>From Frank,

> Dear Ellie
> I am just gradually learning how useful this tool can be as well. Last
>
> week, I set aside the entire week, just to work on some issues and get
> out
> some anger. I not only found my repressed anger against my mom, but
> worked
> at it so effectively, I really understand where the term "flood" comes
>
> from. I mean, I was RAGING MAD. I had to stop every other minute
> because I
> was out of breath, and then went at it again until I could find no
> more
> anger or I was so tired I simply could not continue. I have sores cuts
> and
> blisters on my hands from all the beating I did. And you now,
> yesterday I
> couldn't find any more anger. The emotions were still lingering a
> little,
> but the anger was simply gone. I think I have at least some anger left
> that
> I will get out little by little, but by and large, there really came
> forth
> a flood. I still have to see whether all this raging did me any good,
> but I
> suspect it did. I will find out in the next one or two weeks...
> Love, F

Yes, the flood analogy is physiologically accurate, and when the major
flood was gone, I found during the muddy basin period of about a year,
anger continued to come out as you say "little by little"--some anger
related to early abusers was mixed in with anger in current
interactions. Now when someone makes me angry, it is mild and there is
no anger related to my parents or other earlier abusers.
Ellie

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