Part 4/6:
- The assumption that nothing is truly wrong with the mother, but rather, the fault lies with them.
The Challenging Path to Self-Awareness
A significant barrier in healing is the difficulty in achieving true self-awareness. Admitting that the parent is the source of dysfunction requires a level of honesty that many find daunting. The child, internalized with the belief of their own wrongness, struggles to accept that they are not fundamentally flawed.
Key points:
Recognizing the mother's dysfunction often feels life-threatening in childhood.
The fear stems from the child's perception that claiming mother is faulty might lead to abandonment or neglect.
As adults, many carry the remnants of this childhood belief, which continues to influence their self-view.