Is this you?

Is this you?

- You feel lost, out of place, and unsafe in this world

- There is an underlying sadness in your life, even if nothing is wrong

- You tend to feel lonely and depressed, especially at other people's "Happy Family" gatherings

- You hate your body or are unsure about "being a woman"

- You have abandonment or anger issues that hurt your relationships

- You experience social stress - you either try to stay invisible, or you have a compulsion to be in the limelight

- Any major crisis in your life, like a divorce, job loss, or bereavement, throws you right back into the painful past

- There is a lot of fear, anxiety, or even guilt and shame in
your life

- You feel homesick without knowing where "home" is

- You are trying too hard to be happy and "perfect"

- You take rejection very personally

- You believe that everybody else gets their act together - except for you

If you recognize yourself in this description, you could suffer from what I call “Missing Mother - Syndrome”. And yes, even though you had a mother, physically, she still can be missing if she was (mentally) ill, aloof, cold, non-caring, or even cruel.

You might think you are alone in the whole wide world with your painful emotions, but there are many, many women with the same condition. It's just not party talk, so you might never guess that the smiling, pretty, successful woman you are talking to is in fact miserable, angry and lonesome on the inside.

It is very difficult to heal yourself with this condition. Get help! Besides the traditional therapies, there are many wonderful, often short-term, not financially draining alternative therapies, like Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), TAT, Energy Healing, Emotrance, or Zensight and Z-point.