Focusing Tip #471 – The Meaning in Pain
“Should I suggest that my partner breathe into the pain and constriction?” Jane writes: I have a question about a session today…
Focusing Tip #470 – “Am I just making this up?”
“It is always this discomfort in the stomach. Then the doubts come: ‘Am I making this up?’” Pedro writes:Regarding the body sense,…
Focusing Tip #469 – Focusing with the Issue of Nail-Biting
“When it comes to a part that makes me do things automatically, I don’t seem to get very far.” A Reader writes:I…
Focusing Tip #468 – How Does Vulnerability Relate to Intimacy?
“Life and relationships go better as we make room for our human vulnerability, not shut it down.” Dear Readers:Today, I’d like to…
Focusing Tip #467 – “Shouldn’t my Focusing be relevant to my life?”
“I have difficulty finding the purpose of Focusing if no link is made with my reality.” A Reader writes:I learned Focusing a…
Focusing Tip #466 – “Could a person ever do too much Focusing?”
“Could a person ever Focus too much…even become addicted to Focusing?” Connie writes:Here’s a question: Could a person ever do Focus too…
Focusing Tip #465 – “Am I blocking myself from going deeper by crying?”
Mary Elizabeth writes:When I do Focusing, my release is usually with tears. In other words: I cry. Sometimes I wonder am I blocking myself…
Focusing Tip #464 – “My body feelings tend to come in my head…”
“I often feel sensations in the head area when I check in with my body for a feeling.” Maryanne writes:You suggest checking…
Focusing Tip #463 – “I can’t put a gentle hand on my body.”
“I have a history of being abused and have found it rather difficult to put a hand anywhere on the body.” A…
Focusing Tip #462 – “I have a terrible habit of comparing myself to others.”
“This negative voice is an immediate punch in the stomach that drains all my energy.” Marty writes:I have a terrible habit of…
