Posted by Guy on August 10, 2007, at 15:01:34
In reply to repeating a thought/idea/ or mantra, posted by nickguy on August 4, 2007, at 18:41:17
My main problems are anxiety and panic, so when the monster rears its ugly head I repeat "panic or relax." This sends a message to my inner child that it is me scaring myself, and that I do in fact have a choice as to which direction I will go. This works for me sometimes...other times the monster comes and gets me anyway. (lol!) It's something I have to keep working on. The key, I think, is to train the "self" to understand that there is an alternative to panic. Once the idea of "choice" is firmly instilled, old, self-destructive habits can start to be brought under control. I'd love to hear if anyone has any suggestions as to how to break firmly entrenched thought patterns and emotional responses.
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