{"id":13541,"date":"2020-06-07T14:26:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T14:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/?p=13541"},"modified":"2022-08-05T10:46:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T10:46:33","slug":"the-father-complex-know-youre-own-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastermindcontent.co.uk\/the-father-complex-know-youre-own-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"The Father Complex: Know You’re Own Mind!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Everyone has a father complex. From a positive perspective, the influence a father has on the impressionable mind of a child is mental strength, will power and self-esteem. <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Essential qualities of character such as these are the foundations on which an individual builds a future. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the flip side, a negative father complex tells another story.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individuals with a negative father imago typically encounter toxic relationships and a string of disappointments. Often the root cause is a misconception you are not good enough. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, the father has a critical impact on your psychology which ultimately impacts how you relate to the world and your perception of it. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Carl Jung, the father exerts his influence on the mind or spirit of his child. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Father complex has a \u201cspiritual\u201d character, so to speak, in the sense that the father-image gives rise to statements, actions, tendencies, impulses, opinions etc. In men, a positive father-complex very often produces a certain credulity with regard to authority and a distinct willingness to bow down before all spiritual dogmas and values; while in women, it induces the liveliest spiritual aspirations and interests. In dreams, it is always the father-figure from whom the decisive convictions, prohibitions, and wise counsel emanate. Mostly, it is the figure of a \u201cwise old man\u201d, magician, doctor, priest, teacher, professor, grandfather or any other person possessing authority.\u201d ~ Carl Jung: The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The type of father<\/span><\/a> you had will be the cause of your father-complex, in both a positive way and a negative way. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should also be noted that your biological father is not the only cause of a father-complex. The way in which men (and women) are portrayed to be in society ultimately skews the masculine and female principle within yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, your daddy issues are because your father has daddy demons of his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Society’s Portrait of Men<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Father\u2019s are recognised as authority figures. In a typical household, the father is often handed the role as the disciplinarian. That\u2019s not always the case if the father is hardly around to dish out punishment, but most children recognise their father is the commandeering chief of the family.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leadership skills, a good sense of right and wrong, the capacity to offer advice people listen actually to, are all mental attributes you should learn from your father. Likewise, a father\u2019s responsibility to his offspring is to teach them to have respect for others and respect for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In society, a biological father is expected to have the traits of the archetypal patriarchal figure; the kings of mythical Gods such as Zeus, Odin and Rama.<\/p>\n\n\n

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                                                     Zeus y Hera detail of “Council of the Gods” in Galleria Borghese<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Traits associated with the patriarchal principle are strength, courage and moral values to live by. These qualities are needed for you to achieve your life goals. In a highly competitive world, the willpower to confront life in the face of adversity can lead to many rewards. <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your ability to sustain a satisfying relationship, commit to productive work ethics, speak up and assert yourself, fend for yourself and succeed at your endeavours are all related to a positive father imago. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People that are successful with relationships of all kinds, friends and lovers, know how to respect the feelings and needs of others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, society is designed to deprive a child of their father\u2019s attention. Career-minded fathers barely see their children, others spend most of their spare time outside with their friends, whilst others are distant and emotionally unavailable. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cabsent\u201d father, whether physically or emotionally, is the cause of many unresolved \u201cdaddy issues\u201d in the modern era. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Father Complex<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There can be many reasons why people develop a father-complex. In general, it is when the father is either physically or emotionally absent, abusive (verbally and\/or physically), critical, and neglect. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inevitably, fathers leave a unique imprint on a child\u2019s way of thinking which ultimately has an impact on your emotions. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern psychology recognises the father influences his child in six ways: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n