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Originally Posted by My kids are cool
I still am having a very strong reaction that NOBODY goes in the room with the kid.
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Me too. T's room is safe, mine is not. Thanks for this thread, it's generated a lot of stuff for me to work on, see where I am on it. Plus T is out of town, so there is that ritual.
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Originally Posted by peaches100
By imagining that our t is helping to comfort us, it gives us the opportunity to know what it feels like to have somebody bring relief to that hurting part of us. If we can let it in, we find out how it feels to be comforted. The intention is for us to learn eventually how to comfort ourselves when we are distressed by bringing up a mental picture of being comforted and the physiological feelings of relief that gives. I did not know that feeling before.
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Really good description of the process and result, peaches! It is amazing when you go from not knowing to knowing.