Any combination of the outside host writing to the inside system, and vice versa:

Host to internal system
One internal part to another internal part
One part (or groups) from the internal system to the external host
Inside group to another inside group
Right hand vs. left hand – Write using your dominant hand to represent the external host. Use your less dominant hand to represent the internal system. Switch hands back and forth as the inside and the outside write to each other.

The purposes of these exercises are primarily to improve internal communication and system cooperation. Of course, the expression of emotion and putting the conflict into words will help in the overall resolution of traumatic issues.

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