Posted by lovelorn on November 29, 2007, at 10:31:34
In reply to Re: Re; inside kids**mebbe triggers**, posted by Muffled on November 28, 2007, at 22:34:45
Hi Muffled,
I went through a period (not in therapy) where I explored and felt different child aspects of myself - which in reality is just different aspects of our psyche, how we coped and dealt with things, where we divided our angry and good selves. The angry child that was in me did have a very cold alternate as well, very cold and when I saw this part of myself, I realized I could never go there, could not be like that. The dead child would just be represented as blackness, nothingness. The crazy one you speak of, well that is part of your mind, the really hurt part of it and yes, you do have to respect that part because it is the part that did not let you completely die or go insane in mind - it's damaged and needs to be healed. Remember that these 'children' are different representations of your own mind even as an adult. You live and talk through them even if you are not aware. You have to try to heal those weaker areas that you call the kids and make them stronger and more integrated with the adult developed mind. In my previous post, I mentioned my T is working on having me put certain feelings and thoughts and situations in a container - so as not to let the pain and hurt and paralysis contaminate all of me (because that is what it feels like it is doing when certain feelings and thoughs come out). I wonder if the idea of a container for your certain feelings and thoughts and images might be a good one for you to maybe practice. She said the image of a container will come kind of naturally and will make sense to you. I find since I've imagined one, it has helped cut-off the contamination when I can visualize putting it somewhere so that I can feel back to myself, and not regressing or dealing with a too separate part of myself. There is an issue with the container I've chosen but we are working on that. lol. Anyway, maybe speak to your T about it.
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