Posted by Lindenblüte on September 29, 2006, at 17:22:10
I'm going to try not to pick, scratch, hit, cut or hold my breath.
So far, I have not done any of that. Not even this morning when I was putting on makeup or bandaids.
Jost inspired me to make my living area safe- removing tweezers and clippers, and scissors, and pins, and pointy things. Kind of like packing my carry-on bag, now that I think of it.
Jost also convinced me to take out all the bulbs from my vanity mirror, and adjust my grooming routine to include application of band-aids, ointment and no magnifying mirrors or close-up applications.
Thanks Jost. Already, I have caught myself a dozen times absentmindedly walking into the bathroom to flick on the extra brightlights. When they don't come on, I catch myself- hey! wait! I'm not in here for a good reason!
1) self-awareness: can't change a habit if you don't even notice when you are engaging in it
2) pre-awareness: learn to recognize the feeling immediately before I engage in habit
3) inhibit: don't do that bad thing
4) direction: find a new direction to engage yourself. Maybe like playing with a piece of beach glass, or washing dishes, or babbling, or playing violin?
hope I don't mess up too many times
-Li
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