Project 1 of 12 - assess for psychological wounds and reduce them

PROJECT-1  LINK INDEX

Articles, Worksheets, Inspirations,
Selected Research Summaries,
and Key Applications

By Peter K. Gerlach, MSW

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 Family Project 1 Each co-parent assess for false-self dominance and related wounds, and start to recover as appropriate. As you do, proactively guard your descendents from the toxic effects of the pervasive [wounds + ignorance] cycle. True (vs. pseudo) wound-recovery can be facilitated by doing some version of "inner-family therapy" (see below, and this.)

Why? Because...

typical adults in troubled biofamilies, divorcing-families, and stepfamilies seem to have significant psychological wounds from surviving low-nurturance childhoods, and...

they protectively ignore, discount, or deny that to themselves and others; and...

Until they hit true bottom and admit and intentionally reduce (a) any active addictions and (b) the underlying false-self wounds ("recover"), wounded adults risk...

  • (a) avoiding genuine bonding, commitment, and intimacy, and/or (b) unconsciously picking each other as mates, friends, and associates despite stressful outcomes -  including psychological or legal divorce/s; and...

  • achieving far less with their lives than they're capable of; and...

  • unintentionally recreating a low-nurturance family and passing false-self wounds on to their vulnerable descendents like their unaware ancestors did, and...

  • enduring stressful, low-nurturance relationships; work, financial, legal, and social  problems; significant illness, and premature death.

        Unseen false-self wounds are probably the most impactful and least known of four or five that cause millions of psychological or legal divorces.

Option: review these slide presentations to learn about personality subselves and the [wounds + ignorance] cycle that may be harming your family and descendents. Then alert others to these ideas via these suggestions and/or this free 8-module course. If you have trouble viewing the slides, see this.

online order form for hardcover and papeback editions. Note: the Project-1 guidebook that integrates all these Web pages and worksheets may be ordered online from Xlibris.com or other booksellers. as a paperback or hardcover.

       The book provides (a) what and who your inner family of subselves is, (b) an overview of how to empower your true Self to harmonize your talented subselves, and (c) wound-recovery resources. This book is the first of a series that integrate the key articles and resources in this non-profit educational Web site.

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        This index groups Project-1 resources into these sections:

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BASICS

Article # and topic

1-1)  Project 1 overview

1-2)  Unsolicited testimony about the impact of Project 1 on a typical co-parent  (2 pages)

1-3)  Premises about  high-nurturance families; Read this before using assessment worksheet (1-21)

1-4)  Summary of, and perspective on, Dr. Erik Erikson's 8 stages of human development

1-5)  Perspective on "wholistic health" (usually spelled 'holistic')

1-6)    What's a "Grown Wounded Child" (GWC)?
 

1-7)    What it means to be ruled by a false self - 6 implications and options

1-8)   A multi-subself definition of normal human personalities, and three major implications

1-9)   A brief history of our evolving inner family (personality)

1-10)   Four kinds of inner-family members (personality "parts")

1-11)  A summary comparison of a true Self and a false self  - may be used as a worksheet to supplement this and this.

1-12)  Frequently asked questions about personality-subselves (3 pages)
 

1-13)  An open letter to people skeptical about personality subselves (3 pages)

1-14)    How false-self wounds pass down the generations - popup and slide presentation

1-15)  Excerpt from "Shadow Dancing in the USA", by Michael Ventura

1-16)    Exercise: meet and talk with one or more of your subselves


 FALSE-SELF WOUND ASSESSMENT and RECOVERY

Review - Brief answers to questions co-parents should ask about false-self wounds and recovery

1-17)    An overview of recovery from false-self wounds, (2 pages) 

1-18)  Typical recovery goals, signs of progress, and available help - (3 pages)

1-19)   Summary: how to assess for false-self dominance and wounds
 

Wound-assessment Checklists

1-20)  Typical false-self behavioral traits. See also this comparison

1-21)   Traits of High-nurturance families, (2 pages)

