Are We Unconsciously Recycling Unhealthy Thought Patterns?  by Dr. Nadia Sabri Emergence of mental and physical illness symptoms are greatly impacted by various social determinants of health. Chronic stress, lifestyle habits, social support (or lack thereof), isolation, finances, education, exposure to violence, etc. Across the board, however, there are still A LOT of common symptoms which are  showing up earlier and earlier among kids. Parents are concerned and rightly so. How can we prevent our kids and ourselves from becoming statistics? Where do these thought patterns come from? Parents, are we unconsciously recycling unhealthy thought patterns?  Common examples: Shame around food Food as “good” or “bad” Eating your feelings. “feel sad? Have a cookie” Violence in words and actions Spanking & hitting kids as “tough love” Dysfunction and domestic abuse as “normal”. Kids grow up to bully/abuse or be bullied/abused Trama bonding co-dependency, lack of boundaries Body shaming “too fat”, “ugly”, “different” Low self esteem Unrealistic expectations Perfectionism Harsh inner critic “too picky”, “bad sleeper”, “troublemaker”, “too slow”, “too stupid”, etc), Feelings of unworthiness Imposter syndrome Trust issues “let the baby self soothe and/or cry it out by themselves” “Hugs spoil babies” Loneliness Superiority/inferiority complexes Racism Gender based violence Toxic […] The post Are We Unconsciously Recycling Unhealthy Thought Patterns?  appeared first on Mindful MD Mom.

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