Focusing Tip #567 – What do you do when the different parts of you are talking to each other and getting nowhere?
“An example would be a part of me that feels anxious, and another part that is angry at it for being anxious….”…
“An example would be a part of me that feels anxious, and another part that is angry at it for being anxious….”…
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