ABOUT THIS SERIES OF ARTICLES This is the first of a series of articles on the general topic of childhood sexual abuse. Our focus will be on adults who were sexually abused as children and who did not receive adequate parental or professional care afterwards. This...
These questions illustrate major points I’ve emphasized in various topics. Some of these major points were surprising when you first read them, so, if you’ve forgotten what the topics said, you may get surprised again when check your answers! Sometimes...
In old movies, if you wanted to show that someone was really crazy you’d show them talking to themselves. Even if they were only doing it mentally, it was supposed to be a sure sign of mental illness.What’s really bizarre about this is that the act of...
WHAT IS A ‘SCRIPT’? A script is a subconscious life plan made by a small child. Once this plan is made, it influences the whole course of that person’s life. I am going to be telling you about the usual way scripts work. But, since scripts are so...
DO PEOPLE REALLY CHANGE? Yes! Change is constant in all our lives. THREE AREAS OF CHANGE When we want to change we need to focus on three things: our values, our thinking, and our feelings. Change automatically occurs in all three areas every day, but some changes are...
