Authenticity 1. The quality or condition of being authentic, trustworthy, or genuine. dictionary.search.yahoo.com Ooo boy was this ever a toughy for me. I first had to understand that my whole life was built on lies, half truths, and fear. My counselor held the mirror while I looked at my past. I didn’t remember any of…
Back to basics is a buzz word at school referring to the need to teach reading, writing and arithmetic. Getting back to basics in psychological terms is boundaries, authenticity, and self-regulation. Child abuse interferes with learning these basics. My boundaries were violated so often and so completely I didn’t even know what they were. Simply…
PTSD is brutal. Severe dissociation is an elaborate hiding game from yourself. The most difficult challenge is to choose authenticity in a world that wants you to “Don’t worry, be happy.” Feeling what you feel when others tell you to ‘fake it until you make it’ is a difficult challenge. Sometimes I prefer to be home…
