Your Inner Child of the Past

by W. Hugh Missildine

Based on the groundbreaking bestseller that pointed therapy in a new direction. Missildine tells how to seek the inner child, identify how the inner child shapes behavior, and create ways to integrate the inner child into the adult personality.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Self Help

317 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1963

Reviews

[Gretlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

One star off, due to some very old fashioned BS. Otherwise this book opened up my eyes to so many new ways of seeing how my past has been affecting my current actions, and also what steps I can take to change the outcome.

[yousra el merini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this book was like series of intense meditation sessions..Overwhelming but rewarding! Every chapter is a journey inwards that brings so many memories and feelings.
It made me realize that I have never understood Aristotle when he insisted on the "know thy self" as I do now. This book helped me gain a new level of awareness and I m looking forward to being more conscious.
All in all, I highly recommend reading this book as it sheds the light on many aspects of one's personal life by exploring the depth of the past parent-child relationship.

[Abc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saggio molto interessante che propone un approccio alla conoscenza di sé alternativo rispetto all'analisi freudiana. Il testo vuole semplicemente fornire delle indicazioni di massima per capire che ciò che siamo oggi, le reazioni che proviamo di fronte a determinate situazioni e il modo in cui ci rapportiamo agli altri sono indissolubilmente legati a ciò che abbiamo affrontato da piccoli e a come siamo stato educati. Noi siamo genitori di noi stessi, nel senso che introiettiamo le regole e gli atteggiamenti che i nostri genitori hanno adottato con noi e continuiamo a riproporceli da soli. Per questo è importante capire come siamo stati educati, non tanto per avanzare recriminazioni nei confronti dei nostri genitori, quanto per modificare eventuali atteggiamenti sbagliati che ci fanno solo del male e ci impediscono di vivere una vita piena e appagante.

[cam 🐠🦋🦖 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really eye opening and is something I think everyone should read, or at least soon to be parents should read. At some points the book felt a little repetitive but not in a way that it detracted from the quality. Even if you think you don't have any emotional issues, this book provides a means for you to better help friends/family talk through their problems. It's a quick read and definitely impactful.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

My expectations of the popular psychology of this book, published in 1963, were not high. But actually it held theories I've never heard before that felt profound. It also gives practical ways to move forward from childhood woundings. There were many a-ha moments. I got a lot out of this book and will ponder the ideas and work on the suggested solutions.

[Frank Huber · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding book that makes one think.

This seems to be an amazing uncovering of every interaction yet overlooked today, because it was written decades ago.

I place this book in my perhaps four best practical books to read.

[Bec · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very out of date for current society. There are better textbooks on the matter.

[Sesily Beridze · Rating 3 out of 5]

oversimplified and outdated

[Joan]

Read this for a class in college. It was good.

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Libro molto educativo e interessante per la conoscenza di se stessi. Bello!

[April Daniels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Presented as a "Resource for Further Reading" in both the 1992 and 1993 editions of Paperdolls: Healing from Sexual Abuse in Mormon Neighborhoods.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those books that was helpful for me 18 or so years ago, that I have only picked up once or twice since (to read), but which I keep on my office bookshelf as a resource for clients. The central concept is that we have an inner child who needs certain things, and we can help meet those needs for the inner child, which will help us be more balanced and whole. I have found other systems for dealing with the past that are more helpful for me, particularly the work of C. Terry Warner (Bonds that Make Us Free) and Ed Smith (Healing Life's Hurts). A good reference book, or a good foundational book for someone who is looking for ways to deal with the past.

Recommended by my Mom, who has done more for my professional development than any other person, except perhaps my wife.

[Delphine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is splendid!! it teaches us to become a better people by understanding our inner child. It's true that we were used to be a child, and as an adult now, most of us as we grow up, we tend to omit our inner child just like what I do. It's an amazing book which I hope that i should have found it long ago and I'm halfway reading the book now. This book makes me more conscious toward myself and stop blaming myself by understanding.

[Barbara Ab · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un classico di introduzione alla neurolinguista e al passo avanti di quella che è stata l’analisi freudiana. Preferisco di gran lunga l’approccio della PNL alle nevrosi freudiane per cui devi passare anni in analisi per permettere al tuo analista di sposarsi e mantenere consorte e figli (cosa che ha spinto Freud ad inventarsi la psicanalisi per fare “cassa”).

[Maria Serafini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interessantissimo da leggere sia come genitore che come figlio!!