When I first think of the word, “revolving,” my big-boned mind always takes me to a revolving sushi bar. That’s not what this blog is about.
A revolving slate, termed by psychiatrist, Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy, is when one pattern of behavior is repeated from one generation to the next. Basically, whatever has affected you in childhood will, in time, begin to reveal itself in adulthood.
The way you express your anxiety and pain may not look the same as your parents or grandparents, but it has to travel somewhere. It can go inward, often leading to deep sadness or anxiety. Or it can outward, often leading to anger and jealousy.
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