How to heal by reparenting yourself?

 

Inner child work is a process of taking a few conscious steps to heal and reparent your inner child that has experienced some form of trauma, neglect and abuse in childhood. And if you are reading this article, the chances are that you already have a wounded inner child and are looking to provide some first aid to it by reparenting it. 

 This idea of becoming your own parent may sound a bit off to many of you, but it is one of the most potent techniques to heal your wounded inner child. So what you have grown up and reached your adulthood? It is a proven fact that many people carry a wounded inner child within even when they reach adulthood. That's a different story that people do not want to acknowledge its presence and hide it under the garb of being busy or stressed. 

 Many times this wounded child is the key to our happiness, and if healed properly can lead to eternal happiness and peace. So healing your inner child is very important to your freedom and nirvana. But the big question is how to heal your inner child so that you free yourself from all the pain and troubles of life?

This process of healing your inner child is not easy, but it is worthwhile as it can lead to several benefits. It requires a systematic approach toward imparting healing by becoming a parent of your former self. Also, you need to acknowledge the fact that anyone can carry a wounded inner child, and our inner child is always with us. And if the inner child is wounded, it needs your care and healing. All you need is to listen to it and take steps to release it from the pain it is bearing for ages. 

 So what is inner child work and how does it work?

 

Inner child work is a psychological approach aimed at healing your inner child that was once wounded in the past and is yet not healed. This theory of inner child work believes that all humans were children once, and these children remain to be within us even as we grow older. You may not be conscious of your inner child, but it is pretty much there. It is your former self, or a sub-personality or alter-ego as you may call it. 

 

When you grow as an adult, this inner child may get activated when you experience life trauma that reminds you of some past traumatic and painful experiences. And it then tries to reach out to you. Many may deny its presence, but most people acknowledge an inner child. And when you acknowledge its presence, listen to it, communicate to it, embrace it and promise your protection you are in a way reparenting your wounded inner child. And it is what inner child work means. 

 

So how to perform inner child work and heal your former self?

 

1. The first step is to acknowledge the presence of your inner child and accept the fact that you have an inner child that was once wounded and it still is. You need to acknowledge that you want to heal and fix it so as to fix yourself up. 
2. Once you do it, you start to communicate with it consciously and welcome it to communicate with you too. It means you are trying to listen to what your inner child has to say and tell you. And when you listen to them, you will be surprised to listen to what they have to say to you. 
3. The third step to reparenting your inner child is to become its parent and reassure them of your presence and love. Tell them that you are sorry for letting them down in the past and that you won't let it happen in your present. You should also assure them that you will become their protection and that they should feel safe with you as you will not allow anyone to hurt them or take advantage of them anymore. 
4. The fourth step is to let your inner child heal by making regular contact with them, speaking to them and giving them what they want. 

 

And when you do these things, you will start to heal your wounded inner child and your present self too. The wounded inner child has sabotaged your present experience, but you can always fix them and fix your life too. And it is what is inner child healing or inner child work all about.