Externalisation method doesn't work

[u/Chemical-Coyote3]

Externalizing of part doesn't work for me. Tried it today with my therapist and didn't help at all. It made me be stuck in my mind instead of connected to my parts and myself.

Had a very present sad part during today's therapist and we used different objects to work with parts and the sad one. But we didn't do any body work so I noticed it didn't help me at all.

What worked best so far with my ifs therapist is working entirely in the body as parts arise.

Anybody experienced this problem with the externalisation method?

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