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- Mother-Enmeshed Men: Will A Mother-Enmeshed Man Be Different If He Dates A Woman Who Belongs To A Different Racial Group? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperThe other day, someone left a comment on a video that I had made about a mother-enmeshed man. They essentially asked me if a man in this position would be different if he dated a woman who was from a different racial group. This was not something that I had been asked before and I thought ...
Views: 196 - Vulnerability: Can Someone Have A Fear Of Being Vulnerable If They Had A High Critical Parent? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone is not a superhero who is unable to be affected by life, they can come across as though this is the case. As a result of this, it can be as though they are unaffected by life. They are then not going to have moments when they come across as hurt, sad or down, for instance. ...
Views: 196 - Child Abuse: Why Wouldn’t An Abusive Parent Be Able To Acknowledge The Hurt That They Caused? - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperOne thing that someone is going to carry, if they were mistreated during their early years, is a lot of hurt. To handle what was going on, this hurt would have had to be pushed out of their conscious awareness and stored deep in their brain and body. If this hadn’t taken place, they might ...
Views: 195 - Child Abuse: Why Wouldn’t Someone Be Able To Accept That They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone was mistreated during their formative years, it doesn’t mean that they will be able to acknowledge this. This can mean that they won’t talk about what happened or they could often talk about some of the things that happened. But, if they do talk about some of the things ...
Views: 195 - Early Deprivation: What Beliefs Can Someone Have If They Experienced Early Deprivation? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was deprived during their early years, it doesn’t mean that they will realise this. The reason for this is that their brain may have blocked out most if not all of what took place. However, while what took place will be in the past, the impact that it had on them is likely to ...
Views: 195 - Emotional Eating: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Engage In Emotional Eating? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on their life, is that they have the tendency to eat when they are emotionally unsettled. This can be something that takes place every now and then. Alternatively, this could take place a few times a week or it might be more often. ...
Views: 195 - Imagination: Why Would Someone Have The Tendency To Imagine ‘Negative’ Scenarios? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to observe their thoughts for a little while, they can find that they often think about bad things happening in the future. Consequently, they are likely to experience a fair amount of fear and anxiety. And, if they were to talk to a friend about what is going on for them, they ...
Views: 195 - Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Create A Disembodied Sense Of Self? - by Submitted on May 16, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperAs someone is a human being, it means that they will have a head and a body. And, on the inside, they will have and thoughts, feelings and instincts. However, although there are these two parts of them or seemingly two parts of them, it doesn’t mean that they will be in touch with both of ...
Views: 194 - Law Of Resonance: Can Someone Use The Law Of Resonance To Attract What They Desire? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone were to think about something that they wanted to attain or experience, they could soon think about what it is that they need to do to achieve their goal. So, a number of steps could enter their mind, and, before long, they could take the first step. As the days, weeks and perhaps ...
Views: 194 - Mother Wounds: Can A Mothers Depriving Childhood Cause Her To Reject Her Child? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone has the right to be here and deserves to exist, it doesn’t mean that they will realise this. They can have this sense that they don’t have the right to be here and to exist. Along with this, they can feel deeply worthless and unlovable. If this is so, they are not going to ...
Views: 194 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Has A Mother-Enmeshed Man Lost The Will To Live? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to a man who is unknowingly caught up in his mother’s world, it can seem as though the best thing that can happen is for him to ‘wake up’. What this will do is allow him to see what is going on and to gradually change his life. After all, he is not here to merely be an extension ...
Views: 194 - Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Be Continually Cheated On? - by Submitted on May 12, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperA few days, weeks or months ago, someone may have been in a relationship with someone who they loved. But, after finding out that this person cheated on them, they might have soon decided that it was best for them to cut their ties with them. Then again, they might have found out that this ...
Views: 193 - Mother Wounds: Can A Man Reject His Need To Be With A Woman If His Mother Was Emotionally Unavailable? - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIn general, a man might be out of touch with his need to be with a woman. Thus, he won’t be aware of his need for emotional closeness and support, affection, or sex. This can mean that he will spend a lot of time in his head and very little time in his body. The reason for this is that these ...
