KC: Even though I have this regret that I didn’t stand up for myself and it now is this festering anger in me----I want to start letting it go
KC: Even though I can’t change how I reacted back then---I can start letting go of this anger and beating myself up
KC: Even though a part of me wants revenge and to tell them off---a part of me knows THEY won’t change or admit their part---I don’t want to carry this anger anymore
EB: I’m not forgiving them
SE: I’m not forgiving me
UE: I did the best I knew how
UN: I can’t change the past
CH: Yet, there is all this anger
CB: All this seething anger
UA: I want to scream
TH: All this rage trapped in my body
EB: It wasn’t fair
SE: All this righteous indignation
UE: I still can’t change the past
UN: It happened
CH: I’m tired of tilting at windmills
CB: THEY are never going to admit they were wrong
UA: It’s not fair
TH: I have all this anger and regrets
EB: I didn’t stand up for myself
SE: I can now
UE: I can feel the anger and disappointment
UN: I want and choose to start letting the pressure off
CH: Admitting I can’t change the past
CB: I can choose to live a happy life now
UA: And to not abandon myself in the present
TH: Right here and right now I can learn how to love myself and speak up
Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh
CB: It may be scary and right now I’m safe to practice defending myself
When the limiting thoughts come back tap on the UE and say or think: “I am committed to letting go and speaking my truth without hurting others---boundaries---yep, I can learn to do that”