Thank you for the welcome Mandala

Lol, Yes the internal riot stuff is very familiar to me. I (at times) even categorize it as an out and out civil war. Learning to balance the needs of a part that believes it's 4 versus a part that thinks it's teen versus a very angry adult introject that thinks that punishment is needed for an infraction (not being strong enough or responsible enough or....whatever) versus a "work" part....especially when all are screaming in your head at the same time can be quite challenging. It would be so much easier if it was as simple as a child part and an adult part. But that's not the way it works...at least for me.

I'm glad that your therapist was so understanding. One of the things that I have found extremely helpful with my therapist is her understanding of all of the different parts and her ability to model negotiation btwn the parts. I think it's really raised the level of co-consciousness that I have and hopefully a skill that I'll get better at with practice.

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