Views: 193 - Mother Wounds: Can A Man Try To Make Cold Women Warm If He Had An Emotionally Unavailable Mother? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperOver the years, a man may have been with a number of women who lacked warmth. Thanks to the experiences that he has had, he could believe that all women are the same. What this is likely to show is that his brain has taken the experiences that he had with however many women and attributed ...
Views: 192 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Woman Help A Mother-Enmeshed Man To Break Away From His Mother? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat might stand out, if a woman has been with a man for a little while, is that he is overly focused on his mother. She can find it strange that he is so caught up with her and unable to live his own life. However, she can believe that she has what it takes to gradually pull him out of his ...
Views: 192 - Sense Of Enoughness: Can A Woman Be Obsessed With Her Appearance If She Believes That She Is Not Enough? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperA number of days, weeks, or months ago, a woman may have experienced a breakup. If so, since then, she might have put in a lot of effort to change her appearance. Now, this could mean that she has bought new clothes and perhaps wears things that she didn’t wear before. Then again, it might go ...
Views: 192 - Being Seen: Can Someone Have A Fear Of Being Seen If They Had A Critical Parent? - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat someone may find if they were to take a step back and reflect on their life, is that they often feel ignored and even invisible. This can be how they feel when they are with family friends and at work. Instead of being a human being that can be seen and heard, then, it will often be as ...
Views: 191 - Early Deprivation: Can Someone’s Unmet Developmental Need To Be Cared For Cause Them To Act Helpless? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat someone may find, if they were to step back and reflect on their life, is that they haven’t been able to get it together, so to speak. So, unlike their friends, they could often struggle for money and have a job that is anything but fulfilling. Additionally, they could often be in a ...
Views: 191 - Early Deprivation: What Can Happen If Someone Was The Scapegoat During Their Childhood? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperNow that someone is an adult, they can have the tendency to feel bad about themselves. And, it might not matter what they do or how they live their life, as it might not change the sense of badness that they often experience. Along with this, they can have an overly developed sense of ...
Views: 191 - Father Wounds: Can A Man Feel Worthless If His Father Was Treated Badly During His Early Years? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man were to take a step back and reflect on how he sees himself, he could find that he doesn’t have a very empowering view. He could find that he sees himself as someone who doesn’t have any value. What could then stand out is how this view is having a negative impact on his ability to ...
Views: 191 - Father Wounds: Why Would A Man Believe That He Is Being Controlled By The Matrix? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man believes that both he and others are being controlled by something ‘out there’, he is unlikely to be short of support. In his eyes, then, there could be a group of people who operate behind the scenes who are controlling most of humanity. This could just be something that he shares ...
Views: 191 - Mother Wounds: Why Would An Abusive Mother Have Had A Child? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperOne thing that someone could wonder, if they had a mother who was typically not very nurturing, is why she even had a child or perhaps children. But, based on how she generally behaved, this is to be expected. If she had generally been nurturing and supportive, there would be no reason for ...
Views: 191 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Would A Mother-Enmeshed Man Only Blame His Father For What Happened? - by Submitted on May 20, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man has come to see that he is neglecting his own life due to how much he does for his mother, he can believe that his father is at fault for how he behaves. He can then be frustrated and even angry about how he lives his life but his mother won’t have played a part. In his eyes, then, ...
Views: 191 - Survival: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone Fear That They Are Going To Die? - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone were to step back and reflect on their life, what may stand out is that they often feel anxious and even fearful. Due to this, they are seldom going to be calm and at ease. Still, they may find that if they do feel calm, it’s because they are around others and are not alone. At the ...
Views: 191 - Therapy: Can Someone Be Looking For A Mother/Father Figure When They Have Therapy? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperAfter not being in a good way for however long, someone could come to the conclusion that they need help. Due to this, they could end up looking for a therapist locally or online. They might not care about whether they work with a man or a woman, or they could have a preference. Assuming ...
