#27 | Why Highly Sensitive People Sometimes Use Self-Blame as a Form of Emotional Protection

In this episode of the Wiggle Room Podcast, a participant does The Work of Byron Katie on the self-blaming thought, “I’m not caring” from a minor situation with his wife. There is also an interesting question about self-attack. Timeline 0:00 — Intro 02:32 — Question: Using Self Attack As A Kind Of “Safe Place” 07:28 — Inquiry: I’m Not Caring When I Pull Her Away From What She Wants To Do 33:48 — Newsletter: Cleaning the Shower Revisited 40:31 — Outro Open Session Recording Listen to the Open Session recording as we look into the question raised and do a little of The Work. These Open Session recordings are unedited so you can experience the spontaneous and dynamic exploration that happens in these sessions. Be a participant in Open Sessions each week to do The Work with me or ask your questions. Newsletter Text In the second half of the recording, I read my article, “Cleaning the Shower Revisited” about my own work about fairness in doing household chores with my partner. Subscribe to the newsletter to get new articles like this one each week.  Bonus Videos If you prefer video, you can watch the following sections of the podcast in HD video. Using Self Attack As A Kind Of “Safe Place” I’m Not Caring When I Pull Her Away From What She Wants To Do Cleaning the Shower Revisited Learn The Work of Byron Katie If you enjoy listening or watching as participants go through the process of doing The Work, you may want to do it on your own or as part of one of my programs. Learn how to hold yourself and others in The Work. Take The Work 101, my nine-week (or nine-month) online course for learning and deepening your practice of The Work. Or join us for a weekend virtual retreat. I also offer private sessions for one-on-one work with me.