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Theo Tigno•
12/28/2004 11:02 am
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2. EDD or Repression |
1. Abnormal Rapport with Others
- Babies experience contact with other humans as others direct themselves to the baby, which is significant to the baby's well being. This remains in childhood.
- The emotional life of adults has outgrown egocentricity, directing their feelings towards others.
- "True, adult love: to be happy with the well-being of another person, because one senses it to be his own."
- When things are not directed toward them, they feel "excluded, left out, outsiders."
- They feel that others must direct themselves to them, which is natural for a child. When this doesn't happen, they feel more alone and isolated from others.
- In a group, the tendancy is to withdraw because they feel like strangers. They feel robbed of emotional freedom because they never desired to establish contact this way.
2. Feelings of Uncertainty and Insecurity
- Two causes: (1) Non-affirmation in early childhood, (2) Their childish way of feeling makes them unsuited for adult life.
- Security happens when someone is affirmed in his/her innermost being.
- It is through senses that babies know that they are not alone and that others are decidated to their care. First, through touch, and then through other senses (a loving voice, a tender look). This continues when children grow older. Without this, a child remains dissatisfied and frustrated resulting in feelings of unrest, uncertainty and insecurity.
3. Feelings of Inferiority and Inadequacy
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