我们以为"我"是一个整体。但 van der Kolk 在书里介绍了一种叫 IFS(Internal Family Systems,内部家庭系统)的治疗框架,让这个假设彻底崩塌。
"Trauma results in a fragmentation of the self… IFS addresses this by positing that the mind is made up of sub-personalities, or 'parts,' each with its own perspectives, feelings, memories, and goals."
IFS 认为每个人内心都有一个"Self"——平静、有好奇心、能承载一切的核心。而那些让你崩溃或麻木的反应,往往来自一些"保护者部分",它们不是你的敌人,只是太累了,一直守着某个古老的伤。
"The goal of IFS is not to get rid of parts but to help them relax their extreme roles… You cannot and should not try to get rid of the parts that are trying to protect you."
所以下次当你发现自己又在"那个模式"里时,与其批判,不如问一句:这个部分想保护我什么?它害怕的是什么?