The love for a cat is something else. I feel sorry for those who don’t know this.#catlover#catherapy#pascal#loyalty

Those with narcissistic parents obsessively seek external validation. They are often drawn to dysfunctional relationships and unknowingly fulfill their own prophecies. They are frequently abandoned, finding comfort in the misery they are familiar with. #narcissisticlegacy

It’s often those things that we resist the most, that seem intolerable in the moment, that can lead us to the most profound growth if we have the courage to confront them.#growth

The parts of our personality that we or society deem unacceptable are often hidden in the unconscious, only to resurface later—whether in midlife or through dreams and projections.
When we react strongly and negatively toward certain people, those reactions may actually be projections of these rejected parts of ourselves. ⤴️⤴️

Most valuable things are often the most rejected.
#rejection

We have to be able to reject things and both in ourselves and in our environment and also be willing to be able to withstand being rejected because not everyone's going to like us.#rejection

What do we mean when we say that someone is “essentially a good person”? #liestomyself

When emotions are not touched and their needs are unmet, what is consumed is not food but the emotions themselves. # relationship#disorderedeating

Individuals who have experienced neglect during childhood often engage in chaotic relationships as adults.
Each relationship appears to them as a safe harbor.
The people they idealize may even become their abusers.
The individual may not realize they are being abused because, to them, it feels like family. #polivagal#peterlevine

This approach is important for the person to observe their own mental processes and achieve a deeper understanding.#vipassana