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Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Dependence - A Clinical Look at Control, Codependency and Why the Child Position Persists

May 14 min read

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Sleeping Beauty: The Aesthetics of Withdrawal and the Therapeutic Encounter

From a psychotherapeutic perspective, the figure of Sleeping Beauty can be understood as an embodiment of protective shutdown

Apr 173 min read

Coping with change requires more than simple adjustment to new circumstances. It calls for a reorganisation of internal experience, particularly when familiar structures of identity, routine, or relationship are altered. From a psychotherapeutic perspective, change can activate deeply held expectations about safety, belonging, and control. The nervous system often interprets uncertainty as potential threat, even when the change is desired. Anxiety, irritability, or emotional withdrawal may therefore emerge as adaptive responses rather than signs of fragility. When individuals understand these reactions as meaningful signals, they can begin to engage with change in a more reflective and less reactive manner. In the therapeutic space, the task is to develop an observing mind that can notice shifts in mood, thought, and bodily sensation without immediate judgement. This involves cultivating tolerance for emotional complexity and allowing contradictory feelings to coexist. One may feel

Adaptation and Identity: The Inner Work of Living Through Change

Coping with change requires more than simple adjustment to new circumstances. It calls for a reorganisation of internal experience, particularly when familiar structures of identity, routine, or relationship are altered.

Feb 202 min read

Billi Silverstein
Psychotherapy

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Dependence - A Clinical Look at Control, Codependency and Why the Child Position Persists

Sleeping Beauty: The Aesthetics of Withdrawal and the Therapeutic Encounter

Adaptation and Identity: The Inner Work of Living Through Change

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