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- Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Waiting For His Fathers Support? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man is focused on his mother’s life and is ignoring his own, it will be clear, at least to some people, that something is not right. Of course, he is not here to be an extension of his mother; he is here to express himself and live a fulfilling life. This is not to say that he can’t be ...
Views: 218 - Needs: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Lose Touch With Their Needs? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat can be normal is for someone to ignore a number of their needs and to focus on others. But, if this is just what is normal, it might not be something that they are consciously aware of. Consequently, they will be neglecting themselves but this is not going to be something that will stand ...
Views: 218 - Child Abuse: Can Someone Blame Themselves If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperBased on how someone experiences life, it can be as though they have done something that is extremely bad. The reason for this is that they could have the tendency to feel bad about themselves. When they do feel good, then, this will be the exception as opposed to the rule. And, during these ...
Views: 217 - Critical Thinking: Why Do Some People Look Towards Other Human Beings To Save Them? - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperDuring an election, numerous people vote for a party that they believe is going to change their lives for the better. For some of these people, what goes on at this level defines what their life is like. In other words, their life will be in the hands of whoever is in power and so, it is to ...
Views: 217 - False Self: Can Someone Have The Need To Hide Themselves If They Had A Highly Critical Parent? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat can be normal is for someone to hide how they feel and a number of their needs. Consequently, when they are around others, they are going to typically put on an act and hide who they are. This can mean that they will generally come across as though they are fine and that nothing is ...
Views: 217 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Has A Mother-Enmeshed Man Lost The Will To Live? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to a man who is unknowingly caught up in his mother’s world, it can seem as though the best thing that can happen is for him to ‘wake up’. What this will do is allow him to see what is going on and to gradually change his life. After all, he is not here to merely be an extension ...
Views: 217 - Human Contact: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Disconnect From Their Need For Human Contact? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat can be normal is for someone to spend a lot of time by themselves, having very little interest in being around others. This could be how they have been for as long as they can remember. Therefore, they might not wonder why they are this way or have the need to change their life. Then ...
Views: 216 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can Repression Stop A Woman From Being Able To See Why She Ends Up With Mother-Enmeshed Men? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf a woman is with a man who is overly focused on his mother and is not available, and she has been in this position before, she could be well and truly fed up. But, as this won’t be the first time that she has been in this position, it is to be expected. There will be the type of man that ...
Views: 216 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Has A Mother-Enmeshed Man's Masculinity Been Knocked Out Of Him? - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man is in a position where his life revolves around his mother and he neglects himself, it will be clear that he needs to start implementing boundaries. This is the only way that he will be able to reclaim himself. Until this takes place, he will continue to turn his back on himself and ...
Views: 216 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Sense Of Self Underdeveloped? - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat is clear is that in order for a man to both have and sustain a life that is fulfilling, he will need to be there for himself and take care of his needs. If this doesn’t take place, he will live a half-life at best and he won’t have much of a life at worst. Nonetheless, even though this ...
Views: 216 - Child Abuse: Can Someone Be Very Guarded If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone can want to experience intimacy, it doesn’t mean that they have been able to experience it. So, they might have spent a fair amount of time on their appearance and spent time socialising but not been able to make much progress. This could be something that has been going on ...
Views: 215 - Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Stop Someone From Developing A Healthy Sense Of Entitlement? - by Submitted on May 23, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIn general, a lot is said about those who are entitled. When someone is in this position, they can be described as being ‘very entitled’ and expecting the whole world to revolve around them. From this, it can be as though there are only two options. Either someone is entitled and will behave ...
Views: 215 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Was A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Father Enmeshed? - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man is unable to live his own life, due to how focused he is on his mother, it can appear as though she is the main problem. It might even seem as though the only way that he will be free is if his mother passes on. This is something that a woman could say as a result of how caught up ...
