Presents a model for understanding the functions of certain Child ego state emotions, and how people become stuck as they experience one feeling to keep other feelings outside of their awareness. Explains some differences between functional and dysfunctional feeling states in that the former stimulates helpful awarenesses and/or problem-solving behavior, whereas the latter do not contribute in this manner. Describes the functional and temporal qualities of fear, anger, and sadness; how one feeling may be used to hide another; and how lack of clarity among them may cause feeling states to become dysfunctional. Therapeutic suggestions for making feeling states functional again are included.
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