Early Childhood Map by H. Stein

I just saw the map and it makes sense. I an studying to be a counselor for traumatized children. My father was a Borderline Personality with psychotic episodes and multiple personalities. Growing up with him was hard because everything he thought or felt was our fault. He threatened us often. So as I do my own personal work, I feel myself becoming "less little" and "less intimidated" inside and it feels good to feel anger because it helps me set boundaries and gives me an identity that I did not have before. People don't target me any more as an easy hit. I have a strength about me and a stance that wasn't there before. So I want to encourage other couselors: don't just encourage clients to do grief work. Don't be afraid of helping them feel and express their anger. It is cleansing and defining if done in the proper context with the proper guidance.Maybe somewhere on the map you could put loss of identity and lack of boundary setting due to intimidation.That's my reaction.

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