Wounded inner child vs. Healthy adult in a connection: a thread

Wounded child: Put an end to my loneliness

Healing adult: be here while we continue to respect each other’s right to be alone when warranted.

Wounded child: You have to make me feel good.

Healing adult: I take authority over my own feelings and anything you add to it that feels nice is a blessing

Wounded child: Give in

Healing adult: Negotiate

Wounded child: Never disappoint me.

Healing adult: I accept you as whole and fallible and we’ll cross that bridge if and when we get there.

Wounded child: I depend on you.

Healing adult: We depend on each other, to keep this connection thriving.

Wounded child: Completely fulfill my needs.

Healing adult: We moderately fulfill each others’ needs, as we continue to fill our own cups.

Wounded child: Yield to my ego

Healing Adult: Confront my ego

Wounded child: I am in search of stability outside myself. Looks like you’re it.

Healing adult: I am in search of a setting that enriches the stability I already have within me. Can you join me?