This was a journal assignment for one of my English classes. This term is really something else. English can be difficult because they often want you to…… Read more “When was the last time you cried?”
Category: Self-Therapy
People
My psyche finally realized that I was not doing any sort of travel over the holidays this year and it said, “Fine, but I’m not doing anything…… Read more “People”
IFS, Spirituality, and Atheism
I am an Atheist. If you didn’t already figure that out, there it is for you. IFS borders, and sometimes blurs the borders of, spirituality. Dick Schwartz…… Read more “IFS, Spirituality, and Atheism”
Swimmingly
I have had, most of my life, a love/hate relationship with swimming. I do not know where the fear started. I do know that, though I had…… Read more “Swimmingly”
Cures
I’ve been told a lot of things will help me deal with the trauma in my life. Religion, self-help books, meditation, exercise, gardening, and so many other…… Read more “Cures”
Pathology and IFS
One of the most unique things about IFS, aside from the fact you are not to shut out any parts, is that it is non-pathologizing. This was…… Read more “Pathology and IFS”
Self-Therapy and IFS
In my opinion, the most brazenly arrogant statement a person can ever make is “If I can do it, anyone can do the same.” So I thought…… Read more “Self-Therapy and IFS”
Summer School and IFS–Part 4
I didn’t write my usual update last week for a couple reasons. The first is that I was still quite glum over yet another setback in my…… Read more “Summer School and IFS–Part 4”
Summer School and IFS-Part 3
All these seemingly small internal changes make some of my parts nervous. It’s not the change for good that bothers them, what bothers them is the question…… Read more “Summer School and IFS-Part 3”
Summer School and IFS-Part 1
Going back to school has been simultaneously the greatest blessing and the most heinous curse. That may sound like dramatic hyperbole, but after everything that’s happened to…… Read more “Summer School and IFS-Part 1”
Bit by Bit 