Posted by Kath on February 25, 2008, at 19:57:28
And I'm pretty happy about it.
The doctor who leads it is good. She is very kind & caring & direct. I like her a LOT.
The people are also nice - about 15 of them.
I was 1 of 2 new people, so we did a longer 'check in'. As I was talking about son, I started to get choked up & the doctor said that it seemed I was feeling something & I said (chokingly) 'sad'. She said, SO kindly, "It's alright to cry here." and I DID!!! and felt okay about it.
The doctor 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. 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!!!!
:-)
All in all, I am pleased so far, with the group therapy.
:-)) Kath
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