My IFS Story

Session 6: Frustration Part 3 The week following Session 5, I remember it being a rather simple week where not much happened. There wasn’t anything to get frustrated about, so at that point, I wasn’t sure if I had truly made an…

This is my sixth session, and the third and final session where the focus is on my Frustrated part. While he will come up occasionally in the future, this is where I met with him and the Fast part to talk about how to handle difficult problems
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I do explain it in the post but will explain it here as well:
I won't have an exact formula for these. I might focus on one or two moments or a specific trait that a character has that is consistent throughout the movie and tie it back to our Self helps the Parts in our system
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8 C’s and 5 P’s in Media: Nausicaä For this post, I wanted to do something a little different. My parts pull me in different directions, and when I do the same thing constantly, I tend to get bored or pulled in a different direction…

I decided to do something a bit different for this post. I will occasionally write a short character essay titled "8 C’s and 5 P’s in Media." This post I focused on one of my favorite characters: Nausicaä. Please check it out and let me know what you think! myifsstory.com/2025/03/17/8...

Session 5: Frustration Part 2 The week after Session 4, I struggled to focus on my work. I remember being pulled away from a from the novel I was working on at the time multiple times in addition to getting really frustrated wi…

Here is my next therapy session when I met with my Frustrated part to talk about why he made me angry when trying to solve difficult problems. I think a lot of people have a part like this. They're always helpful but don't always do it in the healthiest ways

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This is where I really feel my therapy journey started. This Frustrated part I met is the one I feel is the start of my first trailhead that led me to meeting my first exile. It's a long road, but one I'm so happy I traveled along.

Session 4: Frustration Part 1 The next week I didn’t struggle with fidgeting nearly as much. When I was in a work meeting and was speaking, my hands remained mostly still. It felt good to communicate without looking or fe…

In this session of my therapy journey, I try to meet with a part that makes me frustrated and pulls me away from my work. However, an opposing part pops up and needs some reassurance before allowing me to meet with the Frustrated part myifsstory.com/2025/02/15/s...

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Session 3: Stop Fidgeting Part 2 The week after I struggled with fidgeting, constantly starting and stopping fidgeting while at work during meetings. I felt self-conscious about it because at the time I was the youngest by a lot i…

Finally got around to writing and posting my 3rd session of therapy, Stop Fidgeting Part 2. This time, I meet with my professional part angry at my fidgeting before he allows us to meet with the fidgeting part. myifsstory.com/2025/01/31/s...

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Session 2: A Pushing Part The next session started similarly to the previous session. Ryan asked me how I was feeling that week and I told him. I may have just said I was good or fine because I wasn’t totally comforta…

Just posted my 2nd post on My IFS Story! In this session I encounter a "pusher" or a part that wants to push forward despite the concerns of another part.
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Session 1: Stop Fidgeting My first session was really just a lot of questions and info. Ryan (my therapist) mostly just asked me questions about myself and diagnosed me. He officially diagnosed me with minor depression base…

"My mind kept thinking that therapy was for crazy people and people who can’t take care of themselves. Did that mean that I was crazy or just couldn’t handle everyday life?"

Friendly reminder that therapy is for everyone, don't let that voice stop you from getting the help you need.

Session 1: Stop Fidgeting My first session was really just a lot of questions and info. Ryan (my therapist) mostly just asked me questions about myself and diagnosed me. He officially diagnosed me with minor depression base…

Just posted a blog post where I go in depth about my first session! (Just noting it's not verbatim, it was a while ago so I don't fully remember everything but I did my best to remember what I could)
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Though I am definitely nervous and scared to share my story, I really hope it resonates with others. We all have our own struggles in life, and how we deal with them is important. Starting therapy was the best thing I've ever done, and I hope to encourage others to do the same

My IFS Story This is my story of doing Internal Family Systems therapy. I am sharing my story to encourage others to try therapy.

I will be posting the details of first session soon, please check it out on MyIFSStory.com if you're interested! #therapy #mentalhealth