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Posted by Guy on August 17, 2007, at 18:43:08
Deep down I have always been so insecure. A very sensitive child who grew up with alcoholics, drug abuse, suicides, confusion about my sexual identity, and total chaos. Now have an anxiety disorder from hell with lots of panic and phobias. No matter how much I try to reassure my inner child that everything is OK and that the world will support me, the fear continues. How do I reach inside and reassure that little child? I'm 53 now and the future looks grim. Keep listening to Queen's "Somebody to Love." So desperate and so poignant...so sad that the world lost such a tender soul.
Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on August 18, 2007, at 12:46:38
In reply to My Inner Child is Afraid, posted by Guy on August 17, 2007, at 18:43:08
Guy, are you in therapy now? have you been in therapy in the past?
Sometimes forming a healing relationship can help us overcome our sensitivities and vulnerabilities.
The world may or may not support you, but a therapist is paid and professionally trained to support you unconditionally. Isn't that a gift that you deserve after so many years of struggle?
Everything will be okay, but it's not a linear path. There will be times when your self gets destroyed and then rebuilt. When things are up, we forget that they were down and vice versa.
Things seem down right now, but I bet they haven't always been that way.
take care,
-Ll
Posted by Guy on August 18, 2007, at 13:32:16
In reply to My Inner Child is Afraid, posted by Guy on August 17, 2007, at 18:43:08
I guess what I'm trying to figure out is how to address the fear that is deep down, in the subconscious mind. Intellectually, I know that all my panic is ridiculous and self-destructive, and that I am fighting paper tigers of my own making. The tip of the iceberg knows this, but the huge part that is submerged isn't so easily convinced.
Posted by JoniS on August 18, 2007, at 13:40:09
In reply to How do you reprogram the subconscience?, posted by Guy on August 18, 2007, at 13:32:16
It's a constant struggle. I don't think there's a cure for most of the things we're dealing with, only professional help to equip ourselves as best we can to deal with it. Speaking for myself, I now believe my insecurity is something that will come and go, but therapy is helping me become stronger against it.
Posted by Poet on August 18, 2007, at 14:19:39
In reply to My Inner Child is Afraid, posted by Guy on August 17, 2007, at 18:43:08
Hi Guy,
I just talked about inner children in therapy this past week. What I should do is talk to my inner child and spend time with her so to speak.
I actually abandonded my inner children and left them in my therapist's office. Darn it if one didn't escape a few weeks ago and she's back within me.
Try to be nice to you inner child. Keep listening to Queen if it gives you both comfort. You are right that Freddy Mercury was a tender soul. And a fabulous singer.
Poet
Posted by B2chica on August 20, 2007, at 7:44:05
In reply to My Inner Child is Afraid, posted by Guy on August 17, 2007, at 18:43:08
hello Guy,
your inner child comes to you for a reason. sometimes it's to get now what he/she never got then. sometimes it's to give a voice to something he/she wasn't aloud so many years ago.
whatever your child's needs, it helps to have a therapist to help guide them and to keep you safe in the process.
-logically i know most of my anxiety/panic is non-substantiated, but that makes it no less real and interfering.
and maybe Guy, the reason your reassuring your child isn't working, is because your inner child know's everything is not ok.please find someone that can help you through this journey.
in the mean time, try to find something that your little one enjoys. drawing, coloring, maybe eating ice cream, or reading to him/her.
sometimes it' helps me to wrap up in a favorite blanket....and for some reason, Freddy is a soul that can't leave my mind. he was so incredible. did you know he trained in opera? that's why i believe his voice is so powerful.
"'peace" Freddy.and i hope you find what you need Guy.
caresb2c.
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