Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Womb twin survivors are the sole survivors of a twin or multiple pregnancy. Their twin died in the womb or around birth. This very early experience leave a profound immersion on the survivor, but it not fully accessible until a vocabulary is provided to understand it The Womb twin hypothesis states that womb twin survivors seem to spend their lives re-enacting the life and death of their womb twin. Nothing appears to be more important than that, even life itself. Once the real pre-birth scene -“The Dream of the Womb”- which is being constantly re-enacted, is made clear, then the re-enactment tends to diminish or cease altogether, greatly to the benefit of the individual. Womb twin survivors have a tendency to become involved in codependent relationships, seek wholeness in other people and have an exaggerated sense of group responsibility. The style of relationship adopted appears to be an attempt to recreate the lost twin in their Dream of the Womb. All is made clear once we see that the chosen style of relationship depends on the number and zygosity of the other embryos or fetuses also present in the womb. The diagrams provided make all this abundantly clear
Citation preview
Womb Twin Survivors
A research project about the sole survivors of a
twin or multiple pregnancy
Headed by Althea Hayton
The lost twin in the Dream of the Womb
The Womb Twin hypothesisWomb twin survivors seem to spend their lives re-
enacting the life and death of their womb twin. Nothing appears to be more important than that,
even life itself. Once the real pre-birth scene -“The Dream of the Womb”- which is being constantly re-enacted, is
made clear, then the re-enactment tends to diminish or cease altogether, greatly to the benefit of the
individual.
The lost twin in relationship
How womb twin survivors re-enact their
own womb story in intimate relationships
1. Co-dependency
2. Self-absorption
3. Group responsibility
Fraternal (dizygotic) twins
The DZ womb twin survivor seeks a brother or sister to replace their lost twin.
They choose another womb twin survivor!
Co-dependency
A female womb twin survivor lost a twin brother in the womb and carries a vague sense of male energy
A male womb twin survivor lost a twin sister in the womb and carries a vague sense of female energy
1. The encounter
The male partner has a deep sense of a missing fragile female intimate which undermines the expression of his natural male energy
The female partner has a deep sense of a missing fragile male intimate which undermines the expression of her natural female energy.
Co-dependency
2. Seeking the soul mate
Two separate dreams
A tendency to sabotage the relationship to re-enact the original pre-birth tragedy.
Co-dependency
3. A clash of dreams
A strong desire to recreate the original pre-birth twin dyad.
Identical (monozygotic) twins
The MZ womb twin survivor seeks another brother or sister to recreate the
original twin pair
Seeking wholeness in others
The Alpha survivor
The lost identical (MZ) Beta twin
1. The lost identical (MZ) twin in the Dream of the Womb
There is a feeling of being “two people in one” but in reality there is only one individual left alive.
MZ=monozygotic
Seeking wholeness in others
The Alpha MZ twin survivor is closely identified with the Beta twin
2. Keeping alive the lost “other half”
In a desire to help the MZ twin to survive, the Alpha qualities are given away to the lost twin in the Dream.
Seeking wholeness in others
The identical (MZ) womb twin survivor is totally identified with their lost twin and constantly focused on maintaining his or her own existence
This part of the Self is very
vulnerable and fragile and needs
constant and absolute
attention, so all energy is directed
inwardly
3. A spurious sense of wholeness
A multiple pregnancy
The sole womb twin survivor of a group of embryos or fetuses seeks always to
restore the original group
Group responsibility
The lost fraternal twin
The lost identical twin
The multiple womb twin survivor
1. The multiple womb twin survivor is conceived into a group
Note: this is only one example. Multiple pregnancies vary in both numbers and zygosity.
Group responsibility
The lost fraternal (DZ) twin
The lost identical (MZ) twin
The multiple womb twin survivor
The multiple womb twin survivor seeks to bond with both the identical twin and the fraternal twin.
2. Attempting to recreate the original womb-mate bonds
Note: this is only one example. Multiple pregnancies vary in both numbers and zygosity.
Group responsibility
The lost fraternal (DZ) twin
The lost identical (MZ) twin
The multiple womb twin survivor
3. Keeping the group together: the main mission in life
Energy is directed both inwards and outwards to “heal the world” at considerable personal cost
Note: this is only one example. Multiple pregnancies vary in both numbers and zygosity.
Womb Twin Survivors
Find out more
http://www.wombtwinsurvivors.com
http://WombTwinSurvivors.blogspot.com
