having a good metaphor for your emotions can be very helpful for processing! here are my favorites (thread)
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Recently, my emotions feel like weather. They come and go, and have predictable patterns. I can even forecast a bit based on internal wind patterns. Sometimes it's rainy and sometimes it's sunny, it's just my internal weather for at this moment given the circumstances.
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that's all I got! first one I used when I was mugged & needed to overcome my fear and paranoia, second one I used during hard crush phase to keep a clear head, and third one I use now to stabilize daily ups and downs. If people have more plz share!
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oh and of course— IFS metaphor of emotions as signals of parts. Begin with the physical sensation, notice where it is in your body, observe how you feel about the sensation. Can you name it? Can you talk to it? Ask what it needs? What is it trying to tell you?
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Your emotions are colors. Do you feel red? blue? chartreuse? thick fog grey? misty grey? iridescent?
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Your emotions are a metaphor/phrase/anecdote. "I feel like a rejected cigarette butt, tossed away and ground vigorously into the dirt."
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