monkymind

• monkymindApr 21, 2022, 11:10 PM

  2 points

  in reply to: weathersystems’s comment on: My Ter­rible Ex­pe­rience with Terror

  I fully agree with your point that “Distract Yourself” seems like bad advice.

  I misremembered Claire’s steps pretty significantly.

  Here they are:

  1. face the symptoms – do not run away.

  2. accept what is taking place – do not fight

  3. float with your feelings – do not tense

  4. Let time pass – do not be impatient.

  I think I misremembered because in her exploration of step 3 “float with your feelings”. She mentions in engaging in an activity that isn’t thinking about what you’re experiencing. Not in hopes that you will distract yourself, but so that you can begin living a normal life i.e. learn to do, while experiencing suffering.

  I’ll edit the post.

  Thanks!

My Ter­rible Ex­pe­rience with Terror

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