Family myth
The story a family tells about itself, which determines what is allowed to be seen.
How it shows up
»We’re very close in our family.« »We never argue.« The myth isn’t a lie; it is a chosen version that holds the system together. Whoever breaks it becomes the problematic member.
What we do with it in therapy
We don’t demolish the myth; we look at what had to stay outside it. That is usually where the thing the person came with is found.
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See also
Adolescence
The period in which a child tests out who they are — often by moving away from you.
The intrapsychic
A person's inner world: the feelings, images of self and others, internalised relationships and defences through which we experience what happens outside.
Heart rate variability
The variation in the intervals between heartbeats — an indicator of the nervous system's flexibility.
