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One thing that I struggle with when doing IFS is that a lot of parts show up in quick succession and all want to be heard, and I get taken over by an overwhelmed/helpless/spread-too-thin part. What methods do y'all use to map your parts without falling into overwhelm?

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

Aug 3, 2021

write it all down real fast for a long time

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

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also i've never particularly worried about whether i can identify how many parts there are or which things are coming from the same parts or if parts persist over time, i just write it all down. last time i did this it eventually settled into a dialogue between 2 parts

11:36 PM · Aug 3, 2021Twitter Web App

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But like, what precisely do you write down? The things they're saying? The emotions? The names for the parts?

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

Aug 3, 2021

just the things they're saying. sometimes the emotions but the things they're saying have been the most important for me

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