Charlotte, what a great session! You are so lucky to have a therapist who is focusing you on you at the moment! This is one of the techniques that was used with me and that I continued to use on myself. It really is a winner.

Charlotte, you are who you are and you are where you are at. You got here because of your experiences. Please do not be ashamed of who you are or where you are. I had to learn this lesson and it was a very liberating one. It is so helpful to accept and love yourself right where you are. This is really the only way to move forward more easily. I also found myself a young child emotionally. Unless we develop while growing up we will just find ourselves underdeveloped emotionally as adults. This wasn't our fault. We were only children. We aren't supposed to raise ourselves. As adults we can take responsibility and finish the job.

So take that little girl by the hand, give her a big hug and move forward without shame....