A home practice: the client rereads the pro-symptom-position card daily, tracking changes in the emotional response and the "still true?" rating.
Step-by-step guide
- Give the instruction: "Each morning reread the card — slowly, aloud or silently"
- "After rereading note: how much does this still feel true? 1-10"
- "Notice: does your response shift from day to day?"
- In session discuss: "How was the rereading? What shifted?"
- If the rating stays steadily high — more work with the contradictory experience is needed
- If the rating falls — transformation is underway
When to use
- Between sessions — to keep contact with the emotional knowledge and track dynamics
Key phrases
Make the card part of your morning — before coffee, before the phone. Read it slowly. Then rate, 1 to 10, how true it feels today. The rating matters less than the noticing.
Follow-up questions
Which days did the rating drop?
Which days did it spike?
Which other small thing was different on those days?
What did you feel in the body while reading?
Alternative phrasings
If reading the same sentence daily gets stale, we update the card.
If the rating has dropped steadily for a week, we check for transformation markers.
Warnings
- ⚠️ Some clients stop rereading when the knowledge "no longer grips" — this may be a marker of transformation.
Source: Ecker & Hulley, 1996
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