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An internal image is a real or fictional character with which a person identifies himself internally. A variant of working with personality through metaphor.
Working with the internal image
A person can have many internal images: then for every occasion of life he has an image that will be a guide for him. For example: with the boss, with the boss, with the teacher — you can talk keeping in your mind the image of the executive Aphranius from the Master and Margarita, speaks with his intonations, his phrases. If you need courage, determination, confidence and honesty — use the image of King Matt Janusz Korczak. You need grace, femininity, mystery — Kipling’s black Bagheera will become an ideal character. See →
You can reach for the image: if now the necessary qualities are not developed — find yourself an image that is attractive, and which has the necessary quality in abundance — and get used to this image, get used to it, acting as this image would act.
How to choose images
Write down a few qualities (7-10) that are needed in a given situation.
See which images are most in tune with these qualities in your opinion.
Choose the cutest look.
How to develop and get used to the image
To begin with, imagine: what would my image do in this place? On what basis would he act? What would he do? Live the way at first 10 minutes a day, then longer — until the image becomes familiar.
Mastering each next image is always easier than the previous one — a habit and the ability to be different are formed.
List of possible images
- Akulina (Lizaveta Petrovna) — (A.S. Pushkin «The Young Lady-Peasant Woman» and the film of the same name) — spontaneity, warmth, stateliness,
- Aphranius (The Master and Margarita, M.A. Bulgakov) — diligence, working format, fidelity
- Bagheera («Mowgli» R. Kipling) — grace, strength, confidence
- Baron Munchausen (film «The same Munchausen») — nobility, honesty, originality, creative approach to life
- White Fang (The story of the same name, J. London) — fidelity, devotion, confident strength.
- Pioneer heroes from Soviet stories — selflessness, courage, a penchant for romance
- King Matt («King Matt» and «King Matt on a desert island» Janusz Korczak) — honesty, responsibility, courage.
- The cat that walked by itself — (The fairy tale of the same name by R. Kipling) — grace, independence, mystery, softness.
- Ostap Bender («12 chairs», «The Golden Calf» Ilf and Petrov) — resilient, cunning.
- Master of martial arts — wisdom, calmness, strength
- The Man from Capuchin Boulevard (film of the same name) — daydreaming, generosity, kindness