The healing journey requires self-responsibility and sometimes a willingness to face unpleasant truths. To participate with self-honesty we have to be willing to ask, “Do I punish myself?’ It may not be an easy question, but self-punishment, unfortunately, is rather common, and if we choose to free ourselves, it’s worth exploring. Defining Self-Punishment While many would state that self-punishment is a conscious intentional harming of oneself, it’s driving force is […] Read more »