Managing Anger by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0000000000000
Published: 2021-11-05T12:42:44+00:00

EXERCISE: UNCOVERING CHILDHOOD WOUNDS

The following questions are about symptoms which are associated with the kind of childhood wounds which tend to fester with unacknowledged or unexpressed anger. See how many you find you are answering with a tick mark for ‘yes’.

Do you find it hard to trust other people?

Do you have a tendency to neglect or abuse your body?

Are you very frightened of loneliness and does fear or rejection or being abandoned hold you back in any way?

Are you often concerned about what people think of you?

Do you spend large amounts of time criticizing yourself and putting yourself down?

Are you frightened of taking risks and making mistakes, and always feeling compelled to go the safe option and get things exactly right?

Are you always looking for someone to tell you what to do, especially in difficult situations?

Do you find authority figures difficult to relate to?

Do you find yourself often taking the role of rebel?

Do you always want to keep the peace?

Do you sometimes ‘blow your top’ unexpectedly and then feel guilty afterwards?

When anything goes wrong, do you automatically think ‘What have I done wrong?’

Do you often feel that the world is against you, that however hard you try you are unlikely to succeed?

Do you often get sad for no apparent reason?

Do you find it often hard to make up your mind and know what you want?

Is it difficult for you to ‘let your hair down’ and have fun?

Do you find success hard to cope with and tend to play down your achievements?

Do you find yourself continually attracted to people who let you down?

Do you feel that there are very few people who know the ‘real you’?

Do you feel drawn to sexual practices which you or your partners feel uncomfortable about?

Do you cry when you are angry?

Do you get angry when in fact you are frightened?

Do you feel that you have never found your ‘niche’ or ‘quest’ in life and that you probably never will?

Do you alter your behaviour or plans to gain the approval of your parents?

Do you often wonder if you ever have any real friends and secretly think that no one could ever really understand or help you?

Do you often find yourself experiencing intense emotions after being with your parents?

Do you feel that you are responsible for your parents’ sadness or happiness?

Do you still feel like a child in the presence of your parents?

Do you still often wish your parents would change?

Do you find yourself often in relationships with people whom you would like to see changed?

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