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malign

Posted

Okay, you're right; I asked the wrong question.

It should start with, What are you angry at?

malign

Posted

I don't understand.

Can you help me?

There has to be a way to approach what you're feeling without it taking you over, so much that you can't think about it, any more.

malign

Posted

How about trying one of 'finding's

"I feel___ when___ because___. I want____."

sentences? Remember, the idea is to separate thoughts and feelings, so that you can deal with them separately.

Blossom

Posted

i don't understand either:(

i honestly don't know why i'm angry.

maybe i need to go sleep.

Blossom

Posted

i'm no good at them.. because i dunno what to put into the blanks!

malign

Posted

You put yourself in the blanks, the same way you put yourself in your drawings. :-)

Well, can you remember the last time you weren't angry? Then you could gradually remember until you were angry, and maybe that would help you sneak up on it.

Blossom

Posted

i wasn't angry last night or this morning.

i think i'll go for my nap now.

malign

Posted

Well, then, when after this morning did it start? What did you do after this morning, who did you talk to, what did you think about?

(Even though you're sleeping.)

malign

Posted

:-)

Yeah, those things suck.

But I guess it beats being whacked or stepped on, which were the other techniques discussed. But all you really have to do is not to get caught in other people's houses.

malign

Posted

Yeah, and these were entomologists (bug experts.)

But I guess thousands of house-guests at once can be overwhelming. Even if they're only a few millimeters long.

malign

Posted

Or to put it another way, that you're a ladybug who's too big to fit in the vacuum.

Did the nap help with the angry?

malign

Posted

Okay. (Note that you can fill in the first blank of

"I feel ____ when ____ because ____. I want ____." We just have to work on the others.)

Do you have any ideas yet for the causes?

Blossom

Posted

i feel sad and angry when i'm sad and angry because i'm sad and angry. i want to not be sad and angry.

see, they don't work for me!!!

no there is no cause.

malign

Posted

Hey, you're right.

I think your blanks are broken. Someone call a repair man.

I'm sorry you're hurting, little one.

malign

Posted

You don't have to apologize. I was just teasing you.

Not every tool works for everyone, sweety. We can try something else.

I just wanted you to know that it's okay to be sad, or angry. I'm just experiencing them with you.


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