My therapist has me use the image of a vault. We can put strong feelings into the vault to "contain" them and go back out into life. Trying to carry them around 24/7 is too hard, and not useful. We even use a "night drop" slot for the smaller stuff. One important thing is to let your parts know that you are not throwing this stuff away to never deal with it. It is a safe storage until you are in a safe place to go back and take care of one piece at a time.
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