that hurt you. Don’t recite them like a police report; include your emotional reactions to the events, and express any emotional pain you’re still feeling. 4) The equivalent of stitching up the cleaned wound happens when you get a compassionate response from your listener, allow yourself to accept that love, and begin to feel it toward yourself. 5) Even after the first four steps have been completed, you may need to rest a bit while you finish healing. Time, which only makes things worse as long as you’re toting shrapnel, heals emotional wounds with surprising speed once they’re cleaned and
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