Saturday, October 26, 2013

816 EMDR RE-ADJUSTS IDEALISM OR PESSIMISM TO MATCH TODAY'S REALITY ...

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Here is a spotlight of insight into how I attach to sanity when a significant relationship turns upside down and life feels crazy:
I switch my train of thought to a new track.  Instead of focusing upon that which the other person is resistant to learning about self defeating traits, I consciously refocus my mind toward identifying patterns of thought in need of change within myself.

During talk therapy, I identify patterns of thought in need of a reality check, which had proved too idealistic or pessimistic for my own good.  Then, during a session of EMDR,  I work at reprocessing (readjusting) my expectations to match reality for this reason:  It does not take genius to define insanity:  It's insane to continue to repeat the same experience in the same way, indefinitely, while expecting a different result.  Along those same lines, it makes no sense to repeat patterns of thought that heighten anxiety, unnecessarily.

In the absence of professional help, subconscious fears create patterns of thought that limit our choices, causing us to remain stuck in places that undermine change for the better ...

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