Posted by Poet on October 10, 2003, at 12:41:12
Has anyone's therapist ever used this technique? What you do is imagine that someone or some part of yourself is sitting in an empty chair and you talk to and for him/her.
In my session, yesterday, I said that the little girl inside of me is dead. My therapist said, no, my inner child just feels abandoned. We got into my earliest memories and then she told me to imagine that my three year old self is sitting in the other chair. What would I tell her to make her feel safe? Why is she scared of people? What does she like to do for fun?
At the end of the session, she said my assignment is to get to know that three year old. I should start by walking with her down the hall, make sure she's safe in my car and talk to her.
Has anyone else ever done the empty chair technique to find their inner child? Or is my all ready pretty out there therapist way out on this one?
My therapist didn't say I had to physically nurture my inner child, but I did buy her a big sugar cookie with my cafe latte this morning. Hmm, I think that means I am really out there.
Poet
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