Exaggeration Technique
From Psychotherapedia
- PT: I am feeling angry.
- TH: You don't appear to be angry.
- PT: It makes me really mad (smiles and makes slight movement of arm and and limp fist).
- TH: Can you show me with your fist how angry you are?
- PT: (makes fist)
- TH: And if you exaggerate that impulse what does your fist do?
- PT: (softly bangs arm of chair)
- TH: And if you allow yourself to feel the full experience of that anger what is it like?
- PT: Shows more force in movement.
- TH: And what does that impulse feel like?
- PT: Like a volcano wants to explode in my chest!
