Here are some common areas where I see that recovering survivors fail to notice and self-validate their progressive degrees of improvement. Less intense launching into a 4F response Increasing resistance to the critic Increased Mindfulness about flashbacks or inner critic attacks Increased time feeling good enough about yourself Progress in meeting arrested developments listed in chapter 2 Decreased overeating or use of self-medicating substances Increased experiences of good enough relating with others Decrease in the painfulness and intensity of flashback feelings
