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Episode 9: Understanding The Invented Self - Part One

Survival Roles: Family Hero, Rebel, Lost Child, and Mascot

Codependency and addictions are the natural outcomes of the childhood abandonment issues covered in the Iceberg, Part I.

Symptoms include:

  • Developing and external focus

  • Use of survival skills vs coping skills

  • Wearing a mask or cover-up

  • Negative core beliefs about self, others, or life in general

  • Psychological drivers that cause us to focus on pleasing others, making everything a struggle, being strong, being perfect, and/or doing everything in a hurry.

For those who need to do things in a hurry, we recommend that you start with the presentation above. It is the first in a three-part series.

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