Tag: Journal Prompt

Family Boundaries: Journal Prompt 11

Triangles A triangle happens when you involve a person outside of the original conflict, seeking an external alliance and attempting to maintain a sense of power. In family dynamics, triangulation can function as a way to relieve anxiety and avoid confrontation, ultimately helping the family maintain status quo. A Triangulation Example: Person A + Person B have a conflict. Person A feels anxious about the conflict and talks to Person C to help manage their anxious feelings and avoid working it out with Person B. Person C becomes a thermostat, enabling avoidance and relieving anxiety. Triangulation is understandable, but it ultimately undercuts what a family hopes for, connection and security. Journal Prompt: I triangulate when...

Regret: Journal Prompt 8

Moments. The emotional experience of regret is like a storm. A storm blows through, aggressive, loud, windshield-wiper necessary. But clouds pass, the rain eventually stops, and the threat passes. You can choose to be an observer. Instead of storm chasing, you can accept the emotional experience of regret. You can build your tolerance muscle and wait out the passing of the storm, knowing that the experience of regret is a moment in time–apart of you–but not all of you. Journal Prompt: The emotional experience of regret is like...