What Is ‘Healing Inner Conflict’?
David "Bhakti" Gotlieb's Healing Inner Conflict (HIC) offer a fascinating lens through which we can explore and resolve the conflicts buried deep within us, especially those rooted back in our childhood. Imagine having a map that doesn't just show where you've been, but also illuminates pathways to where you might ideally move toward. That’s what HIC does. It lays out four key coping strategies we all develop over time:
The Child (inner Crtiticsm), Adolescent (acting out), Adult, (passive aggression) and Self-Distraction (addiction) mechanisms each represent a phase in our journey from reacting as a survival instinct to choosing our responses with awareness and compassion.
The beauty of HIC lies in its ability to make us aware of our internal battles. It's like having a conversation with different parts of ourselves, understanding why they react the way they do. Through these conversations we learn how to respond in ways that actually help us heal and grow. For therapists this approach is golden. It's like being handed a key that can unlock the doors to deeper understanding and healing for their clients.
When applied effectively, HIC can transform the way we deal with emotional pain. It's not just about making peace with our past, but also about empowering ourselves to face life with a new sense of clarity and strength. It's about moving from being at war with ourselves to becoming our own ally.
Reflecting on the shifts that HIC brings about – from turmoil to tranquillity, self-criticism to self-compassion – really highlights the power of Bhakti's work. It's pretty remarkable to see people transition from a place of inner conflict to a state of inner peace and self-acceptance.
Credit to Bhakti for helping bring such an insightful and empathetic approach for navigating the complex terrains of our inner lives. His work is a beacon of hope for anyone looking to find peace within themselves, proving that it's not just about where we've been, but where we're going and how we may be able to choose more skillfully in order to get there.
