Height orientation

Parts, alters, and ego states often believe they are living in the past and they are child sized. Orienting them to adult height can lessen anxiety and gives them more concrete proof that the past is different from the present. Child parts are often surprised when they can reach higher than they thought. This adult perspective is reinforced when using dual attention stimulation (DAS). Responses to this exercise will be specific to the part. The parts' perceived ages rarely appear to change, with their change in perceived body height, for example, one part needed to be told that even if he was adult height, he was too young to drive. The Height Orientation Script is presented here.

Book Section

English

Joanne Twombly

Twombly, J. (2010). Height orientation. In M. Luber (Ed.), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Scripted Protocols: Special Populations (pp. 249-250). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co