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It can look a lot of different ways, but it’s super common.I've never heard much about those of us who have only experienced adult trauma regressing in the way you're describing.
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It can look a lot of different ways, but it’s super common.I've never heard much about those of us who have only experienced adult trauma regressing in the way you're describing.
This jumped out at me because I associate it with narcissistic behavior, never thought about it as associated with regression. And that brought it into connection with the transference that people with developmental trauma often develop with their T’s—and they want to love bomb their T. Hadn’t thought of it as regression, but that makes a lot of sense.love bombing,
I realized that all of these are indicators of narcissistic behavior. And of course regressive behavior would appear more narcissistic since children are narcissistic. And of course narcissistic behavior is immature, childish, regressive. It is well-known that narcissists behave that way due to developmental trauma, so their emotional development is arrested.with temper tantrums, love bombing, object impermanence, instant gratification / separation anxiety, childish delight
Ummm.... whose opinion?JMHO though.
Interesting theoretical discussion of NPD DID type ... here's some concrete material I noticed last week (im in IFS AND doing a deep dive on narcissism)...This jumped out at me because I associate it with narcissistic behavior, never thought about it as associated with regression. And that brought it into connection with the transference that people with developmental trauma often develop with their T’s—and they want to love bomb their T. Hadn’t thought of it as regression, but that makes a lot of sense.
And then as I read all of these symptoms
I realized that all of these are indicators of narcissistic behavior. And of course regressive behavior would appear more narcissistic since children are narcissistic. And of course narcissistic behavior is immature, childish, regressive. It is well-known that narcissists behave that way due to developmental trauma, so their emotional development is arrested.
And narcissists have a big split in how they view themselves. But it may not be perceptible to them. My own split wasn’t apparent until after submitting to recovery. And whether or not it IS a split or rather a healing mechanism to overcome old thought habits. And so it is necessary to experience a sort of cleaving. Before and after are somehow relevant to my split mind.
Am starting to suspect that having two minds or two brains is normal and healthy. Because everyone is born in a framework with many opportunities for trauma and everyone has the potential to recognize their self as separate from those frameworks. So there must be a dichotomy. Before-after. Scared-confident. Young-wise. Before recovery-after recovery.
Integration is a direction, but I think there will always be a minimum of two minds, not one. The child has one mind. The adult has two because they carry the mind of the child with them.
Not sure.What do you make of all that?
Ummm.... whose opinion?
I don't want to interfere in the discussion as I don't believe in parts (or IFS) for just me, so please disregard if not helpful.Thats just off the top of my head so I'm pretty sure its an active dynamic... but of course I'm watching all this from on high and choosing different responses.
What do you make of all that?
Your awesome post requires More attention then I can afford at the momentDoes that make sense..?
This is helpful to consider.it's not like there's an angry part. The parts are all complete individuals just as you describe yourself. Rather than embodying anger, you could say one is characterized by anger.
OMG no it's just plain old me lol. (I must confess Idk what that means either, if it didn't say 'Buddhist' I'd think it was a disease lol. (Just kidding ) ).3. The way I hear you thinking reminds me of Theravada Buddhist descriptions of mental factors and experience.