What do we mean by CULTURE SHOCK?
If you have moved to a new cultural context, very different from the one(s) you are used to live in, and you feel stressed, isolated, frustrated, angry and confused, you may be experiencing culture shock.
Background Feeling
What is that vague and unpleasant sensation that I have been carrying with me for long time? I have a clear sense of it, but do I find it so difficult to describe it? If you are raising these questions to yourself, then you may be trying to get in contact with your Background Feeling.
WILL I EVER BE GOOD ENOUGH?
Why am I never satisfied with my achievements? Why do I keep wondering whether I am good enough or will I ever be good enough? If these questions sound familiar to you, you may be the child of a narcissist parent.
What is GASLIGHTING?
Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse. People who use Gaslighting manipulate you to a point that you increasingly doubt yourself, your judgment, your memory, and even your sanity.
PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR
Have you ever wondered why when you are with certain individuals, you often feel angry, frustrated and, despite having tried hard, it’s very difficult to build and maintain a healthy relationship with them? If so, then you may have been dealing with people who exhibit passive aggressive behaviour.
In relation with the “Inner Critic”
Sometimes we can be more unfriendly with ourselves than with others. This happens when we hear and believe to a part of us, a sort of authoritarian voice, that seems to punish rather than award us. That is the “inner critic”. So, how can we deal with it?