[Lucinda]

i have been told before that i regress somtimes in therpay. I have only to my knowlegde done this twice and i know when its going to happen. I feel like im sinking and that if i carry on and go with the feeling i feel like i falling. It feels really scary i dont remember what i say when it happens i know i feel like a little girl, after i find it hard to carry on with day to day stuff for a while. It is really scary - im avoiding it but am finding it harder to do. I havent managed to find any info on this , does anyone else do it. I scared of not being in control and i have told my t how i feel and how i feel when this happens ( well i started then it was the end of the session)

The ting is im stuck in therpay and im doing group theroay which has more focus and the t speaks openly about the " inner child" I am scared that in the group i will become this inner child, the woman who runs the group assuures us regularly that she can contain it as in she can contain what hapens within the group. I am scared but i know i need to do this to move on, i just want to find out more

depression can really play a number on our minds..........we can take one step forward and two back.........discuss with your group therapist if you feel this is coming on and let her help guide you through it.......xoxoxo pat

there has been a lot of stuff written on this...
i'll say that it is of varying degrees of helpfulness, however.

one way of thinking of the kid / the inner child / little girl is to think of her as a part of you. most (reflective) adults can connect with an apect that is little, it is just that this aspect can be more pronounced in people who had disturbed upbringings.

do you do anything to try and nurture your inner child? sometimes people find that can help them.

my inner child sometimes clues me in when i'm fragile and need to take extra care of myself.