When I was really anxious or in a really stressful situation, I used to be able to think of MC saying "It's OK" in what I call his "super caring voice," and it would help.

With current T, I think there's a little internalization, but it's not so much hearing his actual voice or picturing him. It's more that I've internalized a bit of some things he's told me about having gotten through difficult things before and being able to get through them again. More like, that he has faith in my ability to cope. Which is interesting that this has happened after 6 months, when I feel it never really happened with ex-T after 6 YEARS...