Is it always intense?
I usually always start with some kind of protector, then encounter exiles and cry, and have to take care of them.
Endless cycle
So because that is intense, i dont do IFS daily and not even weekly. I feel the need to rest. Until protectors make me feel too miserable, and there I go. Meet the protector, quickly discover a young exile and end up crying and soothing myself.
Is that going to be the main pattern until some good amount of unburdening happens?
I am always amazed at people doing IFS daily. My parts dont show up easily. I always need guidance from someone else (or at meast most of the time), unless i am in a very special setting and state.