The use of psychedelics for the purpose of therapy and personal growth has seen a significant increase in recent years. While the body of research supporting their therapeutic potential is expanding, much of the discussion regarding effectiveness and adverse effects remains reliant on the subjective, personal experiences of users. While some data suggests favourable outcomes in treating mental health issues such as depression, PTSD, and substance use, questions remain regardi

Parentification represents one of the greatest challenges in psychotherapy from the perspective of resistance to change . The internal desolation and identity diffusion it creates, coupled with a pervasive unconscious attachment to past traumatic experiences of being unseen, unimportant, non-existent, and required to attend to others, forms some of the most persistent resistances to the psychotherapeutic process. These dynamics underpin deeply entrenched self-sabotaging ten

Many will end up hesitating or never engaging in psychotherapy because of their unconscious fear of change.

Attachment to trauma is an emotional attachment to childhood trauma that may be continuously re-enacted in adult relationships.