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Originally Posted by Suratji
Have you asked your T for tips or techniques to try to answer this question? I believe that by continually going after a problem by analysis will have us spinning our wheels.
My T is having me do exercises that hope to bypass my analytical brain and you know what- it's working. I've gained some insights by opening up my self-exploration by other means than constantly 'thinking' about them.
Is that what your T wants you to do - just keep 'thinking' about it? Or does has she suggested some other ways to approach the problem?
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She wants to do EFT and The Empty Chair with me, but I have refused to do it. I know that she wants me to try new things because I get stuck in certain areas and do not want to visit them. Forgiveness is one of them. She strongly believes that I will have positive outcomes if I would allow myself to try new things. I can't do it, though. I would feel stupid!!
This is good question for me to ask in my session tomorrow. "
What are YOU doing to help me learn to forgive myself?"
We do talk about many, many other things. It always happens that somewhere in our sessions, I will start putting myself down and making negative comments about myself. She says this is where it is evident that I am beating myself up for things in my past. I blame myself for why I am how I am, and for why I am in the shape I am in today.
Well, I AM the reason! I was the one who made those decisions. I have to take ownership, don't I?