In Lifestyle we already speak to you on one occasion of the true story of Cinderella and its different versions.Now, it is always striking how classic tales describe certain types of personality that often serve her to popular psychology to describe different types of syndromes or complexes.
You will remember for example the Peter Pan syndrome and the Wendy complex, so today we invite you to know another type of personality associated in turn with the character that emerges from the protagonist of the classic story "Cinderella" , a set of features described at the time by Colette Dowling,
Features of the Cinderella complex
Let's remember Cinderella's character a bit.Due to various personal circumstances, our protagonist was forced to live with a family that was not affable, with which she could not establish adequate bonds of affection, affection and security .A childhood co explained under the submission and criticism, in a way, the figure of the prince would rise as his only way of salvation.
Many experts and analysts, saw in this girl a woman who never took the determination to escape from that situation, to leave that stepmother and her selfish sisters to live in a more integral and satisfactory way.Free.On the contrary, the young woman is helped by that outer hand that takes her away from that context to take care of her and attend to it .Obviously, it is just a story, but many psychologists and psychiatrists take this literary character as a reference to describe these dimensions:

- The people characterized by the Cinderella complex have certain fear of independence , going alone for the world and fending for themselves.
- Traditionally h associated this profile to that of women who dare not fend for themselves to be self-sufficient.They see many limitations not only around them, but above all, in themselves.They prefer family security and that paternal and maternal support, and then "jump" into the sphere of emotional relationships and the couple , which will be in charge of offering security.
- They look for very confident emotional couples, mature and determined to help them decide, to protect them, to speak for them and to be an intermediate figure between a father and a companion.
- At present, women are no longer seen as strongly as that figure associated with the cleaning of the home , the care of the clothes and the kitchen, just as our Cinderella did.Today she has already moved away from the private sphere to go to the public and perform professional work, p But that does not mean that they, like many men, are personally insecure and need the daily support of other people who decide for them, to advise them and to solve their own problems.
- People with Cinderella's complex sound mostly with "being rescued" .No matter if they have professional success, they still wait for someone to appear it covers those protection needs, to alleviate those internal fears and personal insecurity that only a firm "and almost paternal" personality can help them.They therefore have a clear lack of self-esteem.

Do you know someone with this kind of characteristics? Don't forget to leave your comments!
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