Wow, what a difference between the first workshop and this one! The first time around I felt nothing at all, not a damn thing. But today I felt compelled to scream and even had a little cry! During up regulation, the near-constant tension that I have in my neck intensified into real pain and expanded up through my nose into my sinuses. The physical sensations resembled those of having my head held underwater. But as I started screaming (into a pillow, my poor neighbours…), the pain began to subside and I felt looser. During down regulation, I couldn’t think of a single moment when I felt truly loved and images of little me in some of my saddest memories flooded my mind. So I took her in my arms and told her I loved her and we cried together during much of the final phase of the session. Is this supposed to happen? I thought all of the feelings were supposed to surface during the first half of the exercise 🤔