Going Deeper: How the Inner Child Impacts Your Sexual Addiction
The impact on a marriage is also devastating, but only the trained eye can spot the damage. On the surface, the adaptive individual looks normal, and everything is always fine. If the surface is scratched, however, it’s a whole different story. It is hard to trust this partner. You never know what is real about her. You don’t know if she is doing w
... See moreDaniel Beaver • Love Yourself: The First Step to a Successful Relationship
When you disregard your own feelings and thoughts, your inner world feels empty and you start obsessing over other people and external circumstances. You then try to get other people to fill the vacuum left behind by your own emotional self-neglect. This further disconnects you from your inner world, reinforcing the false belief that security and s
... See moreLindsay C. Gibson • Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence
In my own case it has taken me a lot of work to connect with my own true feelings—my anger, jealousy, loneliness or sadness. The good news is that I have been able to do it. Being disconnected from our feelings is the result of abandonment.
John Bradshaw • Healing the Shame That Binds You
A damaged man is incapable of love because he does not believe love will be freely given, only earned through works. He seeks false intimacy in lust and mistakes sex for acceptance.