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So I told her to do two things. First, to fake it till she made it. I reminded her that she was from a dysfunctional home and that normal behaviour felt awkward and stilted. But if she just kept doing it, with time it would feel more normal. Second, I told her that every time she felt angry she should remember that anger is a defence, not a feeling, and to analyze what feeling the anger was covering.
— Apr 21, 2023 11:57PM
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Although Madeline's mother was more benign than she'd been when younger (psychopaths tend to burn out), she hadn't really changed her stripes. Often psychopaths do not do well in later life, since they've failed to build long-term relationships, one of the major purposes of human existence.
— Apr 22, 2023 08:13PM
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The second revelation occurred when her unconscious released the idea, or the false belief, that her mother would love her only if she were totally perfect. Of course, that wasn't true. Her mother was incapable of loving her, and being perfect wouldn't alter that fact.
— Apr 22, 2023 02:44PM
The second revelation occurred when her unconscious released the idea, or the false belief, that her mother would love her only if she were totally perfect. Of course, that wasn't true. Her mother was incapable of loving her, and being perfect wouldn't alter that fact.
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Madeline had had several important revelations about her behaviour. One was the rule of human nature: You get what you give. That phrase galvanized her. She'd had no idea that she had the right to give her mother only what she received from her which was precious little.
— Apr 22, 2023 02:44PM
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When the wolf came knocking at his door, Peter, like the pig in the children’s story, would have been protected in his solid brick house.
Instead, for decades his mother had told him he was lazy, stupid, and unable to cope in life. There were no solid bricks in his foundation; he lived in a house of straw.
— Apr 22, 2023 12:45AM
When the wolf came knocking at his door, Peter, like the pig in the children’s story, would have been protected in his solid brick house.
Instead, for decades his mother had told him he was lazy, stupid, and unable to cope in life. There were no solid bricks in his foundation; he lived in a house of straw.
Madi
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If Peter’s mother had been a healthier woman, she would have told him he was sensitive, kind, intuitive, bright, and musically gifted. Praising those positive attributes would have helped Peter form a stronger foundation.
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— Apr 22, 2023 12:45AM
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Madi
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Patients who are rarely praised as children often distrust the positive things people say about them as adults. A child’s concept of self is formed in childhood and it takes a long time, with many affirmative examples, to turn that self-concept around.
— Apr 21, 2023 10:55PM