1-22)   Seek GWC clues in your family tree, (2 pages)

1-23)   Behaviors and attitudes of high-nurturance group members;

1-24)  Traits of high-nurturance organizations

1-25)  Admit and reduce false-self dominance - perspective, symptoms, and recovery goals

1-26)  Admit and reduce excessive shame - perspective, symptoms, and recovery goals, (2 pages)

1-27)  Admit and reduce excessive guilts and avoid new unwarranted guilts (3 pages)

Review: Perspective on, and options for, forgiving yourself and your ex mate -or anyone

1-28)  Admit and reduce  excessive fears - perspective, symptoms, and recovery goals

Review this outline of using inner-family therapy to reduce excessive fears

1-29)  Admit and reduce significant trust imbalances - perspective, symptoms, and recovery goals (2 pages)

1-30)  Admit and reduce significant reality distortions - perspective, symptoms, and recovery goals

1-31)  Admit and reduce bonding disorders - perspective, symptoms, and recovery goals

1-32)  Traits of co-dependence (relationship addiction) -  2 pages; Also see these common symptoms of any true addiction.

1-33)  Perspective on healthy and toxic spiritual and religious beliefs, behaviors, and organizations

1-34)  "Scoring" - How to interpret your wound-assessment results


Parts Work (inner-family therapy)

Review: NY Times reprint by Dr. Richard A. Friedman - "Like Drugs, Talk Therapy Can Change Brain Chemistry"

1-35)  Introduction to inner-family therapy ("Parts work")

1-36)  Goals and overview of four phases

1-37)  Preparation steps (2 pages)

1-38)  Basic  techniques - introduction

1-39)  Communicating with personality parts (subselves)

1-40)  "Re-doing" traumas  and rescuing subselves

1-41)  Managing inner-family conflicts

1-42)  Inner councils; what to expect;  measuring progress

Wound-recovery Inspirations and Resources

1-43)  The 12 Steps for full (inner-wound) recovery

1-44)  Part 1 - Serenity and Gestalt Prayers, and others

1-45)  Part 2 - Various inspirations;

1-46)  Part 3 - On Risk, and others;

1-47)  Part 4 - Big Rocks / Friendship; ...

1-48)  Part 5 - Dalai Lama's Millennium Prayer, and other inspirations

1-49)  Part 6 - Symptoms of Inner Peace; ...

1-50)  Part 7 - The Invitation; ...

1-51)  Part 8  - Clearer Vision; ...

1-52)  Part 9 - Rules for Being Human, ...

Review: selected books on Adult Children, recovery, and personality subselves

  APPLICATIONS

  Premise: Most relationship and other social problems are shaped or caused by adult unawareness and/or denial of false-self wounds, and ineffective thinking and communication. For illustrations of these problems and solution options (in a stepfamily context), see this menu. Most of these application articles can be adapted to any family

1-53)  An overview of addiction recovery and personality subselves  (3 pages)

Review - an introduction to, and symptoms of, codependence (relationship addiction) - 2 pages

1-54)  Perspective on "hitting bottom" (relative to addiction and wound recoveries)

1-55)  Options for personal addiction recovery

1-56 - 59)  Options for adapting to an addicted mate / ex mate / relative, or / a child

1-60)  Options for adapting to a mate controlled by a false self  (2 pages)

1-61)  Options for adapting to an ex-mate ruled by a false self  (3 pages)

1-62)  Options for adapting to a (step)child ruled by a false self  (2 pages)

1-63)  Options for adapting to a key relative ruled by a false self

1-64)  Options for adapting to wounded co-workers

1-65)  Perspective on personal and family anger policies.

Status Check

  • From one (I'm skeptical and/or uninterested in studying these Project-1 resources now) to ten (I'm very motivated to study these resources now), I'd rate myself as a ___.

  • My true Self is making this rating, or if not, I know who is. (True  /  False /  I'm not sure or don't care)

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