Underreacting, overreacting - people think that these reactions are merely circumstantial. And when you’re on the receiving end of these underreactions and overreactions from others, it can be hard not to take those reactions personally. It can be difficulty to realize – these people aren’t out to get you. Instead, they’re likely reacting based on an old childhood habit, a childhood pattern, or a childhood wound.

Today, I discuss how people often operate from woundedness and how they can break free from this manner of response. I share what the “child in survival mode” looks like and how it manifests in people as adults. I also dive into the “Love Chapter” from the Bible and share what love is, what it’s not, and how God’s call to His people to love others plays a crucial role in responding compassionately to others who are operating from their childhood wounds.

“God showed me when people are underreacting and blowing me off, or they’re overreacting to me or to other people, they’re not out to get me. They are simply operating out of their woundedness.” - Dr. Matt Hook

This week on Shepherd & the Shrink:

●      The personal impact of understanding the root cause for why others overreact

●      The worst time to tell someone they are operating from their woundedness

●      What it means to“put away childish things”

●      Understanding the phrase “ the child is the father of the man”

●      How to put away childish things

●      How to be free to grow into the person God created you to be

●      How to recognize it’s the “little child” in you that’s acting up

●      Why marriage is a union of four people, not two

●      The One who can help heal the wounded inner child

●      What the sixth sense is and why you should ask for it

Resources Mentioned:

●      Putting Away Childish Things by David A. Seamands

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