“It’s common to reject or punish yourself when you’ve been rejected by others. When you experience disappointment from the way your family or others treat you, that’s the time to take special care of yourself. What are you doing to nurture yourself? What are you doing to protect yourself? Find a healthy way to express your pain.” PainDisappointmentPunishmentRejectionSelf CareNurturingPunishing Author:Christina Enevoldsen
“I believed I was too sensitive and weak. To “prove” I wasn’t a victim anymore, I moved closer to painful experiences rather than away from them. Remaining in harm’s way and exposing myself to more pain kept me in the victim role rather than moving me out of it.” PainSufferingHealingWeakVictimHarmSensitiveVictimizationBelief SystemVictim Role Author:Christina Enevoldsen