Lesson 31: Parents and Children - Slide  6

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Exercise: Family “Hot Buttons”

  • Take 5 minutes and using your worksheet:
  • List 3 traumatic family-related events of your childhood e.g. divorce, drug abuse
  • List 3 things you still feel guilty about from your childhood even if they weren’t your fault. Omit this step if you don’t feel guilty about anything
  • List 3 things that still get you angry at your parents
  • This quick check can help you see why you still react negatively to your parents
  • Use “The Feeling Good Handbook” to help you move on from some of these old emotions

Notes:

Pg. 20-21, “I’m OK, You’re My Parents, How to Overcome Guilt, Let Go of Anger and Create a Relationship That Works,” Dale Atkins, Ph.D., Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2004

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