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These three guided imagery exercises are taken from the book, ‘Controlled Explosions in Mental Health‘:

Appendix 4.5 – Your ‘day-to-day self’ who is being harmed by this controlled explosion. This is the full version of the Appendix 4.5 imagery script from the book ‘Controlled Explosions in Mental Health’. Before meeting your ‘day-to-day self’, this guided imagery exercise prepares you for the scene by including sections from Appendices 4.1 (‘ideal compassionate self’), 4.2 (‘view from the balcony’), and 4.3 (‘room with chairs’). Go to Videos page.

Appendix 4.6 – Your ‘younger self’ who has been hurt in the past and is being protected by this controlled explosion. This is the full version of the Appendix 4.6 imagery script from the book ‘Controlled Explosions in Mental Health’. Before meeting your ‘younger self’, this guided imagery exercise prepares you for the scene by including sections from Appendices 4.1 (‘ideal compassionate self’), 4.2 (‘view from the balcony’), and 4.3 (‘room with chairs’). Go to Videos page.

Appendix 4.7 – Your ‘future self’ who has outgrown this controlled explosion. This is the full version of the Appendix 4.7 imagery script from the book ‘Controlled Explosions in Mental Health’. Before meeting your ‘future self’, this guided imagery exercise prepares you for the scene by including sections from Appendices 4.1 (‘ideal compassionate self’), 4.2 (‘view from the balcony’), and 4.3 (‘room with chairs’). Go to Videos page.

Copyright © Heriot-Maitland, C. (2026). Controlled Explosions in Mental Health: A Compassionate Guide to Understanding Why Our Brains Self-Sabotage, Self-Criticise, and Self-Harm. Routledge.