it feels like the back of my head is warm.
T: Different issues can cause different feelings. Is it still processing?
P: Yes.
T: [Wait] Subconscious, are you finished?
S: Yes.
T: About what level do you feel now when you think of talking to some people?
P: It’s about a two.
T: That is about right. You need some anxiety to do your best. Some fear may remain for motivation or to focus your attention, as with a height phobia. Subconscious, can you create a treatment plan for all members of the Treatment Team?
S: No.
T: Did another part awaken?
S: [No response.]
T: Does this part want more satisfaction and less pain?
S: Yes.
T: Would you be willing to talk to the subconscious to get all your questions answered?
S: Yes.
T: Thank you. [Wait about 5 seconds.] Subconscious, did this part join the Treatment Team?
S: No.
T: Does this part want treatment now?
S: Yes.
T: Subconscious, will treating this part be politically OK with the others?
S: Yes.
T: Subconscious, please treat this part. [Wait] Subconscious, are you done?
S: Yes.
T: Subconscious, can you do a Massive Change History and everything?
The Massive Change History is an intervention that treats trauma emotions that are reused with memories created after the original trauma. [See Chapter 4-18 for the definition of “everything.”]
S: Yes.
T: Subconscious, can you create a treatment plan for all members of the Treatment Team?
S: Yes.
T: [Wait] This treatment process is hard to believe, isn’t it? What do you think?
P/T: [Engage in a conversation.]
T: Subconscious, are you done creating treatment plans?
S: Yes. The following example is an intervention, you will learn, that removes barriers that stop the subconscious from doing independent and automatic treatment.
T: Subconscious, will you do the “Change History” of all memories in Memory III associated with getting treatment, then treat the Predispositions that respond to active negative memories, and look for any belief barriers that would obstruct independent and automatic treatment.
S: Yes.
Examples — using Process Healing:
Here are examples of the strategies I use at various stages of therapy and of the treatment of several common issues that we all might have.
1. Starting a session
Here are the questions I usually ask my patients at the beginning of each session.
T: How did it go?
T: Do you notice any beliefs, intrusions, anger, or emotions in the last week that we should address today?
T: Did you have any dreams or unusual experiences in the last few days?
T: Did you notice any of these issues . . . [Refer to previous session notes.] . . . that we treated in the last session?
T: Are there any new issues you want to talk about?
T: Do you want to talk about anything in particular?
When they do want to talk, I suggest that we get the subconscious working before talking.
2. Treating tagged parts
One intervention that I routinely do is ask the subconscious to tag any parts or painful memories that become active between sessions. In the next session, I systematically treat the tagged parts and memories. Here is an example of how I start treatment of tagged parts and memories at the beginning of a therapy session.
T: Before we talk about your experiences since the last session, let’s get your subconscious working on some issues. Subconscious, are there any parts or tagged parts and memories that want treatment?
Tagging and treating tagged parts and memories are standard interventions.
S: Yes.
T: Please treat those parts slowly, safely and with total respect.
Now the patient and I talk. We review the problems we treated in the last session and identify issues to treat again, record any strange experiences and list new issues.
T: [Later] Are you done treating the tagged parts?
S: Yes.
T: Please do a Massive Change History and everything.
S: Yes.
I ask the subconscious to do a Massive Change History and everything after every intervention. Soon the subconscious may learn to do it without your asking.
T: Subconscious, are there any parts that don’t want treatment?
S: Yes.
T: Subconscious, are there any more parts that don’t want treatment? [Just checking.]
S: Yes.
I problem-solve by resolving the reasons for not wanting treatment and repeat the last question until I get a “No.” Now I can start treating the list of identified issues.
3. Phobias
Phobias are relatively easy to treat unless severe trauma causes the phobia. Parts or memory structures create phobic responses in the patient’s experience. Sometimes, beliefs contribute to phobias. Before treating the phobia, I ask the patient to visualize the situation to get some idea about how much pain the phobia causes. Sometimes I ask the patient to guess the intensity of the pain on a scale of 0 (low) to 10 (high). Here is how to treat a problematic phobia.
T: You are prepared to speak. Can you visualize talking to 100 people?
P: Yes.
T: Do you feel the fear?
P:
