Another and more recognizable way to think about regression is when a full grown adult feels small or little. This happens when men and women feel like they’ve lost their age and maturity and feel six inches tall instead of six feet, or feel like a four year old instead of a forty year old.
Recently on the New York Times best-seller is a wonderful, heart-felt memoir, Chosen by a Horse, by Susan Richards. She writes about having to put down her beloved equine companion that she’d rescued from an abusive owner eighteen years before. When it came time to do this heart-breaking task Richards most assuredly felt deep anger and sadness and wrote, “I wish some grown-up could have come in and made the decision for me.” At the time of this task, she was sixty-five years old going on twelve or less. She felt small and anything but a powerful, competent adult.
Question: Have you ever felt small or little in stressful or scary situations or with certain people--bosses, parents, authority figures?
In Lesson 26 we will explore regression as the main cause for sometimes "Losing It" with our children, friends, parents, etc.
For more information go to johnleebooks.com and read The Anger Solution: The Proven Method for Attaining Calm and Developing Healthy, Long-Lasting Relationships, Facing the Fire: Experiencing and Expressing Anger Appropriately, The Missing Peace--all available on Amazon.com.
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