238/444 Healing from Infidelity: Emotional Intimacy 15, Reveal Yourself
2012.04.30
One of the ways to reveal who you are and how you became that way is to talk about yourself. Deep down, we all want to reveal who we are, and we all want to be known by someone who loves us and accepts us unconditionally. Take turns talking about YOU for 10 (or 20) minutes nonstop. Use the following topics as suggestions to get you started, or think of your own. (List adapted from Torn Asunder)
After the time is up, the Listening Spouse is to share 3 things that were revealed to him/her during this exercise.
My earliest set of memories
Grade by grade in elementary school
My happy childhood memories
My sad childhood memories
My birthdays – happy and unhappy
My favorite teacher and all of my memories about him/her
The first time I drove a car
My first car accident or traffic ticket
My first job
The favorite child in my family, why he/she was the favorite, how I felt about that, experiences and feelings I shared with him/her.
My favorite parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, sibling
All the houses I lived in; my craziest neighborhood friends
All the schools I attended
The longest walk I ever took
The ways I spent my allowance as a kid
My parents’ favorite sayings and how they used them; which ones I liked and didn’t like
The favorite year of my life
The year I would like to live over
The age I would like to remain forever
What I experienced when our children were born
The scariest things I have ever done
The craziest things I have ever done
What I experienced when my grandparent, parent, sibling, best friend, etc. died.
Any others you think of…