Recognising conflicting parts

• Card 1

  Inner conflict is often described as indecision or self-sabotage. In IFS it usually means two protectors with different strategies are both trying to keep you safe.

  Common pairings people notice

  • A part that wants closeness and a part that wants distance
  • A part that pushes hard and a part that shuts everything down
  • A part that wants to speak and a part that keeps the peace
  • A part that longs to rest and a part that says rest is unsafe

• Card 2

  Rather than choosing a side, it can help to acknowledge both jobs. Conflict tends to ease when neither part is being overruled.

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