Toc: Title Page Dedication Foreword Introduction Turning the Lights On: Ego State Therapy Goals of Ego State Therapy Benefits 1 What are Ego States and How Did We Learn About Them? 1.1 Ego States 1.1.1 The Nature of Ego States 1.1.2 Development and Permanence of Ego States 1.2 Introjects 1.2.1 Nature of an Introject 1.3 Inner Strength 1.3.1 Nature of Inner Strength 1.4 Ego States and Physiology 1.5 Ego States and Psychology 1.6 Beginnings 1.7 Efficacy 1.8 Related Therapies 1.8.1 Psychoanalysis 1.8.2 Gestalt Therapy 1.8.3 Transactional Analysis 1.8.4 Other Therapies 2 Accessing Ego States in Therapy 2.1 Non-Hypnotic Access 2.1.1 Empty Chair Technique 2.1.2 Conversational Technique 2.2 Hypnotic Access 2.2.1 Hypnosis 2.2.2 General Guidelines for Talking with Ego States 2.2.3 The Dichotomous Technique for Accessing Ego States 2.2.4 The Resistance Deepening Technique 2.2.5 The Resistance Bridge Technique 2.2.6 Accessing States that are Reluctant to Speak 3 Using Ego States in Therapy 3.1 Processing Trauma 3.1.1 Abreactions 3.1.2 Neurotic Reactions 3.1.3 Finding the Trauma 3.1.4 Tools for Processing Trauma 3.1.5 When is Processing Complete? 3.2 Improving Ego State Communication 3.2.1 Negotiating among Ego States 3.2.2 Encouraging States into Alternate Roles 3.2.3 Working with Difficult and Malevolent Ego States 3.2.4 When is Ego State Communication Good Enough? 3.3 Gaining Personal Awareness of Ego States 3.3.1 Ego State Mapping 3.3.2 Advantages of Knowing Your States 3.3.3 Personal Development with Ego State Therapy 3.3.4 Self Talk for Health: Experiencing Better Physical Health 3.3.5 How many States to know? 4 Applications of Ego State Therapy 4.1 Alleviating Psychosomatic Symptoms 4.2 Ego State Therapy in the Control of Pain 4.3 Couples Counseling 4.3.1 Bringing Relationships to a Higher Level: The Enhanced Relationship 4.4 Reducing Depression and Anger 4.4.1 Depression 4.4.2 Anger 4.5 Panic Attacks 4.5.1 Panic Attacks Stemming from Unresolved Trauma 4.5.2 Panic Attacks Stemming from Residuals of Non-Assertive Behavior 4.5.3 Talking with a Person who is having a Panic Attack 4.6 Ego State Therapy in the Treatment of Addictions 4.6.1 Drug Addiction 4.6.2 Smoking Cessation and Diet Control 4.7 Multiple Personality (Dissociative Identity Disorder) 4.8 Post Traumatic Stress