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Chapter 1:

Introduction

Synopsis

Do you know what inner child is? If not, then, you are on a right path. Understanding what inner child is not a complicated task. With this guide, you will know everything about this topic. So, start exploring your ideas through understanding the following guide.

The Basics

Inner Child Defined

Inner child is your friendly, joyful, emotional, feeling, playful, excitable, and feeling side. This condition varies depending on your mood and energy level. Sometimes, you will feel indifferent depending on the current situations of your outer life. Similar with outer child, your inner child is normally happy, blissful and adventurous. Inner child is also known as the lower third of an extensive model of the human psyche called “Three Selves”.

Psychology experts claimed that inner child is the human’s childlike aspect. It includes everything what you have learned and experienced as a kid before puberty. This inner child signifies a semi-independent unit that subordinates to your conscious mind.

Tips on How to Discover Your Inner Child

Learning on how to discover your inner child allows you to experience a happy and balance life. For your guide on how to find out your inner child, simply take the following as your guide:

  • Stop Restricting Your Actions – Always consider how impulsive you are now compared to your childhood. Instead of ignoring, try to listen to the voice that tells you to try something new. It is also best to change your current schedule for one week.
  • Use Your Imagination – Always allow yourself to be imaginative, both in your actions and thinking. You also need to find creative activities that can kindle your imaginations.
  • Take Time to Laugh and Smile – Everyone has a problem in life. But, it doesn’t mean that you have a reason to smile.

Find some activities to make your life more interesting and exciting. Depending on your choice, you can play with children, listen to your favorite music or watch hilarious movies.

  • Engage your World Using Your Senses – Simply recall how the world seemed brighter. It means that you should take time to appreciate the smell and colors of the things around you. You also need to enjoy the foods, fabrics and a lot more.

With these simple steps, you can start discovering your inner child. If you have noticed that your inner child is damaged because of your past experiences, take time to heal it.

Exploring How to Heal Your Inner Child

The emotional wounds you have suffered in your childhood may develop with time. As time passes by, you will become emotionally susceptible and dysfunctional adults. This is the reason why you have to live the past. If not, you will never find the real happiness and contentment in your lives.

However, treating inner child is not too fast and easy. For your guide, here are the different steps you may follow to heal your shattered inner child:

Step 1: Earn the Trust of Your Inner Child - To heal your wounded inner child, you have to develop a trust. It means that your inner child needs to trust you. Your inner child should understand that you are there to protect and nurture it.

Step 2: Hold His Extreme Pains – Like a frightened child, you have to help your inner child to fight and move on. Try to understand the grief of your inner child and learn to embrace it. After embracing the pains of your inner child, you are one step ahead for great healing.

Step 3: Take Away Your Anger – Though it is natural to be angry, it doesn’t mean that you have to be mad at all times. Through forgiving, you have a chance to heal your inner child. Forgiveness takes a huge deal of love and care for others.

Step 4: Fight the Loneliness – This is also one way of treating your wrecked inner child. Make sure that your inner child feels accepted and recognizes his true self. You have to help him to drive away the guilt and dishonor out of him.

With these simple tips on how to heal your inner child, you have a chance to embrace a new and exciting life. So, don’t underestimate the power of your inner child. Are you ready to heal your inner child? Then, start treating it and you will experience its positive effects in your life.