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　　标题：Canfairytaleshelpmeunderstandmyself？
　　作者：Psychologies
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　　FromthefirstversionofCinderellawhichoriginatedinIndia，totheBrothersGrimmcollection，westilltellfairytalestoday，andeachonehasmeaning。Butdon’tassumeyouonlyplaytheheroineprincessroleinyourlife。There’sabigbadwolf，awickedstepmotherandaheroicprinceinallofus。‘Allthesecharactersportrayemotionsandproblemswecanrelatetotoday，’explainsDavies，authorofBeYourOwnFairyTale。‘Forexample，envy，fear，vanity，insecurityandaneedtobeloved。Thisiswhyfairytalesresonatesopowerfullywithus。’Understandingwhatthesecharactersrepresentinuscanhelpthewayweperceiveandrewriteourownfairytales。
　　1。HeroinePrincess
　　Ourheroineisn’talwaysanactualprincess，butshe’thinkLittleRedRidingHoodorSleepingBeauty。Aspartofthestory，she’llhavetogothroughsomesortoftransformation。Forexample，SleepingBeautyfallsintoadeepslumberonher16thbirthday。Thelongsleeprepresentsherjourneyintowomanhood。Inreality，weallendurehardshipandpain，theexperienceofwhichoftenmakesusstronger，bringingoutourbestqualitiesandshowinguswhatwe’recapableofachieving。
　　2。WickedStepmotherEvilQueen
　　Ieitherastepmotheroranevilqueenwho’susurpedthethrone。InSnowWhite，wehavetheevilqueenwho’inRapunzelit’sthewitchwholocksherinthetower。Thischaracterwilldoanythingtogaincontrolandcanbelinkedtotheegoanditshungryneedforpower。Ifyoufeeldrawntothischaracter，ordeeplyalarmedbyher，takealookatyoursenseofselfimportance。Perhapsyoualwaysputyourselfdown，andhavelowselfesteem。
　　3。HeroPrince
　　It’salwaystheprinceortheyounghaplessherowhoendsupsavingtheday。InSleepingBeauty，hebattlestheforcesofnaturetogivetheprincessakissthatbringsherbacktolife。Hemayhavetogoonajourneyfirst。Hemayhavetolearnsomethingalongthewayorfacesomekindofchallengetoprovehisworth。Justlikethetalesthemselves，whichgrowandchangewitheachtelling，theheromustalsodevelop。Theheroisnot100percentconfidentorsecureinhimself，butthat’swhywelikehim。Weidentifywithhisstruggleandwecanmakeitourown。Theherogivesusasenseofhope，thatnomatterwhathappens，orwhatmistakeswemake，wetoocantriumphagainsttheodds。
　　4。BigBadWolf
　　Thewolfappearsinmorethanonefairytale，fromLittleRedRidingHoodtoTheThreeLittlePigs。He’he’salwaysuptonogoodandthere’susuallyafittingendforthispopularvillain。ButtheBigBadWolfisoftenmisunderstood。Togettogripswithhishim，thinkabouthismotivation。Whydoeshedressupingrandma’sclothesinLittleRedRidingHoodandpretendtobesomethinghe’snot？Inthestory，it’sbecausehewantstoeatLittleRedRidingHoodheneedssustenanceandtogetit，heusesdeception。Weoftentakeondifferentrolesinlifeandpretendtobesomethingwe’renot，becausewe’retryingtosucceedandpleaseothers。Whenwedothis，we’rebeingtheBigBadWolf。Butthatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanwe’recomingfromabadplace。Askyourselfhowmanydifferentrolesyouplay，andconsiderwhichversionsofyoumakeyouhappy，andwhichonesmakeyouuncomfor。
　　AdaptedfromBeYourOwnFairyTale：WorkingwithStorytellingforPositiveLifeChangebyAlisonDavies