blind spots

Blind spots are unconscious beliefs, habits, and emotional wounds that shape how a person perceives self and others. They create a kind of tunnel vision, filtering cues and reactions without being noticed.

In therapy, blind spots often trace back to childhood roles and survival patterns—the inner child learning what felt safe or required. They appear as repeated relationship dynamics, rigid self-stories, misreading intentions, or automatic defenses like people-pleasing, withdrawal, or control. Inner Child Work and parts-based approaches bring these patterns into awareness so they can be understood and integrated.