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Focusing with "Psychosomatic" Illness ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cobi writes: "Can Focusing be used to heal from psychosomatic illnesses? If so, how would…

"It seems there is not enough time." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gisela writes: "I can be in a good contact with myself (and…

The Relationship between Presence and the Felt Sense ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laura writes: "Would you describe the relationship between the self in…

Feelings We Don’t Know the Reason For ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wendy writes: "My question is about when we have feelings that we…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"is that the felt sense?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Someone wrote: "I have been focusing on myown for over 12 months. I have read the…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"What if I want to kill this person?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Manju writes: "I was talking about listeningto our feelings, and someone asked me…’what…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Does Being With an Experience Naturally Bring Change?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Becky writes: In "Focusing-OrientedPsychotherapy," Gendlin says that repetitive,unchanging feelings, or "dead-end" feelings,"arise and…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sharing Focusing with People in My Daily Life~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nina Joy writes: "My burning question aboutFocusing right now has to do with…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Spiritual Path of Focusing~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nelle writes: "I am wondering if you feelcomfortable speaking to the spiritual path ofFocusing.  You indicated…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Relational Differences Between Focusing Partner and Therapist~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Laura asks, "Would you describe thedifferences in the psychotherapeuticrelationship and the relationship between thefocuser…