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Some researchers and clinicians who accept the reality of normal personality subselves propose that they can include an Inner Child who is developmentally an unborn fetus and/ or a newborn infant. When activated, this subself may influence the host person via primitive emotions like un-defined discomfort (emotional / physical needs) and/or contentment. Un-like other subselves the Fetus / Infant can't cause coherent thoughts and/or images for the host person - just primal emotional and/or physical feelings that the host adult or child can't consciously identify or associate. When this primal subself is significantly uncomfortable, one or more Guardian subselves may activate as they do with other vulnerable, reactive inner children. Because this subself can't communicate directly, it's hard to identify and interact with. A useful strategy can be to ask other articulate subselves if they're aware of the Fetus / Infant - and if so, which Guardians are protecting her or him. Then the Nurturer and/or other caregiving sub-selves can seek natural ways to soothe and comfort the Fetus / Infant when s/he feels "bad." Project 1 in this nonprofit Web site provides a framework for identifying and harmonizing your personality subselves over time. detail / slides / Project-1 guidebook & links / skeptical? / Q&A / close |
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