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Sentence Completion Exercises - From Nathaniel Branden

 

In these exercises, complete the sentences as many times as you can with different endings. Branden suggests 10 to 15 times.

Mother was always....

With mother I felt...

Mother gave me a view of myself as

Father was always....

With father I felt...

All my life...

One of the things I'd like you to know about me....

One of the things I don't want you to know about me....

If I were more honest about my feelings...

The bad thing about admitting my pain to myself is...

The bad thing about admitting my fear is...

If I were to be honest about myself about my anger...

The good thing about denying my excitement is...

When I think of how I try to protect myself by denying my feelings and emotions...