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Naming parts of myself

Naming parts of myself

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Cathy Reisenwitz
Oct 30, 2023
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I wrote in my last therapy homework post about how doing the dishes right away helps me feel like less of a bad person.

This week in our session I said I often feel “gently raked across the coals.”

Therapist suggested I name the part of me who makes me feel like that.

I thought for a moment. I told him it was really hard.

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