Focusing Tip #295: When Parts Say “I’m Bad”
“I have parts that say things like, ‘I am bad, I did those things wrong.’” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leona writes: “I have lots and…
“I have parts that say things like, ‘I am bad, I did those things wrong.’” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leona writes: “I have lots and…
“A little voice says, ‘You can’t be happy. It isn’t going to last.’” Chris writes:“So, something good, exciting etc., happens, and I…
“Finding the right distance” or “setting it out at a distance” — Why not? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At a recent workshop a woman raised…
“I get a felt sense but it goes away after about a second.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Magdalene writes: “I am writing because I need…
"How can Self-in-Presence be lacking? Isn't Self-in-Presence always here?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deborah writes: "In the last Weekly Tips you wrote 'because Self-in-Presence is lacking'……
“What’s wrong with me? I can’t seem to create the life I want.” Katherine writes: “I’m hoping you can help with something…
"Focusing makes it MORE difficult to communicate with other people."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noa writes: "It seems that the more I do Focusing, the more…
"Saying 'I'm sensing something in me that's pressing' didn't work."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ina writes: "Today I tried to do Focusing. 'What's the point?' was…
"The parts do not trust the reassurances of Self-in-Presence."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Susan writes: "I'm stuck at the end of some difficult Focusing sessions with…
Even more on feeling the feelings of the person you're Focusing with~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week's Tip and the one the week before, on…
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