Archive for October, 2009
Next Entries »Childhood Trauma Reactivates Karmic Scripts
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009The events of childhood seem to reinforce key karmic scripts and lock them into place. Sometimes there is a key moment in childhood when an incident happens that anchors old karmic themes into a life script. Rick had intractable headaches and a rebellious attitude toward authorities that got him into all kinds of trouble. First […]
Emotional Impoverishment Rooted in Early Infancy
Friday, October 9th, 2009Matthew recalled the frustration of nursing at his mother’s dry breast a few months after birth. Later in life, Matthew found himself depressed and stuck in an unnourishing relationship, unconsciously repeating his fruitless struggle to get enough. He kept having thoughts of powerlessness and deprivation (”I can’t do this” and “There’s never enough for me”) […]
A Lifelong Pattern Arising from an Infant Memory
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009Judy recalled the experience of severe respiratory distress with a collapsed lung at age six months. In her session, she found herself speaking the words of a frightened nurse taking care of her, “She’ll die if she doesn’t hold still and stop crying.” Judy’s lifelong pattern of constricted breathing, withholding feelings and restricting her body […]
Memory and Sensitivity in Infancy
Monday, October 5th, 2009Infant memories are subtle and full of nuance. In addition to exquisite physical perception, infants seem to be capable of surprisingly detailed recall of words spoken in their presence as well as high sensitivity to the unspoken attitudes of caretakers. The experience of infancy can include all the joys of being held, fed and loved. […]
Suicidal Self Rejection from Feeling Unwanted at Birth
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Clea, a young woman who was the second-born of twins, recalled her father’s disappointment because she wasn’t a boy like the first twin. Clea had also taken on her mother’s anxiety about displeasing her father. Clea’s adult feelings of worthlessness and self-rejection associated with being female as well as her compulsive need to please men […]
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