Posted by Aphrodite on November 7, 2004, at 8:54:14
In reply to Re: Ego states and brain research » Aphrodite, posted by daisym on November 6, 2004, at 13:16:51
I'm not sure how integration works. I've read some people use EMDR for this purpose, and I've read about meditation for this, which I find especially intriguing. My T uses a guided meditation with me on each visit in which all the various aspects of myself gather at the beginning of the session. In it, he sits down with each part and asks how they feel and what they need. Then he speaks to each one, gently to the children, assertively to the controlling adults. Then he asks me to create an governing part of myself to try to manage all the parts and ask them to come to some sort of agreement or consensus about the session or a particular issue we're working on. They have yet to agree, but at least *they* are talking. When we first started, sometimes some parts didn't show or others left while he was talking to others. So, I think I have had progress.
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