Posted by antigua on March 30, 2004, at 16:15:45
In reply to Safe Places for Inner Children, posted by Poet on March 27, 2004, at 14:39:00
My little girl has a playroom of all her own, too. I can lock her in there and she is safe, no one can reach her or hurt her. I let her play there until I'm ready to talk to her and help her feel better. Sometimes I feel kind of silly about it, but I find it does help.
I was reading this book before I went away on vacation, which suggested that I put the little girl away so that I wouldn't have to worry about her while I was gone and she wouldn't intrude on my vacation. It actually worked... since it's my imagination, there is no sense of time so I didn't feel bad leaving her behind. She had plenty of things to play with, but mostly she just felt safe until I was ready to come back.
That said, coming back to retrieve her today for therapy was really, really hard.
My playroom is in the trees, with the sun shining in and the flowers blooming on the lawn. It's the best of springtime and I have my books and dolls, and M&Ms and something to drink.
antigua
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