Coffee with the Subconscious

Life is about relationships… the resolved and unresolved. I was saddened to learn of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s fatal overdose. What lingered in this gifted actor's subconscious that sprung such a massive yearning? Was there a secret that haunted his sensitive being? I was unable to find a sample of his handwriting to glean an answer that may help his children and others. My hope is that my Column will find someone who has his autograph... a note...a card...a letter. Hoffman's affliction reminds me of a recent Oscar nominated movie, ‘August Osage County.’ This movie is a vivid depiction of what can happen to people caught in a web of unresolved early relationships and secrets. Unresolved relationships hurt the individual. Avoidance and indifference only prolong the suffering. It’s those unresolved issues that torment our souls and affect those we love. They get buried in our subconscious, induce calamity and smother our innate beauty. What about secrets?  Secrets can ne

Life's about relationships...the resolved and unresolved.  Gina, 42 years old, tearfully expressed...       'I have extreme social anxiety        I'm always concerned what other people think about me.        I act a certain way so people will accept me.' I saw in Gina's handwriting and tree drawing that she was afraid to express her thoughts. She was concealing something.  Her perspective was too narrowly focused.  There is evidence of a highly troublesome experience that happened when she was 16 years old. It lingers unresolved in her subconscious.   At first, Gina couldn't think of anything in particular that happened when she was 16 years old. We discussed more... Her handwriting revealed that she was uncertain of her own value and that her character needed to understand in order to feel comfortable.            'I was quiet as a child...         My teachers coaches and friends would always say...         You're SSSSoooo quiet what&