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Sadness is a normal emotional response to key changes, losses, and unattainable goals thruout life. All personality subselves can feel sad at times. An Inner Child may carry your major sadness from various experien-ces - specially those in childhood. Affirming this Sad Child's feelings and encouraging her or him (and other subselves) to express sadness honestly and fully is a vital part of healthy grief. Because sadness (a) is uncomfortable for the host person and some supporters, and (b) may distract from daily activities, many people repress, ignore, or numb their Sad Child. This promotes blocked grief, which can contribute to many personal and relationship problems. Each of us grows an unspoken "policy" (shoulds, ought to's, have to's, cannots, and musts) about if, when, and how to allow our Sad Child to express - alone and in public. Our policies range between wholistically-healthy to toxic. Can you describe your "sadness policy" out loud now? Project 1 in this nonprofit Web site provides effective ways to meet, af-firm, nurture, and comfort your Sad Child/ren. Project 5 provides perspec-tive on, and requisites for, healthy grief - including ways to stop your other well-meaning subselves from muting, discounting, ignoring, or repressing your valuable Sad Child. detail / slides / Project-1 guidebook & links / skeptical? / Q&A / close |
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