Focusing Tip #594 – “What good are my parts? They make my life miserable.”
Focusing involves spending time with different parts of you. But do those parts have value? Bhavani writes: After a year of experience…
Focusing Tip #593 – “I cannot understand why there’s still a traumatized vulnerable child within me…”
If you were traumatized by someone, why doesn’t the hurt and anger heal when that person starts treating you better? A Reader…
Focusing Tip #592 – Do you ever wonder why trying to fix yourself doesn’t work?
Michelle writes: I have been operating under the idea that I would recognize a shift from Focusing by having “a solution” to…
How to be a Perfect Imposter
You’ve got it all figured out. How you’re supposed to look, sound, dress. What are the acceptable hobbies and opinions. How smart…
Focusing Tip #591 – Have you ever tried to be like other people so they will like you?
A Reader writes: In my Focusing so far I’ve found out I’ve been trying to be like other people so they will…
Focusing Tip #590 – “My parts don’t tell me anything new.”
“A lot of the time in Focusing with a part I don’t hear anything new…” Charles writes: A lot of the time…
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Focusing Tip #589 – I feel my parts have ruined my life
Are you angry at the parts of you that have held you back from living your potential? Jim writes: Ann, when you…
Focusing Tip #588 – “My clients are identified with parts… and they reject my attempts to help them disidentify.”
Steffani writes: At times I sense that my clients are identified with parts of them. And that is not surprising! But sometimes…
Focusing Tip #587 – I feel calmer, but is my life really changing?
Do you wonder when and if the calmer feelings will translate into real life change? A Reader writes: I’m taking a Focusing…
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Focusing Tip #586 – If you are faced with illness or other losses, how do you remake a life?
Paula writes: My situation is that I developed a chronic illness and had to leave my high powered career on disability. It’s…
