Tag: trauma
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How Toxic Relationships Invade Your Mind: The Grasshopper Metaphor
Some time ago, I saw a video where a parasite affected a grasshopper’s perception to such an extent that the grasshopper jumped into water, where its body was abandoned by a worm. Really scary, isn’t it? But my first association was with specific clients or people I had met in my life. Because this scary…
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Trauma Isn’t the End — It’s the Beginning of the Return
For many years, I believed that what happened to me in childhood defined me. That the silence, the responsibility, the fear I carried were proof of something broken inside me. But slowly, through deep work, I came to understand something else: Trauma isn’t the end of the story. It’s the beginning of the return. As…
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Death by a thousand paper cuts
An article about emotional abuse with insights into the consequences of psycho-emotional trauma, awareness, and healing. Unlike physical or sexual violence and the acute psycho-emotional trauma that follows, emotional abuse is not immediately noticeable, whereas physical violence is. Emotional abuse is also the most difficult to identify in therapy, as it can be completely hidden…
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How can we stop leaving our hearts behind closed doors?
Reflections after therapy sessions with younger clients. A Jungian perspective on the impact of emotions expressed on social media and communication networks on the activation of complexes and trauma in the human psyche. A topic has emerged about microtraumas caused by group interactions, which are increasingly being discussed in therapy. One of these is the…
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The Victim Archetype and the Path to Inner Freedom
When the harm and suffering we experienced are already in the past, but psychological pain continues every day, it signals that deeper inner work is needed. In Jungian analytical psychology, archetypes are primordial patterns filled with powerful emotional energy, stronger than the ego, and deeply rooted in the collective unconscious. They have a profound influence…
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When a Mother’s Love Recedes After the Birth of a Younger Sibling
In today’s sessions, I realized there’s an aspect of the Mother archetype that I haven’t written about enough. The Death Mother archetype and the emotional exile of the eldest child is a theme I encounter quite often in my practice. When a new baby enters the family, the eldest child often feels emotionally rejected. The…
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A woman who has survived psycho-emotional trauma
There are women who appear calm and smiling on the outside, yet inside carry childhood pain – pain from a heart that has been broken too many times.They care for others, they are strong and helpful, but in their childhood or in their relationships, they were not heard, and their boundaries were not protected. Sadly,…
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The Impact of Relationship Conflicts on Intimacy and Male Sexual Well-being
There are days when my work brings both deep fulfillment and immense joy, especially when I witness destructive relationship dynamics shift into something positive—when partners rediscover each other and rebuild lost intimacy, including their sexual connection. The only regret, of course, is the years lost to conflict and pain before this change happened. Most often, these are complex cases, where long-term feelings…
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The Impact of Sibling Violence on Adult Life: A Systemic Family Therapy Perspective
Continuing the complex discussion on violence in childhood, there is one aspect that often goes unnoticed, despite its frequent appearance in therapy—the impact of childhood sibling violence on adult life. Many people have never consciously reflected on it, yet it significantly shapes their psychological well-being. Sibling Violence: The Overlooked Childhood Trauma One of the most significant but frequently ignored…
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How Childhood Trauma Affects Romantic Relationships
Gottman’s theory, which I consider a cornerstone of relationship psychology, sheds light on the profound impact of childhood trauma on adult romantic relationships. When partners experience difficulties in their relationship, it often means that childhood wounds and unresolved psychological complexes have been triggered. Recognizing and addressing the influence of past trauma on both individual well-being and relationships is crucial. 💡 Individuals with unresolved emotional trauma tend…
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