Views: 191 - Boundaries: Can Someone Be In A Boundaryless State If They Experienced Early Deprivation? - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperAs someone is a separate individual with their own needs and feelings, they are not always going to want to do what another person wants them to do. During these moments, they will need to make this clear. If this wasn’t the case, there would be no reason for them to say no to another person. ...
Views: 190 - False Self: Can Someone Create An Identity In Order To Meet Their Unmet Developmental Needs? - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIn the same way that someone can more or less always wear the same outfit, they can also more or less always behave in the same way. And, as part of how they behave, they can also typically wear the same type of clothes. They are then going to be a whole human being that has many different ...
Views: 190 - Child Abuse: Can Someone Blame Themselves If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperBased on how someone experiences life, it can be as though they have done something that is extremely bad. The reason for this is that they could have the tendency to feel bad about themselves. When they do feel good, then, this will be the exception as opposed to the rule. And, during these ...
Views: 189 - Early Deprivation: What Can Happen If Someone Was Brought Up By A Parent Who Lacked Empathy? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat can be normal is for someone to hide how they feel when they are around others. Then again, this can be something that takes place without them consciously choosing to do so. Due to this, they can generally create the impression that everything is fine. Naturally, this is going to stop ...
Views: 189 - False Self: Can Someone Have The Need To Hide Themselves If They Had A Highly Critical Parent? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat can be normal is for someone to hide how they feel and a number of their needs. Consequently, when they are around others, they are going to typically put on an act and hide who they are. This can mean that they will generally come across as though they are fine and that nothing is ...
Views: 189 - Inner Critic: Can Someone’s Unmet Developmental Need To Be Loved Fuel Their Critical Inner Voice? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone’s inner world was a climate, it might be somewhere that is typically extremely cold. The reason for this is that they might rarely talk to themselves in a kind manner and they could often experience ‘negative’ feelings. Therefore, when they do have moments when they talk to ...
Views: 189 - Irrational Thoughts: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Have ‘Irrational’ Thoughts? - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperFor a little while, someone may have experienced thoughts that are having a negative effect on their wellbeing. Along with these thoughts, there can be feelings that also arise. These thoughts and feelings are then not going to be positive and empowering; they will be negative and ...
Views: 189 - Mother Wounds: Will A Man Unconsciously Project The Mother That He Had Into Women? - by Submitted on May 06, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhen a man meets a woman, it might not be long until he develops a view of her. After this, he can believe that the view that he has formed of her is a reflection of what she is like. However, although this can be the case, what if what is going on for him has had an effect on how he ...
Views: 189 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Can A Mother-Enmeshed Man Be Addicted To Porn? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man is in a position where practically his whole life revolves around his mother, it is likely to show that he doesn’t feel comfortable with his own needs. Along with this, he is unlikely to even be in touch with his own needs. Therefore, he will be out of balance but he won’t realise ...
Views: 189 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Mans Sense Of Self Underdeveloped? - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat is clear is that in order for a man to both have and sustain a life that is fulfilling, he will need to be there for himself and take care of his needs. If this doesn’t take place, he will live a half-life at best and he won’t have much of a life at worst. Nonetheless, even though this ...
Views: 189 - Relationships: Why Would Someone Be Unable To Accept That Their Partner Is Unavailable? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperAt this point in time, someone could be in a relationship with someone who is not available. So, they might not be able to emotionally connect with them and they might not spend much time with them either. Assuming that this is the case, they will be emotionally out of reach, and at times, ...
Views: 189 - Self-Worth: Can Someone Believe That They Are Worthless If they Experienced Early Deprivation? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperDuring someone’s formative years, they may have had at least one parent who was very harsh. If so, it would have been normal for them to be put down by this parent and treated like they were nothing. Therefore, even if there were moments when this parent did treat them differently, it ...
