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Have you ever thought "I just don't care (if I'll be hurt or sorry)", and done some-thing risky, wrong, or harmful? Such thoughts probably come from a powerful personality subself who may be called the Fatalist or Nihilist. Nihil is the Latin word for "nothing," as in "nothing really matters." This well-meaning Guardian subself aims to protect one or more Inner Kids from major disappointment or discomfort now. A classic example is an addict justifying an unhealthy, comforting drink or hi-calorie snack, and thinking "It doesn't matter - I'm going to die / lose my job / lose my marriage / get fat / get old... any-way." These faith-based beliefs (vs. deductions) are not subject to reasoning, pleading, or threats. This subself often works with the Addict, (self-medicator), Magician (who distorts reality), the Skeptic/Pessimist (who focuses on the negative), the Catas-trophizer (who warns of sure disasters), the Daredevil / Risk-taker (who pro-motes excitement), the Suicider, and the Shamed Child ("I'm worthless, unlov-able, flawed, and don't deserve health and happiness."). If they distrust the resident Regular subselves to protect the inner kids and/or the host person, these tireless subselves cause serious self-neglect and socially-harmful thoughts and behaviors. Project 1 in this nonprofit Web site aims to identify and harmonize personality subselves like these to increase personal satisfaction, wholistic health, and longevity, over time. detail / slides / Project-1 guidebook & links / skeptical? / Q&A / close |
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