1. Narcissism = a praise addiction.
“If you admire me, I’m safe.”
Control over your opinion.
2. Abusiveness = a power/control addiction.
“If I control you, I’m safe.”
Control over your behavior.
3. People-pleasing = an acceptance addiction.
“If you approve of me, I’m safe.”
Control over my own voice (by restraining it).
And here’s the truth:
We’re not one-dimensional. A person can carry all three parts — because inside us live many different strategies that once tried to keep us safe.
Healing begins when we see the pattern for what it is:
not “who we are,” but “what we learned.”
Explore the NextSelf Blog. Start with this post explaining the world of souls. And my Youtube. Content is published to this facebook first and a few days later, to the blog.
The blog lists all the difference patterns to study, understanding patterns is how one can develop 'Daas' [felt knowing].
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