Posted by onceupon on March 25, 2009, at 9:38:37
In reply to Child neglect, posted by yellowbird01 on March 24, 2009, at 18:52:16
Hi yellowbird - I resonated strongly with what you wrote about minimizing. In some ways, it seems like minimizing keeps difficult experiences alive for me in ways that are more painful than bringing them up. I'm not sure if I can articulate this at the moment. I'm going to think about it and come back to it.
But I wanted to recommend "The Drama of the Gifted Child" by Alice Miller. Although she writes about abuse, I still think it's meaningful because she talks about ongoing effects of ignoring the past and/or not seeing it in its entirety.
I wish you peace on your journey. I know it's not easy.
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