Healing your inner child? Does this sound weird to you? I know this could sound a little strange. But think about it when you were little did you not sometimes pretend you were like from outer space? You played games with other children your age. Did you ever pretend you were somebody else? Superman, wonder woman, part of the flintstones.
Of course, you did, it’s something like remembering your childhood. Or can you remember? We could take you back to a time when as a child, been happy. I remember being happy, playing with my dog. I remember loving that dog.
Sometimes, he wanted to play most of the time. I enjoyed playing with him. He would lay in the dirt and I would rub the dirt on his belly. I know he loved that, even though he did not say it in human language, but his tail would wag a lot and he would have a big smile on his face.
So, taking me back to those happy times, makes me happy. The inner child also holds the joy, innocence, and confidence, we once had remembers that time, remember when you wanted to climb that fun looking tree, and everyone thought you were going to fall, and you didn’t because you just felt like you were not going to fall. That was confidence. and a good day.
Working with some of our inner child trauma is to try to bring up some of the things that traumatized us when we were small. Sometimes, it is best to discuss these memories, with a professional. Some of the memories could be too much for you to remember on your own.
Try talking to someone you trust. Especially if you just need to talk about what you are learning about your past. Or with someone, who was with you at that time, like a brother or sister, especially if they were not the tormentors.
Speak to your inner child
Seeking a therapist or Mental Health professional is always the best thing to do. Pick someone who has worked with people’s inner children and had good results.
It’s quite interesting when you try to get your inner child to converse with you. Your inner child might not trust you, so, talk to this child with respect and if this child can trust you, this child will talk to you.
Meditation is good for getting in touch with your inner child. Have patience, you will catch yourself remembering things you did as a kid. You could learn many things. Tell your inner child, not to worry about something you know now as an adult, turned out well. Sometimes, your inner child will appear without you really realizing it.
Write a letter to your inner child
Write down questions you may have or have the need to ask, write down how your Inner child felt as a child when certain trauma was happening. Write a letter to your inner child and explain to the child how you survived. Have the inner child write you a letter having an inner child go back to and cover each stage in your life.
How did the inner child feel at age one, or when the child started to walk and explore the world around him. Was he still confident? I suggest that when your inner child starts writing you, use your left hand.
In this way, you can physically see different handwriting. In its writings, you will actually feel your inner child’s words differently. You just might feel silly doing this, but you will soon see how healing this is.
Please do not forget to talk to somebody, about this experience with someone you trust. Validate with a trusted friend, therapist, or mental health professional. For a breakthrough, you will need to bounce what happened off someone who can validate you.
You must understand that those repeated words in your mind that keep repeating the same negatives. You must remember that those negative repeating words were placed there by those who cause your trauma as a child. Parents, teachers, bullies, or whoever it must have been.
Give yourself positive and loving confirmations;
- Every day in every way, I am healing.
- I will allow myself to be happy today.
- I am healing every day.
- Inner child, I am grateful you are in my life.
- Sometimes, if I’m feeling sad, just thinking of you makes me feel better.
- I am proud of the person I am/have become.
- We have survived.
- Inner child, we are a team you and me.
- I love your laugh and your smile. (let’s see that again)
- Nothing will stop me from loving you. (to inner child)
- You are an important part of me.
You will be surprised by the outcome, the healing, of taking care of your inner child. Please allow your inner child to come out and play. To get to know who you really are now. Whom is part of you. It sounds silly, but it works, we all need this kind of healing in our lives. Healing our present with healing our past.
GOD bless and many healings to you.