Success With Butterfly Hug Method

[woodsgnome]

Thanks, Cascade,for revisiting this old post, then sharing your experiences with this topic. It also shows the value of occasionally roaming through 'old' topics and finding these nice little nuggets tucked in. Surprising -- yet still so relevant, even years later.

For much of my life, I've had problems with external hugs. Based on various traumatic incidents involving touch, my brain would interpret almost any touch as a danger sign.

As you found, Cascade, using the self-hug was a simple but effective tension-releaser. Thanks for the reminder; dredged out of the forum archives, as it were.

 

[Blueberry]

Thanks, Cascade,for revisiting this old post, then sharing your experiences with this topic. It also shows the value of occasionally roaming through 'old' topics and finding these nice little nuggets tucked in.

  in buckets

Hi group,
This Butterfly Hug technique was recommended to me externally, and I thought I'd revive this post to share and/or remind others.  The recommendation was in the context of connecting the left and right sides of the brain during an emotional flashback (EF), without any reference to EMDR or parts work or internal family systems (IFS).  I haven't tried it yet myself.  The video below demonstrates it.  I'm also including links to other OOTS posts I found that mention the technique.

Salud (to your health),
   -Cascade

And Cascade thanks for going to the effort of quoting everybody's posts on the butterfly hug from all over the forum to make sure we all got your new information