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starfishing
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Default May 28, 2019 at 06:59 AM
 
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Yes, for those of us who may have difficulties with splitting or something similar whether we, or the therapists, know it or not, it seems like consideration of joys and successes could help to integrate things into a more complete whole. Yes, denial and repression, etc., of negative emotions and experiences can be a thing. But if/when the therapist, and therapy theory, focus only on that -- seems to me there are some negative consequences or side effects of that approach, too.
Yes, though I want to make it clear that splitting is not what I was thinking about at all (and is not something I have difficulties with). What you wrote makes sense. But it's not only people prone to splitting (and similar ways of framing things) who I think can benefit from sharing the fullest possible picture of one's present and past.
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Thanks for this!
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