2022-12-30 Fri 09:05 AM ![[moses_the_core_essential_soul_of_a_person_and_an_imitation_0da8b0e3-6814-4360-9a73-c692e8c876ef.png]] In the [[Internal Family Systems (IFS)]] [[The internal system of IFS|model]] there are [[Part_IFS|parts]] and there's [[Self_ifs|Self]], and there's a *kind* of part that can exist called a Self-*like* part. It's a part, that isn't Self, but has qualities or attributes that are *like* self. It's typically a [[Manager part]]. - Often it isn't aware that a Self exists. Or if it's aware of Self, it often doesn't trust it. - Self-like parts often *think* that they are Self. - They can be smart, and helpful, and trying really hard to do the right thing. - A person can spend years chronically blended with a Self-like part and not knowing it. - Self-like parts have unlimited capacity for understanding and listening; but they cannot do compassion. This can be a good way to test whether you're in Self or blended with a Self-like part: is compassion present? - Self heals; Self-like parts do not heal.