My therapist loved trying a similar method out haha. Initially I found it incredibly strange - she kept asking me how "little Kirsty" would have felt, or ask me to imagine my younger self was in the room with us, and asked how she felt if we spoke about X Y or Z etc. I think the main thing to do, is enter it with an open mind. It was interesting I suppose...but I just found it made me anxious and embarassed having to pretend to view each fresh situation from "young Kirsty"'s viewpoint. After a few sessions, I explained how I found it uncomfortable, and we switched to just chatting away again. Give it a shot, but if you're sitting there thinking it's silly and not really helping (which I think is totally normal!), just let your therapist know and I'm sure you won't have to continue.
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