediness, inability to cope emotionally
feeling of awkwardness or ungainliness in the physical body, abuse or neglect during childhood which disconnects body from its innate sense of grace and beauty
re-patterning the core Self, rebuilding self-esteem and dignity despite profound or severe abuse or exploitation
for the "hero" who had to take responsibility to rescue the family as a child; overwhelm due to premature assuming of adult responsibilities
to accept that one may have been rejected or unwanted in utero or when born, unconscious absorption and identification of mother's or father's negativity; deep feelings of rejection and abandonment
attachment to childlike identity as a way of pleasing elders; unconscious compulsion to repeat childhood; getting stuck in inner child therapeutic work
emotional catharsis, integration of deep-seated emotions held in the body which may have never been fully experienced
contacting and releasing painful childhood memories, often repressed; emotional acceptance and integration of childhood experiences
to individuate from family constellation, establishing one's identity apart from family structure
crippling of the heart's capacity to love unconditionally due to childhood experiences of emotional abuse, conditional love or sibling rivalry
contacting creative soul forces, especially artistic impulses which may have been suppressed in childhood
low self-esteem; expectation of failure which results in self-censoring; suppression of childlike spontaneity
healing core relationship with one's mother, finding spiritual archetype of mother and mothering despite personal trauma or affliction
unconscious desire to merge with parents, inability to cope with individualized identity, compulsion to obliterate consciousness and repress ego function; over-dependence on mother or family support
overcoming childhood conditioning which expects the worst from others; mistrust and suspicion; fear of strangers, ethnic or racial prejudice learned as a child
blaming oneself for family dysfunction; feeling guilt out of proportion to real circumstances
profound shame within the soul; inability of soul to express true feelings and emotions, usually due to emotional, physical or sexual abuse in childhood
feeling psychically sensitive and overly absorbent, learned to cope as child by becoming a container for emotional refuse of family members
ugly duckling or black sheep in family system, internalized feeling that one is different and unattractive
overemphasis on "fearing God" in childhood religious upbringing, which has stifled childlike sense of wonder, reverence and trust
reacts rather than acts in family crisis, prone to emotional hysteria and group panic, unable to think or act for oneself
for those who learned to disembody when physically or emotionally abused; difficulty for soul to incarnate fully or warmly inhabit body
need to contact and acknowledge feelings of anger and upset about childhood experiences; tendency to apologize for or repress powerful feelings about childhood
to take responsibility for own healing, moving beyond victim role, believing that healing and recovery are possible
traumatic or extremely disturbed birthing situation; when one's soul has never fully incarnated or accepted its humanity
healing relationship to masculine principle, especially when relationship to father has been disturbed; low self-esteem
releasing blame and bitterness for childhood pain; ability to forgive parents, other family members or teachers
unclaimed grief, especially when deep sadness or trauma from childhood is stored in the heart
reclaiming authentic inner child, laughter, playfulness, and light-heartedness
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