Author: atherapeutic

Getting to know my self-hatred – a moving inner conversationby Barbara Rogers Introduction I wrote this therapy when I struggled, for months, with a severe depression, marked by anxiety and sleeplessness. These well known symptoms had erupted for different reasons and were not silenced by drugs. I had invested my money into the stock market,…

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IFS Therapy session, December 24, 2009 the origins of idealization never in a million years Barbara to therapist (whose responses were not recorded while I taped this session over the phone): How are you? You have been traveling and going for a long time… Well, I have been a lot better. I have really been…

IFS therapy session, February 19, 2009 the robots, the cocoon part, the essence and the scream of justice (The therapist’s responses were not recorded because I taped this session over the phone; I just put in what I remembered clearly.) Barbara: I am not well. I don’t know how I manage to sleep. I wake…

IFS session of January 22, 2009 I need to belong home (As this session was by phone, the words of the therapist were not recorded.) Barbara: Did you have a good trip? You were in California. What did you accomplish at this conference. How was that? Yes. Yes. I am sure that was fascinating. Yes….

IFS Therapy session December 18, 2008 I will go crazy if I see the truth Barbara to therapist (whose responses were not recorded while I taped this session over the phone): Barbara: These days, I don’t know how I am. I wake up almost every morning at 4 or 5 and then I have to…

IFS therapy session, November 18, 2008 Why are you on her side? Barbara: (to therapist whose responses were not recorded because I taped this session by phone): I have begun to translate AM’s [see footnote # 1.)] emails and maybe this week, I can send them to you. I don’t think it’s too much reading,…