Category Archives: Work with parts

Younger Parts of Me

Posted on February 17, 2021 by jenny

In my therapy session for January 15, one of the things that came up was that the only thing that would have made Mother happy would be to not be my true self.  Younger parts of me are bewildered by … Continue reading →

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Blind Terror

Posted on February 5, 2020 by jenny

What a strange experience.  I’m not even sure I can write about it accurately.  I thought my brain had stopped working.  I was afraid it had to do with getting old.  Erica reframed it as a stage in spiritual growth, … Continue reading →

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Profoundly Discouraged

Posted on September 10, 2018 by jenny

from my journal for Saturday, September 8 In my session with Erica we didn’t talk much — I didn’t have a lot to say.  I told her about the odd blank times — how sometimes it was a relief, and … Continue reading →

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Broken

Posted on July 10, 2018 by jenny

from my journal for June 10 One of the dances we did was Broken Hallelujah.  When we go into the center we are reaching out to our broken parts.  I have been imagining that I don’t have any broken parts … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on August 20, 2015 by jenny

July 18 Erica said I needed to reassure the baby that it was OK to be scared, but I also needed to contact the ones who don’t want to be scared.  One of those is upset because she doesn’t know … Continue reading →

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Depression in Reaction to Feeling Good

Posted on June 1, 2015 by jenny

I wrote this paragraph for a group called Patients Like Me, writing it for other people dealing with PTSD. The worst thing about PTSD for me is to be where I am now: Technically called hypoarousal, it also means depressed … Continue reading →

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All Parts of Me

Posted on December 10, 2010 by jenny

(Written in February 2010) I’ve been having this odd thought — it comes from some of the passages I’ve written describing myself as a wonderful person: “lovely, loving, creative, generous…” I’d be ashamed to read those passages to someone — … Continue reading →

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Parts of Self-portrait

Posted on June 9, 2010 by jenny

Since it’s hard to see the details of the self-portrait, I took some closeups. This piece shows the area around my heart.  Words are “SHREDDED” and “TORN” This part represents my sexuality.  The word is “DESTROYED”.  There are pictures of … Continue reading →

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