Focusing Tip #329 – Focusing and Depression, Part Two
“Let’s ignore the dark stuff, and just be happy.” Last week we heard from a reader who asked if it was possible…
Focusing Tip #328 – “Can I do Focusing when I am depressed?”
A Reader writes:Can I do Focusing when I am depressed? I know ‘depressed’ covers a whole lot of points along the spectrum,…
Focusing Tip #327 – What to do when there’s deep resistance?
“I recognize a deep resistance to Focusing on this, alone or with a partner.” Last week Mary wrote (and I responded) about…
Focusing Tip #326 – When it itches, I react and then feel guilty.
“When it itches, I react, I scratch… and then feel guilty and ashamed.” Mary writes: “For some time I have experienced redness…
Focusing Tip #325 – Being with a questioning part
“Who is this ‘I’ who is doing the compassionate Focusing?” A reader asks: “When I am being a kind and supportive companion…
Focusing Tip #324 – If I accept everything, do I give up on results?
“If I accept everything, do I have do give up my desire for results?” A Reader writes: “How do you balance the…
Focusing Tip #323 – What about sensing what the part likes/doesn’t like?
“What about sensing what the part likes or doesn’t like?” Judy writes: “Yesterday during my Focusing partnership session, while I was the…
Focusing Tip #322 – What if anxiety is holding off sadness?
“Is it possible that very sad feelings start to surface after anxiety gets better?” Anna writes:“I was having frequent anxiety experiences which…
Focusing Tip #321 – When your body feels like a source of torment…
“I feel deeply ashamed of a condition in my body so I can’t be with it.” A Reader writes:“It came up tonight…
Focusing Tip #320 – Holding on to Sadness
“I am addicted to sadness, longing, self-pity, wishing, dreaming, etc…” A Reader writes:Recently I identified myself as being addicted to the emotion…
