inner-child
Playful self within
Inner-child refers to a person's supposed childlike aspect, carrying emotional memories and unmet needs from early life.
The concept comes from psychology and self-help: Her therapist encouraged her to connect with her inner child.
More loosely, it describes childlike impulses in adults: Buying that toy was for my inner child.
Curative mental treatment
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- reparentingProviding oneself missed care
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
self-compassion · recovery · psychotherapy · wholeness · integration · self-care · attachment · therapeutic
Amazement or curiosity
- curiosityDesire to learn
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- joyIntense positive emotion
creativity · silliness · fun · laughter · play · whimsy · lightheartedness · innocence
Confirming truth or accuracy
- safetyFreedom from harm
- belongingState of fitting in
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
protection · comfort · reassurance · acceptance · encouragement · boundaries · consistency · trust
Of analytical psychology
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- egoOne's self-image
- psycheTotal mental life
developmental · formative · unconscious · persona · self-concept · regression · projection · repression
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- reparentingProviding oneself missed care
nurturing · self-compassion · recovery · psychotherapy · wholeness · integration · self-care · attachment · therapeutic · counseling
wonder
Amazement or curiosity
- curiosityDesire to learn
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- spontaneityActing without forethought
joy · creativity · silliness · fun · laughter · play · whimsy · lightheartedness · innocence · games
validation
Confirming truth or accuracy
affection · protection · comfort · reassurance · acceptance · encouragement · boundaries · consistency · trust · support
Jungian
Of analytical psychology
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- egoOne's self-image
psyche · developmental · formative · unconscious · persona · self-concept · regression · projection · repression · dissociation
inner-childrational mind
inner critic · superego · ego · executive function · social mask
inner, child, inward, inwardly, inwards, inwardness, innermost, children, childish