When dependency needs in childhood are denied, the child is made ashamed of his/her own needs repeatedly… The rage he/she feels towards the neglectful parents is used to repress the neediness about which now even he/she has grown intolerant. So the aggressive energies of the psyche are turned back upon the dependent aspects
Photo of a portion of a sculpture from : The African Art Center in Houston For more information contact : Sulyman Jarra I hesitated to put
Almost 3 decades I have been in this practice of being and ever becoming a psychotherapist. It is still miraculous to me the bravery it takes to be a vulnerable human being. Relationships between people are like dense forests. Or maybe it’s the people themselves who are the forest, trail after trail opening up
How do we hear each other when we are frightened of each other? Two people; adults who have chosen each other, have reached towards each other with delight, with audacity with humor with curiosity with desire with need Now feel threatened.
