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Originally Posted by Luce
Hey granite, I so admire your persisitence and determination in therapy. It is so hard for you but you keep on trying, and that is so courageous of you!
Have you ever heard about internal introjects? An internal introject is when a part of self takes on the persona of an abuser and often spends their time attacking the self. Sounds mean and horrible but the internal introject is really a *protector* - by attacking the self internally their purpose is actually to protect the host from attack from the *real* abuser.
I kind of wonder if something like this is happening for you. From bits and pieces you've shared it sounds like your mother would have attacked, criticised and bullied you into silence whenever you wanted to share something or do or say pretty much anything at all. And now, all these years later, you have internalised this so that you attack, criticize and bully your own self into submission and silence. Does this sound like it could be what's going on for you?
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my T doesnt use those words at all but has in the past talked to me about a part of me that she calls the protector and wishes that part of me would talke a break .because that part is very hard on me completely.im going to google that and see what is says