Although highly effective in solving many problems that are addressed to psychologists, systemic family constellations still cause concern among people. Are systemic constellations dangerous or not? Are there clear requirements under which a constellation should not be done? Of course, there are. Any certified constellation knows about this. Constellation should not be done in the following cases: Any mental disorders Borderline conditions Severe chronic diseases (acute phase oncology, heart defects, arrhythmia, angina pectoris, severe bronchial asthma) Pregnancy (it is better not to risk it) Age up to 14 years (only children's arrangements on toys) I will give an example from practice. A 26-year-old girl, with a borderline level of personality organization, a psychologist by training, worked in a municipal psychological center (more than 5 years have passed since the events described, contacts have been lost). She contacted me about her irrational fears. One of them, I remember, was the fear of losing her family and friends. After completing a course of cognitive behavioral therapy, the girl got rid of her fears and left me in a calm state and self-confident. A few months later, the head of the psychological center announced that a constellation specialist was coming to their center and would conduct systemic family constellations with them. During the arrangement, at the request of the girl, the arranger (woman) put four participants on the floor and said: look, these are your aborted brothers and sisters. The girl was horrified. I could hardly wait for the end and went home in a state of great fear. I couldn’t sleep at night and called me in the morning and asked for help. She had to undergo a short course of cognitive therapy in order to get rid of this strong fear. But it could have been worse. Therefore, in constellation work, I adhere to the following principle - I take only people who have undergone psychodiagnosis, therapy or counseling with me. As you understand, this guarantees the fulfillment of the conditions for carrying out constellations. It is also very important to understand that just one constellation can confront the client with the need for radical changes. Will he be ready for them? If psychodiagnostics and psychotherapy show that the client’s psyche is exhausted and he cannot now access resources, then one should postpone using the method of systemic family constellations. Thank you for your attention to my articles! If you liked the article, put “thank you” and leave your feedback. Subscribe to my articles. Contact me as a specialist for help if you have problems. My experience as a psychologist is more than 20 years. To get my advice, go to my personal page https://www.b17.ru/go_1PK