Title: Don’t hand it over
I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b
I periodically utilize a method designed to reinforce someone’s resolve to resist old beliefs about themselves and begin thinking anew. It involves identifying a truth they wish to uphold and then handing them a couch pillow.
“We’re going to play a little game. This pillow represents your new belief, and I’m going to try and take it from you.” I then attempt to persuade them to surrender it, using projections of their own negative self-talk, such as, “You know you don’t really deserve it, so just hand it back.”
Surprisingly, some hand it back without hesitation, not realizing the point of the game.
