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11: Loving Eyes: “Looking” From One Part to Another

DOI:

10.1891/9780826172563.0011

Abstract

The Loving Eyes procedure, simply put, is asking an oriented part—typically the apparently normal part (ANP)—to form a visual image of an emotional part (EP)—a younger part that is experientially reliving a traumatic event. An ANP may be phobic of an EP because of the potentially overwhelming disturbance or information the EP contains, and because of the disruptive influence of the EP on the main function of the ANP—doing the tasks of daily living while maintaining an appearance of normality. Conversely, EPs are often frightened of encountering the judgment and rejection of an ANP and hide themselves from being accessed by ANP. These factors may be so intense as to prevent dual attention, thereby preventing the standard use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). This chapter provides examples on loving eyes method as an intervention when there is “too much” disturbance, and when there is “too little” disturbance.