Girlfriend

Has anybody ever done this technique in hopes to relieve some of the anger towards whomever in their life?

I saw it again recently being used in "Brat Camp" on TV (show for teens that had various problems and their parents sent them to a camp with counselors to help them. Good show) and have seen it done in other places as well.

The exercise is to put an empty chair in front of you (and anybody can do this.....family members, kids..etc. ) and you sit in a chair acrossed from it and picture the person that you're angry with, hurt by.......in the empty chair.

Start telling that "person" why they've hurt you, why you're angry at them......all the negative feelings that you feel and wanna say and get it all out.

It may seem strange to do, but it can be very powerful. Just another way of releasing the negative emotions that can bog us down so deeply.

cwohio

yes - i've heard of that technique. my counselor also used the technique of asking me to sit in another chair and be myself as me as a child and try to feel what my "child" was feeling. it does help.

Live

My therapist had me do that but it was most powerful when she would "become" the other person. Man, she had an uncanny way of being a person she didn't know, it was like replicating a conversation with that person!
It is enlightening!

Gabe

Yep, I use that one often.
It's amazing how much you can vent with that techinique.
And it's tons cheaper than therapy.

Chy

Ditto on it works with a good therapist!

cloudy

I have not heard of that, and will probably try it. Thank you!

indigo

When I was training to be a therapist this was a usual and often very successful technique. I reacted strongly in roleplay got too involved. I did qualify though lol

indigo