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Guardian and Regular personality subselves focus on protecting themselves, other subselves, and their host person. A common Guardian subself may be called the Blocker. It is dedicated to protecting you by not allowing (a) some or all feelings, (b) memories, and/or (c) some kind of interaction between subselves that may cause some kind of upset or uproar (emotional overwhelm). Symptoms that the Blocker has disabled your true Self are "my mind just went blank," "I can't remember ___," "I don't know what I think or need," and "I don't feel anything, right now." A related condition (mind-racing) occurs when several subselves "talk" at once, hindering clear mental focus and conscious awareness. Like all Guardians, the Blocker has a very narrow view and a short-range focus. This normal subself may be on duty much or all the time, or may activate only in special situations like intimacy, conflict, therapy, and/or initial "parts work." Often, the Blocker is dedicated to protecting one or more young subselves - specially a Lost Child, Scared Child, and/or an Abandoned Child. Typical Blockers are distrustful and want to hide, so s/he won't give you a representative image, or talk with your Self or another person. This can change as your Blocker learns that becoming known is safe, and can lead to good things for all your subselves. The Blocker may team up with the Anesthetist (don't feel anything), Analyzer (stay in your head), and/or the Magician (pretend you're feeling or thinking ___ ). By definition, an active Blocker does not trust the Regular subselves to provide enough safety. Patient "parts work" (Project 1) can help the Blocker learn to trust the Regulars and perhaps choose a more helpful personality role. more detail / slides / Project 1 index and guidebook / Q&A / close |
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