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Re: I want to die *trigger* » Fivefires

Posted by Kath on March 2, 2008, at 15:53:51

In reply to Re: I want to die *trigger*, posted by Fivefires on March 2, 2008, at 14:32:10

Hi FF,

I've sent you a babble mail re the EFT. Sites that have the info NOT in video form are:

www.emofree.com and www.tatlife.com

I hear that you're not a reader though.

Here's what I've been doing (for a week tomorrow) to keep worry & anxiety at bay. I did it today while out on a walk in the snow. I sometimes have to do it for a good few minuter, but it seems to help me 'shift gears':

Here goes:
The doctor at my first Group Therapy yesterday, taught us a really good 'template', she called it. It's to bring oneself into the present, as a tool to help not worry. I used it in the car on the way home & it actually worked.

Here it is for anyone interested:

It's using our senses (5) to get out of our 'head' focus in the 'now'.

Say, "Now I Am Aware of SEEING -----"

"Now I Am Aware of HEARING----------"

"Now I Am Aware of SMELLING---------"

"Now I Am Aware of TASTING--------"

"Now I Am Aware of TOUCHING-----------"

for ex:

Now I am aware of seeing the blue sky.

Now I am aware of hearing the engine of the car.

Now I am aware of smelling the hot chocolate in my cup.

Now I am aware of tasting a sweet taste from the hot chocolate.

Now I am aware of my hands touching the steering wheel.

Then I repeated it, trying to notice different things. If I couldn't notice different things, & the only thing I could notice was what I noticed before, I just said that.

Then I repeated it 2 or 3 more times.

I felt MUCH calmer. Quieter in my mind. Settled down. And those feelings stayed. When a worrying thought came into my mind, I did the exercise again 3 or 4 times.

I find it QUITE GOOD. I guess I could go through the day doing it as necessary!!!!

TODAY - I used it again. I did it slightly different. I found that for me, seeing & hearing were the easiest. And I noticed that when I said, "Now, I am aware of hearing the car engine" or some other sound, it pulled me into the present WAY more than any other sense. So I decided to just keep saying that one. So........

Now I am aware of hearing the windshield wipers.

Now I am aware of hearing the water splashing under my tires.

Now I am aware of hearing the gears change.

Now I am aware of hearing that truck drive by.

etc. It kept me RIGHT in the 'now' & was actually quite enjoyable. Felt one heck of a lot better than worrying!!!
..........
There ya go. Hope it helps you.

FF, I am sorry you're going through this.

You could try on Psychology board to see if anyone has ideas on the dream.

I say go ahead with the gover*or idea. Also, I DO wonder about contacting a newspaper. They might run a story on it & be willing to call you by a fictional name & no identifying details. Heck, it's worth checking out. The Toronto Sun - one of the main papers sometimes runs stories of human interest of this type.

I send my love, Kath

 

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