That's Not Healthy, That's Dysfunctional | Therapy Thursday | Jerry Flowers
Sep 15, 2023
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Combat zone survivor Jerry Flowers discusses normalized dysfunction, recognizing hazardous roads in life. Topics: embracing healing journeys, identifying and fixing underlying problems, deception in biblical stories, inherited dysfunction in relationships, breaking free from unhealthy habits, detoxing from toxicity.
Recognizing and discerning dysfunctional patterns is the first step towards health and deliverance.
Identify the specific road that leads to dysfunction in your life and replace it with a healthier alternative.
Expect resistance and discomfort from those familiar with your old patterns, and seek support from healthy influences to break free from dysfunction.
Deep dives
Discern dysfunction as the first step to health
The first step to health and deliverance is discerning dysfunction, being exposed to the nail and recognizing that it's not healthy.
Find the road that has nails in it
Identify the routines or practices in your life that are causing leaks, and locate the specific road that leads to dysfunction.
Find a different road
Once you identify the problematic road, find an alternative or healthier route to replace it.
Expect resistance and withdrawals
When you make the necessary changes, anticipate pushback and discomfort from those who are used to your old patterns, and expect withdrawals as your heart adjusts to the new way of living.
Surround yourself with health
Surround yourself with healthy influences and relationships that support your journey to breaking dysfunctional patterns.
When you've grown up in a combat zone, warfare becomes familiar to such a degree that peace causes skepticism. In the same way, normalized dysfunction has conditioned us to the point where we have confused what happiness truly is. It isn't until our eyes have been opened that we're able to see hazardous roads have become our normal.
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