The Mini Unblend in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: A Simple Way to Come Back to Yourself
Sometimes your inner world very, very crowded. Maybe you’re in a moment of anger, self-criticism, craving, replaying a conversation, worrying about tomorrow, and trying to work out what to do next. Like dominoes, one thought leads to another, and one feeling activates another. Before long, your whole system of parts can feel like it is in chaos.
This is a familiar experience in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. In IFS, we understand these experiences as times when parts have become blended with us.
When Responsibility Replaced Childhood: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) Perspective on “Precocious Functioning”
Some children seem remarkably mature for their age. They are often described as: old souls, very mature for their age, or just “little adults.” They’re hyper-responsible, thoughtful, emotionally insightful, and dependable. Teachers admire them, and parents sing their praises them for being so easy to care for. They rarely cause trouble and often seem wiser than their years.
From the outside, this maturity appears to be a gift. However, from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective, however, this is often a sign that childhood was curtailed or interrupted.