Staying present isn’t easy for me, even at the best of times. I don’t know if it’s purely a depression thing or not, but that’s exactly why staying present helps me now, because it keeps me from being overwhelmed in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These first steps are kind of the foundational steps. Even a year into therapy after learning these steps, they’re still steps I use to ground myself.
Theory is nothing without practice. And mindfulness sometimes seems a bit counter-intuitive at first. Like any new skill though, whether it’s trying to play badminton, climb a hill or mindfulness, practice makes perfect. Hopefully I can explain simply how it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And the use of mindfulness in therapy. At the very least, if you’re not going into the spiritual / meditation aspect. Regular postings are still a struggle. Please bear with me.
The idea of accepting and allowing negative thoughts instead of fighting them, actually results in us being able to make choices that factor in these thoughts and emotions, potentially even defusing them in entirety. Instead of denying them, swallowing them,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mindfulness allows instead of suppresses. It gives space without enmeshing. It gives a choice, instead of forcing anything. It’s an alternative that helps. It won’t solve anything, but it can help to solve some things.
The easiest solution is always to think we’re right and no one else is. Assuming you don’t think that way though, that you’re more humble than that, when we fight instead of validating our feelings, many a time we get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Don’t be sad. Don’t be angry. Just move on. Forget it happened.” And then one day, everything explodes in the wrong way at the wrong person. And now we have another thing to suppress and sit on. What if that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When mindfulness was first explained to me, I took to it easily because the pain was so immense. But even then, practising it was a different story. Even a year after I was first introduced to it, now, I still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m late to post, but here it is! Two in a row – let’s see if I can keep it up. Mindfulness is used in a variety of scenarios – even schools are talking about using it for kids to manage[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…