Focusing Tip #377 – What is the ultimate aim of getting a felt sense?
“When you get a felt sense, are you supposed to feel it shift, or understand what it’s about?” Jasmine writes: “I have one…
Focusing Tip #376 – The Shame of Longing
“He will be appalled when he gets to know me better…” A Reader writes: “For quite some time, I have been aware…
Focusing Tip #375 – Is Focusing a kind of therapy?
“Focusing is a therapeutic process. So is it a therapy?” Mary writes: “Focusing has been so remarkable as a therapeutic process for…
Focusing Tip #374 – If parts can take us over, do we have free will?
“Does a part really have the power to take over?” Paul writes: “I’ve been curious and even troubled by the tendency to…
Focusing Tip #373 – Who makes decisions and takes action?
“I don’t yet understand which part of me is able to make decisions and take action…” Jenny writes: “Several important confusions have…
Focusing Tip #372 – “What if you know what is right but that is not possible?”
“I know deep inside that I need to distance myself from my parents forever…” D writes: “I know deep inside that I…
Focusing Tip #371: “Shall I reassure the little one inside?”
“How does one know when to reassure and when to simply allow?” Jo writes:“A recent Tip came in perfect timing to help…
Focusing Tip #370 – The Limits of Focusing?
“You seemed to imply that the support of a regular Focusing companion would somehow not be enough…” Graham writes: I read and…
Focusing Tip #369 – “When I feel accepting, I get hurt by people.”
“When I feel the bliss of total acceptance, people take advantage of me…” A Reader writes: “I think maybe I’m sometime not…
Focusing Tip #368 – “Sometimes I cry so much…”
“Sometimes I cry so much in a Focusing session, I wonder…” A Reader writes:“Sometimes I cry so much in a Focusing session…
