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Originally Posted by innocentjoy
So I kind of have a random question, not sure if this has already been discussed or not.
I was wondering if anyone else imagines rooms inside their body, when working with your system?
I have an attic in my head, when I 'look' inside, where if there's stuff that needs to be dealt with, I can see boxes piled up, etc. I also have a cabin where my heart is, which is the safe place for everyone to gather and be taken care of if they need it, and some kind of cellar in my belly, that used to be a dungeon and now is a store room with lots of shelves.
I know I have a vivid imagination to begin with, but was wondering if anyone else uses visuals to look inside themselves like this?
IJ
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this is actually a quite common therapy technique around here where I live and work and is for many things not just dissociative disorders. when I was having work related problems my therapist had me close my eyes, breath and imagine a safe place, room or otherwise. I imagined a cabin in the woods next to a calm stream. now any time I have a problem I close my eyes and "go visit my cabin in the woods.) another place my therapist and I worked on was having a playground where other parts of me can play when I am triggered. the other parts of me had their own safe places depending upon who/what they were, what their job, purpose reason for being was...example Rainys place was a dark fort under a blanket because thats what and who she was, what her job purpose, reason for being was...to find a dark place under a blanket and cry when ever she was in control of the body. Sunnys place was full of sunshine and happiness because thats what her job, purpose reason for being was...to be happy and do happy things when she was in control of the body....
each one of my alters had their own way of being, their own jobs, purposes, reasons for being and their "places" reflected who and what they were.