497: Our Projected Personas
A couple blogs ago I shared this point I realized about myself in relation to a family member. Today while writing and speaking out some self-forgiveness on my experiences in relation to them, I realized an interesting thing. What I was accepting and allowing of myself was this diminished weakling where I was in a constant state of fear, cautious, and even anticipation of this person unleashing some emotional reaction... so like an experience of anxiety of wanting to be careful so to no 'wake the beast.' This experience I have has been created throughout my life, based on childhood memories with this person. I accepted and allowed myself to be within a point of fear, and intimidation by this family member, and the experience still persists now, even as a woman in my 30's. So while I was working on releasing myself from this point of inferiority/fear, I realized I was reacting and in fear of this family member's projected persona. They projected themselves as t...