On this page the reader will see some examples of "Emotional Prisons" and some information about them. I will change these out every few weeks as the book progresses.
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Victimhood
Some of us were raised in families where the attitudes of blame and hopelessness were carried and were taught to us. Others learned or developed these through life's experiences. Wherever they came from the result is consistent, we don't take personal responsibility for our lives and we want life's problems dealt with by others on our behalf. Our attitude of hopelessness becomes a vicious cycle where we don't try to help ourselves and our failures prove over and over again that we are "hopeless".
Additives
Do you know that there is a pill for every disorder known to man? That's not true, but it seems that way. There seems to be three general emotional objectives that every person deals with. These are; sustaining our emotional condition, stabilizing our emotional state and boosting our emotional performance. In our culture we often turn to some form of chemical to help us to accomplish one or more of these. We ingest, inhale or inject additives at an alarming rate, did you know that over one billion prescriptions for "uppers' are written each year? We seek to alter our emotions with these things and this leads us into new dependencies. For example, do you have to grab a beer or have a cocktail to destress when you get home from work?
Codependency
Does your life consist of constantly doing things for others? Do you manipulate your spouse by doing things so that they have to appreciate you? Do you only feel okay when you are helping others? These are signs of an unhealthy relational life where you have lost yourself. Deeply rooted feelings of being unhappy and worthless are the result of these types of behavior. No matter how much you do to please others, ultimately you end up full of resentments, which become the root of bitterness in your life. Watch out, this will kill you!
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