Views: 215 - Relationships: Why Would Someone Be Unable To Accept That Their Partner Is Unavailable? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperAt this point in time, someone could be in a relationship with someone who is not available. So, they might not be able to emotionally connect with them and they might not spend much time with them either. Assuming that this is the case, they will be emotionally out of reach, and at times, ...
Views: 215 - Therapy: Can Someone Be Looking For A Mother/Father Figure When They Have Therapy? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperAfter not being in a good way for however long, someone could come to the conclusion that they need help. Due to this, they could end up looking for a therapist locally or online. They might not care about whether they work with a man or a woman, or they could have a preference. Assuming ...
Views: 215 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Woman Trying To Earn Love Is She Ends Up With Mother-Enmeshed Men? - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperRight now, a woman could feel very frustrated and angry, and be deeply deprived. This could show that she is in a relationship with a man who is rarely physically available, and, when he is, he is typically somewhere else emotionally. The reason for this is that he can generally be focused on ...
Views: 214 - Child Abuse: Can An Abusive Parent Be Too Wounded To Admit That They Were Abusive? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone were to come to see that their early years were anything but nurturing, they could feel the need to talk to their parent or parents about what happened. They can hope that this will be a time when what they say is validated and empathy and remorse are expressed. Now, assuming that ...
Views: 214 - Child Abuse: Will Someone Be Controlled By Their Abusive Parent If They Hate Them? - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperAfter thinking about some of the things that they experienced during their formative years, someone could find it hard to understand why they were treated so badly. But, if they were treated as though they were their parent or parent’s enemy as opposed to their child, this is to be ...
Views: 214 - Father Wounds: Can A Woman Be Attracted To Men Who Are Unavailable If She Had An Unavailable Father? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat a woman may find, if she was to take a step back and reflect on her life, is that she continually attracts men who are not available. This could be something that has taken place for as long as she can remember. At this point in time, she could have had enough of experiencing life in ...
Views: 214 - Mother Wounds: Can A Man Have A Negative Inner Model Of Women If He Had A Mother Who lacked Empathy? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man were to think about the experiences that he has had with women over the years, he might soon experience a number of ‘negative’ feelings. This is because he may have been with a number of women who were not very loving. So, these women might not have typically been interested in his ...
Views: 214 - Critical Thinking: Has Humanity Been Deceived Into Believing That They Are Just Observers Of Reality? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperMost likely, someone will live in a society that is built on the view that they, along with their fellow citizens, are passive observers of what takes place externally. What is going on inside them, then, won’t influence what is going on outside them. Thus, unlike the few that have power, ...
Views: 213 - Father Wounds: Can A Woman Have A Strong Need To Be Protected If She Had An Abusive Father? - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperOver the years, a woman may have been with a number of men who were abusive. However, although she would have felt deeply unsafe around them as time passed, she probably felt radically different around them at the beginning. If this is the case, she would have felt safe when she was first ...
Views: 213 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother-Enmeshed Man Be Addicted To Porn? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man is in a position where practically his whole life revolves around his mother, it is likely to show that he doesn’t feel comfortable with his own needs. Along with this, he is unlikely to even be in touch with his own needs. Therefore, he will be out of balance but he won’t realise ...
Views: 213 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Would A Mother-Enmeshed Man Want To Save His Mother? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperA man could have a mother who is unwell or he might not but he could still spend a lot of time doing things for her. From the outside, it can be as though she is his daughter and it is his responsibility to take care of her. So, when he is not taking care of his basic needs or at work, for ...
Views: 213 - Therapy: Can Someone’s Unmet Developmental Need To Be Cared For Cause Them To Have Therapy? - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone is struggling mentally and emotionally, they can end up looking for a therapist to work with. They might have been in a bad way for a little while or this might be an experience that is relatively new. If this is not something that they have just started to experience, it is good ...
