Posted by Poet on May 4, 2006, at 9:19:57
In reply to inner child stuff, posted by wishingstar on May 3, 2006, at 20:58:28
Hi wishingstar,
My T was really into having me interact with my four-year-old inner child. I was supposed to talk with *her.* Make her feel safe. I bought her a fairy wand and a stuffed bunny, but really can't help her feel safe, because adult me doesn't feel safe.
<<however, I'm not 5, so even if it is wounded, its not okay to whine. I need to find a better way to deal, and basically, that means tell it to shut up and deal with the hurt as an adult. She disagreed. Unfortunately, the session sort of ended there.
I call four-year-old inner child *the brat.* Adult me wants to tell her to just grow up and get over it all ready. I haven't talked about her in therapy in a long time, but I acknowledge she exists and can feel her, so to speak, when I get sad or angry.
I can also acknowledge being able to feel like I did at other childhood ages, but it's four year old me that seems to need the most attention. Anyway, I do think it sound crazy, but I have that fairywand and bunny, so I guess it's okay to admit there is a part of me that feels like a four-year-old again (or is that still?)
Poet
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