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Acid doubles back to dig out trauma

Yet again I was amazed at the drug’s flexibility. All last summer I had been going deeper and deeper into boundary- and ego-loss states, and when finally I panicked at the depth to which surrender was being demanded, the acid had doubled back on itself to concentrate exclusively on digging out a trauma that appears to have been at the root of much of my difficulty in trusting, letting go, and surrendering to experience. This, so it seemed, had to be unearthed before the deconditioning process could proceed any further.

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#psychedelics #unconscious #childhood #psychotherapy

Ascoltare il bambino che abbiamo nell'anima

Se ascolteremo il bambino che abbiamo nell'anima, i nostri occhi torneranno a brillare. Se non perderemo il contatto con questo bimbo, non smarriremo il…

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Dissociation as a coping mechanism

According to Smith, and many other DID experts, the vast majority of cases begin with severe childhood abuse. Dissociation is essentially a coping mechanism…

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Non perdere il cuore di fanciullo

L'uomo grande è colui che non perde il suo cuore di fanciullo. (Mencio)

La Formica Zen (italian Edition) ( ) #childhood #heart #virtue

Parents' own childhoods influence childrens development

In this way we come full circle. The emotional disturbances in parents which hinder the natural development of dependence and independence in their children…

The Growth Of Independence In The Young Child #children #parents #childhood

Psychic determinism

Psychic determinism basically says your parents did it to you. Your upbringing, your childhood experience essentially laid out your personal tendencies and…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #determinism #parents #childhood

The ego as an onion with no kernel

You will feel like an onion: skin after skin, subterfuge after subterfuge, is pulled off to find no kernel at the center. Which is the whole point: to find…

The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are #ego #childhood #feelings #personality