Views: 213 - Early Deprivation: Did Early Deprivation Cause A Parent To Be Narcissistic? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was brought up by a narcissistic parent, they are unlikely to be in a good way now that they are an adult. This is, of course, assuming that they haven’t started to heal any of their inner wounds. Ultimately, at this stage of their life, in order to grow and develop in the right ...
Views: 212 - Emotional Collapse: Can Developmental Trauma Cause Someone To Be In An Emotionally Collapsed State? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was able to reflect on how they typically feel, they could find that they often feel helpless and hopeless. By being this way, they are likely to spend a lot of time feeling down and even depressed. After this, they could think about why they are this way and what could enter their ...
Views: 212 - False Self: Can Early Deprivation Give Someone A Strong Need To Adapt? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperHaving the ability to adapt is important; after all, there are going to be times when something won’t go to plan. During a moment like this, someone will need to be able to change their approach. If they were unable to do this, it wouldn’t be possible for them to move forward and to achieve ...
Views: 212 - Lack Mentality: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Have A Lack Mentality? - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone were to take a step back and reflect on what often goes through their mind, they could come to the conclusion that they have a scarcity mindset. They could see that they often think about how there is not enough. This can relate to there not being enough money, opportunities, ...
Views: 212 - Mother Wounds: Can A Man Hate Himself If He Had A Mother Who Hated Him? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat can be normal is for a man to experience ‘negative’ thoughts and to feel bad about himself. Thanks to this, he can spend a lot of time feeling low and depressed. Also, he might seldom take action and do what he can to achieve his goals. Taking this into account, he is unlikely to live a ...
Views: 212 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man Need To Realise That He Owns Himself? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat will be clear, if a man spends a lot of time doing things for his mother, is that he has the sense that his mother owns him. Nonetheless, this is not to say that this is something that he will be consciously aware of. Therefore, if it was put forward to him that he is behaving as though ...
Views: 212 - Early Deprivation: What Can Happen If Someone Wasn’t Seen During Their Formative Years? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone didn’t have at least one parent who was able to see them as a separate individual who had their own needs and feelings, and generally attuned to them and met their needs, they might not be aware of this. Now that they are an adult, they might not be able to remember a great deal about ...
Views: 211 - Father Wounds: Can Fathers Day Be Hard For Someone If They Had An Unavailable Father? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperFor some people, Fathers Day is a day when they will show their gratitude to their father for all the things that he did for them when they were a child and continues to do for them now that they are adults. When someone is in this position, this is then going to be a day of celebration and ...
Views: 211 - Inner Critic: Can Someone’s Unmet Developmental Need To Be Loved Fuel Their Critical Inner Voice? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone’s inner world was a climate, it might be somewhere that is typically extremely cold. The reason for this is that they might rarely talk to themselves in a kind manner and they could often experience ‘negative’ feelings. Therefore, when they do have moments when they talk to ...
Views: 211 - Boundaries: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Build Walls Around Themselves? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat someone may find, if they were to reflect on their life is that they have trouble letting people get close to them. This can mean that they will spend a fair amount of time by themselves. Then again, they could spend a fair amount of time around others but typically hide themselves when ...
Views: 210 - Mother Wounds: What Can Happen If A Man Had A Depriving Mother? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIrrespective of how many years have passed since a man was a boy, it doesn’t mean that he has fully moved on from this stage of his life. This might not be something that he is aware of, though. If someone who understood the impact that early deprivation can have on someone was to take a ...
Views: 210 - Child Abuse: Does A Child Need To Be ‘Physically Disciplined’? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperThere is a video circulating online where two police officers visit a home, after being informed that a child is being abused. It starts with a police officer saying to a woman, “We’re here to investigate a child abuse complaint”. The woman then responds with, “I didn’t call the police”. Soon ...
Views: 209 - Early Deprivation: Can Someone Be Out Of Touch With Their True Self If They Had A Parent Who Was Emotionally Blind? - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat someone can find is that they have trouble knowing how they feel and what their needs are. They might see that they have been this way for as long as they can remember. After this, they could think about how being this way makes it hard for them to know what to do. But, as they will have ...
