Core beliefs
Deep, rarely spoken rules about yourself, others and the world, which colour all experience.
How it shows up
»I’m not enough.« »People can’t be trusted.« »If I show weakness, they’ll leave.« Beliefs work as a filter: what fits them you notice; what contradicts them you overlook or explain away.
What we do with it in therapy
First we put them into words, because they work most powerfully while they remain unspoken. Then we check what they grew out of — and whether they still hold.
See also
Becoming independent
The process in which a young adult becomes autonomous without having to cut contact.
Habit
Behaviour that has become automatic through use and no longer requires a decision.
Boundaries within a family
The invisible lines that determine who belongs where in a family and who decides what.
