I get so aggrivated feeling like a child....I am 41 years old and it makes me crazy when so much of the time I feel like a kid. Why does this happen? I do not want to feel like a kid.
Hi, You have the honour of this being my first post to the newsgroup For what it's worth, I read a book called Healing the Shame That Binds You, and then HomeComing, both by John Bradshaw, and then any other book I could find by the same person. By far, it was the most useful and life changing book that I have ever read in my entire life. Whilst counselling etc has in the past been very useful and brought me a long way, I really think that book even exceeded what I got out of the counselling (although I did need counselling). My inner child has been mostly fine thanks to Mr Bradshaw - now it's 'Big Steve' who needs a lot of looking after and helping, but I'm working on that. But I'd also say that I think everyone feels like a child at some stage.
Apologies if I've missed earlier threads. I'm getting used to the website and finding where things are.
Tell me to shut up if you think I'm lecturing. It's just that having done the exercises in the book (he cautions you against doing some of them in certain cases, or only with your therapist if you're an untreated victim of certain kinds of abuse etc), my life has changed so much that I can't help but sing his praises!
Welcome nice of you to join us. I have to agree I read the same books and found them very usefull. He does help alot.
Cris I know what you mean happens to me, when you are trying to keep everything together and all of a sudden all hell breaks loose. A total lose of control thats how i feel some times, it is hard trying to let every one have there say and time. I think sometimes I would just like to have some me time
There are times when feeling like a child is down to the fact that a lot of your childhood was taken away... One solution is to let yourself have a 'kid' day, Allow yourself that time to 'catch up'.
For what it's worth, I read a book called Healing the Shame That Binds You, and then HomeComing, both by John Bradshaw, and then any other book I could find by the same person. By far, it was the most useful and life changing book that I have ever read in my entire life. Whilst counselling etc has in the past been very useful and brought me a long way, I really think that book even exceeded what I got out of the counselling (although I did need counselling). My inner child has been mostly fine thanks to Mr Bradshaw - now it's 'Big Steve' who needs a lot of looking after and helping, but I'm working on that. But I'd also say that I think everyone feels like a child at some stage. 
