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I was just reading an article about how our childhood authority figures can shape how we deal with authority as adults. I think this is extremely relevant to complex trauma.
The article is written by Joseph Burgo, Ph.D. on his blog After Psychotherapy.
http://www.afterpsychotherapy.com/the-hatred-of-authority/?more=all
An extreme unwillingness to submit to authority can result in lack of education, joblessness, and overall delinquency (total self-sabotage).
While my own rejection of authority is not as extreme as described above, I still have a very strong aversion towards it. Looking at my upbringing, it is pretty obvious why this would be!
Do you have an aversion towards authority? If so, how has it affected your adult life? Do you think that it is possible to 'recover' from a state of total rejection of all authority? Has this affected your willingness or ability to take a position of authority? And finally, how has your upbringing shaped the way you deal with authority?
The article is written by Joseph Burgo, Ph.D. on his blog After Psychotherapy.
http://www.afterpsychotherapy.com/the-hatred-of-authority/?more=all
Over the years, I’ve seen many clients who came from such families: rebellion saved their lives because they rejected the values and rules that regulated their childhoods and came into treatment, looking for a better way. With some of these people, they unfortunately developed such a hatred of established authority that they had a very difficult time accepting it in any of its guises, even when informed by experience and genuine concern.
An extreme unwillingness to submit to authority can result in lack of education, joblessness, and overall delinquency (total self-sabotage).
While my own rejection of authority is not as extreme as described above, I still have a very strong aversion towards it. Looking at my upbringing, it is pretty obvious why this would be!
Do you have an aversion towards authority? If so, how has it affected your adult life? Do you think that it is possible to 'recover' from a state of total rejection of all authority? Has this affected your willingness or ability to take a position of authority? And finally, how has your upbringing shaped the way you deal with authority?