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When
a strong emotion occurs with TAT, here is what I recommend:
1.
Keep your attention on the statement and intent of the TAT Step you are
doing. If you are working with someone, give them the instruction: "Put
your attention on (the TAT Step you just told them)."
2.
Do not "follow the feeling". Many people have spent years in
therapy and believe that it is an unspoken instruction to follow the feeling.
That is never the case with TAT. Tell this to the person you are working
with.
3.
If their feeling is very much about a person or people in a situation,
have them remain in the TAT Pose and have a silent conversation with the
person or people involved. Instruct them to say what is in their heart
to the person and then be open
to what the person may have to say to them.
4.
If the emotion remains strong, ask them to put their hands down and tell
you what's happening. This will give you the information you need about
where to go with your next instruction. If they voice a belief that is
holding them in their emotion such as "This will never change",
then do TAT about that with that belief as Step One.
5.
If you feel you are out of your area of expertise, for example, the person
has been multiply-traumatized and has dissociated parts and you are not
a trained therapist, refer them out to a trained therapist. Accept that
there are clients you are not qualified to help. Recognize when you are
in over your head and get help.
6.
Ask God to do the healing now.
7.
If you are helping someone else, check and see if you have a belief that
is in the way. For example: "Depression can never fully heal."
This would make it impossible for you to help someone else.
I
have never had someone get stuck in negative emotions that I was working
with. If you have had the experience of having this happen with yourself
or someone you worked with, please write me about it.
Over
the years I have been teaching, many practitioners have told me that one
of the things they love about TAT is that there is almost no strong negative
emotion and that people do not get stuck in emotions.
One
of the most significant outcomes of doing TAT that I have observed is
that a person easily connects with their Higher Self or God and easily
feels at peace. So I am wondering if there is anything I have missed about
what could happen that could keep a person in negative emotion. I will
appreciate your thoughts and experience on this. My thanks in advance
for your help.
*****
Just
today, I did the TAT pose with these thoughts:
"I
request help from God and all beings acting in my best interest
(guardian angels, ancestors, saints, friends in this and other worlds)
for whatever I need on my path. Please don't wait until I ask for
specific help; please help me with what I don't know I need. I feel
no need to hold the belief that I need to think of everything myself."
My
hairs stood on end after making that request. Give it a try. These thoughts
and intentions came from my dear boyfriend, Bruce... he sends his best
wishes to you.
Love,
Tapas
Tapas Fleming,
L.Ac.
TATLife.com
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