Views: 189 - Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause A Woman To Sexualise Herself? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhat can be normal is for a woman to wear very revealing clothes, and it might not matter where she is. Now, she could have a figure that not only makes her desirable to a lot of men but a lot of women could both appreciate and want to have the same figure. This might be a figure that she was ...
Views: 188 - Early Deprivation: Can Someone Believe That They Don’t Matter If They Experienced Early Deprivation? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone were to take a step back and reflect on their life, what might soon stand out is that their life is not very fulfilling. But, if this is so, they might not believe that they deserve to experience life differently. They could believe that it doesn’t matter what their needs are or ...
Views: 188 - Mother Wounds: Can A Man Be Out Of Touch With His Masculinity If He Had An Abusive Mother? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperEven though a man will be made up of both the masculine and the feminine, it doesn’t mean that this will stand out. He can typically come across as though he is only made up of one part. This can mean that he will generally come across as easy-going, do what he can to please others, put up ...
Views: 188 - Mother Wounds: Did An Abusive Mothers Childhood Stop Her From Being Able To Love? - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperDuring someone’s early years, they may have had a mother who wasn’t very warm and was often very cruel. She would then have been their mother but based on how she often behaved, it would have been as though she was their enemy. Thanks to what they went through throughout this key stage of ...
Views: 188 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Is A Mother-Enmeshed Man Waiting For His Fathers Support? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man is focused on his mother’s life and is ignoring his own, it will be clear, at least to some people, that something is not right. Of course, he is not here to be an extension of his mother; he is here to express himself and live a fulfilling life. This is not to say that he can’t be ...
Views: 188 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: What Does A Woman Need To Do If She Ends Up With Mother-Enmeshed Men? - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperAfter having been up with a number of men who were focused on their mothers and were not available, a woman can be angry and frustrated. But, as she will have given a lot and received very little, this is not a surprise. What may also play a part in this is that she could believe that she has ...
Views: 188 - Father Wounds: Can A Woman Be Attracted To Men Who Are Unavailable If She Had An Unavailable Father? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat a woman may find, if she was to take a step back and reflect on her life, is that she continually attracts men who are not available. This could be something that has taken place for as long as she can remember. At this point in time, she could have had enough of experiencing life in ...
Views: 187 - Self-Love: Can Someone Love Themselves Conditionally If They Experienced Early Deprivation? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to take a step back and reflect on their life, what they may find is that they are often hard on themselves. They are then only going to be kind and loving to themselves from time to time. What this is likely to show is that they only feel comfortable being nurturing towards ...
Views: 187 - Social Media: Can Someone Use Social Media To Try To Be Loved If They Experienced Early Deprivation? - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat can be normal is for someone to spend a fair amount of time using one or several social media sites. This can be somewhere they primarily browse and don’t share a great deal about themselves. Then again, they could spend a lot of time sharing parts of their own life and pictures of ...
Views: 187 - Early Deprivation: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Create A Disconnected False Self? - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone is connected to their body, they will have access to their needs and feelings. By having this connection to themselves, they will be able to freely express who they are and live a life that is worth living. What will also play a part in them being able to live in this way will ...
Views: 186 - Early Deprivation: What Can Happen If Someone Wasn’t Seen During Their Formative Years? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone didn’t have at least one parent who was able to see them as a separate individual who had their own needs and feelings, and generally attuned to them and met their needs, they might not be aware of this. Now that they are an adult, they might not be able to remember a great deal about ...
Views: 186 - Human Contact: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Disconnect From Their Need For Human Contact? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperWhat can be normal is for someone to spend a lot of time by themselves, having very little interest in being around others. This could be how they have been for as long as they can remember. Therefore, they might not wonder why they are this way or have the need to change their life. Then ...
Views: 186 - Mother-Enmeshed Men: Why Would A Mother-Enmeshed Man Want To Save His Mother? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperA man could have a mother who is unwell or he might not but he could still spend a lot of time doing things for her. From the outside, it can be as though she is his daughter and it is his responsibility to take care of her. So, when he is not taking care of his basic needs or at work, for ...
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