Views: 209 - Early Deprivation: What Can Happen If Someone Was Treated Like An Object During Their Childhood? - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone is a separate human being with their own needs, feelings and life to lead, it doesn’t mean that they will realise this. Instead, they can feel like they are simply an extension of others. Due to this, they are not going to have the sense that they own themselves, they will ...
Views: 209 - Empty: Can Someone Feel Empty If They Experienced Early Deprivation? - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to take a step back and reflect on the feelings that they experience, what could soon stand out is that they often have moments when they feel as though something is missing. They will then look whole and complete but they will seldom feel whole and complete. By having this ...
Views: 209 - Mother Wounds: Can A Man Put Women On A Pedestal If He Had An Emotionally Unavailable Mother? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperEven though women are imperfect human beings, not gods, it doesn’t mean that a man will realise this. In general, he could have the tendency to treat women as though they are from another realm. Or to be more accurate, this can be how he often treats the women that he is attracted to and ...
Views: 209 - Invisible Child: Can Someone Have A Fear Of Being Seen If They Were An ‘Invisible Child’? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone can be used to being physically seen by others, it doesn’t mean that they will feel seen. In general, they can feel as though they are not seen and even question if they exist. It could seem strange as to how they could be seen by others and at the same time, not feel seen. ...
Views: 208 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Does A Mother-Enmeshed Man’s Mother Have A Narcissistic Defence? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man has come to see that he is neglecting himself because he is too focused on his mother, he might need to talk to her about what is going on. He might want to explain to her that behaving in this way is not serving him and he no longer wants to do as much for her. Unsurprisingly, as he ...
Views: 208 - Self-Love: Can Someone Love Themselves Conditionally If They Experienced Early Deprivation? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to take a step back and reflect on their life, what they may find is that they are often hard on themselves. They are then only going to be kind and loving to themselves from time to time. What this is likely to show is that they only feel comfortable being nurturing towards ...
Views: 208 - Father Wounds: Did A Father’s Depriving Childhood Stop Him From Being Able To Protect His Son? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough a man’s childhood is well and truly over, it doesn’t mean that he will generally feel like a strong and capable adult. Instead, he can generally feel low and be full of doubt, and be anxious and fearful. If he is consciously aware of what is going on, he could believe that he is this ...
Views: 207 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Woman Be Enmeshed To Her Father If She Attracts Mother-Enmeshed Men? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf a woman has been with a number of men who were focused on their mother and, thus, were unavailable, she is likely to question if this area of her life will ever change. But, if she has been in this position on more than one occasion, this is to be expected. What could make this even harder ...
Views: 207 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Was A Mother-Enmeshed Man Sacrificed By His Father? - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperAfter a man has come to see that he is focused on his mother and is abandoning himself, he can experience a lot of anger toward her. He can be angry about being used and taken advantage of. To make matters worse, if he were to talk to her about what was going on, she might not listen to what ...
Views: 207 - People Pleasing: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Be A People Pleaser? - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone were to take a step back and reflect on their life, what might stand out is that they have the tendency to put other people’s needs first. They may see that this takes place without them even thinking about it. Naturally, the outcome of this is that they will also have the tendency ...
Views: 207 - Perfectionism: Can Someone Have The Need To Be Perfect If They Experienced Early Deprivation? - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone is an imperfect human being, it doesn’t mean that they will realise this. Thus, they won’t be able to accept that making mistakes and getting things wrong is part of the human experience. Naturally, this is going to cause them to experience a lot of unnecessary pressure. ...
Views: 207 - Stability: Can Someone Have A Strong Need For Stability If They Experienced Developmental Trauma? - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIn general, someone can live a life that seldom if ever changes. So, they might have lived in the same area, had the same job, and had the same friends for most of their life. Therefore, their life will be very stable and very predictable. However, although this will be so, this is likely to ...
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