Who’s pulling your strings??

Until reading The Weight Less Mind (by Georgia Foster), I hadn’t even considered that my thoughts were being controlled by numerous personalities.  Like puppeteers, the different selves sit up all high and mighty, pushing their opinions into my thoughts through their chit chat.

Georgia Foster and other BodyBoffins such as Martha Beck, proclaim that acknowledging this inner dialogue is the most important step.  You must first understand the thoughts that are driving your feelings and behaviour and where these thoughts are coming from.  Only then is it possible to change your thought habits and therefore have the ability to change how you feel about your body so that you feel happier more of the time.

Through reading this book I’ve made a HUGE self discovery.  Not only am I being bullied by my Inner Critic, my thoughts and behaviour are also heavily influenced by my Inner Child.

Saying it now, it feels and sounds a wee bit silly.  But you know, I could completely relate to everything Georgia describes about the Inner Child. 

The Inner Child exists in all of us and is our link to our raw emotions, especially vulnerability.  It is our “child-like part that has never grown up” … “that loves to play, cry, be touched and loved.” (The Weight Less Mind by Georgia Foster)  Often we suppress our Inner Child as certain events may lead us to grow up too quickly or put on a mask to stifle the needs of the Inner Child in order to act more responsible.

Aspects of the Inner Child that I relate to…

• I find it hard to deal with anger and other emotions.
• I rebel like a naughty child.
• I still sleep with my teddies (yes, it’s a crowded bed!)
• I have a fear of intimacy
• I often feel isolated and lonely

Georgia explains that exploring your Inner Child can help you to gain a “much deeper and more powerful understanding of who you are and the why you’re thinking and feeling how you do.

I’m going to test run The Weight Less Mind tools to help reach and understand my Inner Child.  Stay tuned!!

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