OtherOtie Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I am very happy to share that I have made an appointment with an IFS therapist! Thanks to Mike who pushed me towards that in a conversations we had a bit ago. And of course thanks to Stef who introduced me to IFS therapy through his mentions of it. I am excited because the conversation we had on the phone made me very optimistic about her competence. I asked her a few questions and she answered them all in a very satisfactory way. I've had a therapist before and she wasn't the greatest help to me, so I'm excited that this one seems exceptional. I will let you all know how it goes. Have you had experience with an IFS therapist? 2
AynRand Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I am very glad to hear that you have found a hopefully suitable therapist. I wish you all the luck in the world. 1
OtherOtie Posted January 20, 2015 Author Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks! I had my first session today. It went well, I'm looking forward to more.
AynRand Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 That's good news, and I would love to chat if you ever want to give me updates on how it's going.
BaylorPRSer Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 I have limited experience with IFS, but my limited and recent experience has definitely resulted in positive behavioral changes. I had a part that was causing me to second guess myself and I did some IFS work with it the other day and it told me to "work on identifying valid and invalid second guessing". I am now on a journey of identifying my impulses that get me what I want out of life vs impulses that leave me unhealthy, unsatisfied and unproductive. Shit's trippy man, do your best to hang on in these sessions. Also, don't be discouraged if you don't feel super connected to your protectors in the beginning. You'll be able to journey deeper and deeper with time. I hope some more advanced cats chime in on this thread
Delightful Might Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Aha! So I'm law school, and at the end of first year I had just done a moot appellate argument before a panel of professors. The whole semester hadn't gone how I would have liked, and I thought my argument was horrible. I stood on the 9th floor of our library in front of a wall of glass that shows the city - our whole school is glass, like a giant cube of Austrian crystal. I was mad at my performance, I iterated everything I did wrong, I was incompetent, I didn't like the suit I was wearing, and suddenly I leaned against the wall, sobbed, and sank to the ground saying over and over - "I am so proud of you, I am so proud of you, I am so proud of you." I always wondered what happened - why this deep, clear voice came out of me in the midst of a really awful negative tirade and spoke with a compassion and deep love that I had never seen before. I wasn't in IFS, but I looked it up after reading this post, and I think was my guiding self. I will have to pursue this, thank you for the postings.
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