Do You Suffer From Inner Child Wounds Caused By Traumatic Experiences? Understand What The 4 Wound Types Are
The experiences we have during childhood and the way our parents raised us have lasting impacts on our lives, even affecting how we function as adults.
Our childhood years are our most formative years. Parents often think that kids are too young to remember certain interactions or situations.
They themselves usually don’t remember the times they might have hurled insults at us or ridiculed our interests.
To them, it was just a regular Tuesday evening.
But for us, it turned into a core memory, the hurtful words becoming imprinted on our minds for years to come.
And no matter how much time has passed and how old we grow, those deep wounds from the past and echoes of our younger selves continue to live on.
That part of yourself that reminds you of you as a kid is your inner child. Your inner child is the hopeful, creative, curious aspect of your personality that gets crushed by life and childhood wounds.
Inner child wounds are caused by traumatic experiences from being in an environment where you felt unsafe.
There are four kinds of inner child wounds.
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- Abandonment wound: has a fear of being left out or alone
- Guilt wound: dislike setting boundaries or asking for help
- Trust wound: is insecure and afraid of getting hurt
- Neglect wound: has low self-esteem and finds it hard to say no
Here are some common telltale behaviors of people dealing with inner child wounds. They might constantly criticize themselves, avoid any type of conflict, have difficulty letting go of the past, and inconvenience themselves for the sake of pleasing others.
Furthermore, they might become irrationally irritable to situations, overvalue independence, and engage in unhealthy coping methods, such as consuming too much alcohol or food and spending money they don’t have on massive shopping sprees.
There are ways you can heal your inner child. For example, you can write in a journal. Journaling provides a safe outlet for you to embrace your feelings and process the past.
From there, you will be able to work on letting bad memories go. Connecting with a mental health professional would also be beneficial for your healing.
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