How to heal your wounded inner child

 

Everyone has an inner child that has been mishandled and wounded in the past. And in all probability, your wounded inner child manifests in your present and tries to reach out to you for your help and support. You like most of us, have some repressed memories from the past that resurface in your present life from time to time. These feelings trouble you, pull you into your past and limit your ability to be successful in your present. And therefore, it becomes important to heal your wounded inner child and improve your present relationships and wellbeing. So how to heal your inner child?

 

What is a wounded inner child?

 

Before we talk about healing our inner child, we must first understand what is the meaning of the wounded inner child. A wounded inner child is a manifestation of your former self that is yet to be healed. Your inner child in your childhood has got hurt and broken and its wounds never healed. So it is reaching out to you in an order to seek your help and intervention. And, since now you are grown up, are an adult and strong enough, you can deal with the matters in your part more diligently and effectively. And it is exactly why your inner child is trying to communicate to you and reach out to you. 

 

Take this inner child quiz to know more about your wounded inner child. 

 

So, now let us discuss how we can heal our inner child. In this article, we will discuss five major ways to heal your inner child. These are also called inner child healing exercises. 

 

How to heal your inner child? Let's figure it out! 

 

Tip 1: Apologize to yourself

 

You should say sorry to your inner child and apologize for not protecting it from the hurt it has to suffer. You can do so by saying sorry and seeking forgiveness. When you do so, you bring your inner child to trust you and express themself openly without any inhibitions.

 

Tip 2: Assure your inner child

 

You should assure your inner child that you will protect it now and be an armour to protect it from any further hurt, and at the same time, you will help it heal from the past trauma. 

 

Tips 3: Remind yourself how wonderful you are

 

You should remind yourself that you are a wonderful person and that your inner child is innocent and needs to be happy. Once you start sending these signals to yourself, you and your inner child start healing. 

 

Tip 4: Stay true to yourself

 

When you are being true to yourself by not being a people pleaser and by prioritising your own mental wellness over anything else you see your inner child healing. It is because when you stay true to yourself, you spend time with yourself, understand your needs and find time to communicate with your inner child. 

 

Tip 5: Listen to your inner self

 

It means communicating with your inner child and understanding your inner feelings and inner critic. It is okay to have shortcomings, and it is okay to be wounded. And there is nothing to ashamed of. When you embrace your inner child completely and tell them that they need not be ashamed of their past, they will start healing. 

 

Tip 6: Tell your inner child that it is not their fault

 

People are often a victim of their circumstances and most of the time it is not their fault. And, it is exactly what you need to tell your inner child, that it was not their fault as they were innocent and weak and couldn't defend themselves. But now you have grown up, you are capable enough to fight for them, and you will accept them as it is without any judgement and that you understand it was never their fault. 

 

Tip 7: Write letters to your inner child

 

When you start journaling your thoughts and start writing letters to your inner child, you see that it starts healing. It is one of the effective ways to heal your inner child. It is like writing letters to them and telling them that you are listening and are there for protecting them

 

Tip 8: Do childlike things

 

Once you start doing childlike things like laughing, enjoying smaller things and pursuing a passion that you always wanted to pursue as a child, you start to work on healing your inner child. You can also look at a childhood photo and feel how you felt at that time. 

 

These are 8 potent tips that will help reparent your wounded inner child and let it heal. If you find this post worthwhile, please share it with your friends.