Talking With The Inner Child

[watundah]

Next step in inner child work. My T wants me to move from writing with my inner child to talking. We tried it in her office yesterday but I was probably the one standing in the way as I'm kind of freaked out about it. As though writing isnt odd enough. My Inner Child(ren) has expressed a want to talk and they like my therapist. Curious if anyone has had their inner children talk in therapy. It's another milestone. We're working it into writing and doing art vs just full on talking all at once. I'm to practice on my own. How do you know its your child and not the adult who is talking? Do you talk in a child voice? Was it difficult to get started? I appreciate your input!

 

[EveHarrington]

I conversed with my inner child in the third person. Maybe this seems a bit odd, but it made the process easier for me. Good luck!

 

[watundah]

Thanks I'll try it. So far nothing is happening.

 

[Biz]

I've conversed with my inner child aloud a handful of times. When it's happened, the child came up as I was just talking stream of consciousness style. It happened 1x in therapy. I flooded and I was talking stream of consciousness style as it happened and there he was. It felt really bizarre. Each time it's happened, it's confused me. I have a lot of dissociated memories/emotions.

 

[Chava]

I don't call any part of myself an inner child or do this sort of inner child work, but I do talk in a softer, higher, more childlike voice when working with older trauma stuff. I'm still totally aware, not like totally dissociated. It's just I notice my voice is speaking from that small or scared place. And it's still just me, and I tell my therapist about what I'm feeling or noticing from that place. Works easier, probably, to have that space for a little more subconscious work, not thinking about it. If you inner child is drawn to a teddy bear or something, maybe bring that along to help facilitate things. ???

 

[watundah]

I so appreciate you all sharing here because it's such an odd altered reality. My inner child writes that she wants to talk but then doesn't which makes sense because I was terrified of talking sometimes as a child. Yesterday I tried the stream of consciousness chatter and even made silly fart and pig noises like kids like to do and couldn't tell if she was participating! I will keep trying.

 

[blacksands]

My therapist is trying the inner child work with me. I am happy to read about others experiences. I am finding it difficult to get in touch with my inner child.

 

[EveHarrington]

My therapist is trying the inner child work with me. I am happy to read about others experiences. I a...

Sometimes it can take awhile to get in touch with your inner child. Have you asked her what she needs from you? She may just be too scared to come out right now.