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Anyone interested in a 'Here + Now' group?

Posted by Kath on February 27, 2008, at 11:55:16

Hi All,

Sometimes I find it helpful to have other people to give mutual encouragement; bounce experiences/ideas off, etc if I'm trying something new.

I'm posting this in case any of you are interested. I am calling this method (that I learned at my first Group Therapy session Monday) "Here & Now" for want of a better name, instead of keeping calling it 'the method'!

The doctor called it a 'template'. 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'. You say each sentence & fill in the blank. You don't need to do them in order. It's about noticing our surroundings & our present moment.

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------ with (part of body)"

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.

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 the exercise, 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 repeated that.

Then I repeated the exercise 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!!!!

YESTERDAY - I used it again. I did it slightly differently. 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!!!

YAYYYYYYYYY

SO - that's the method! Now if I could find one that works for depression, when that comes up for me, I'd be delighted!

:-) Kath

 

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