EMDR Trauma Retreat: Day 7

Strangely, today is harder to write about. Not really that it's harder to actually write about but more in the sense that it's harder to find words. My body and mind are both tired. Exhausted really. But nevertheless, I persisted... 

I slept ok and only had a mild headache (which seemed more sinus related than anything). Thankfully the headache went away with some medicine and didn't return. We worked through a lot of things that happened in my teenage years, which moved easier overall since I'd tackled my early childhood and the big car crash that had been looming. Unfortunately, I started struggling after lunch with some self worth things. 

We ended up doing some more parts work (that I'd mentioned on Day 6 from a video I posted). I'd met my critic and we'd already had some pretty serious discussions. Today I worked a little bit more on meeting my inner child and my wise adult. I also sent my critic on vacation to a remote tropical island. She's still hanging out there for the most part and letting me relax a little bit. My inner child was thrilled to have some attention and was super bouncy. She really wanted a puppy, so a puppy she got! Off she went. My wise adult was way more stubborn and difficult to work with. Anyone who knows me well will find this as no surprise. I have plenty more work to do with my parts but the beginning was a good start. Until tomorrow!