How to Stop Being Bullied, By Yourself
Your mind is a battleground. Or maybe a middle school playground. It can get ugly in there. The battle is between a…
Focusing Tip #567 – What do you do when the different parts of you are talking to each other and getting nowhere?
“An example would be a part of me that feels anxious, and another part that is angry at it for being anxious….”…
Focusing Tip #566 – Not sure if you can trust what you feel
“The body seems tired and the mind restless and generating thoughts… and I do not know if I am making this up.”…
Blog | Tips | Inner Critic
Focusing Tip #565 – Do you have a hard time listening to your inner critic because you can’t hear it?
Bhavani writes: When people talk about listening to an inner critic I used to get confused because I don’t hear a voice…
Focusing Tip #564 – Focusing with sadness and powerlessness about a medical procedure
A Reader writes: I am having an issue with a medical concern. Having reached out to my doctor I am experiencing an…
Focusing Tip #563 – Focusing to shift social anxiety – Ann’s story
What do you do when you long to just be yourself but you don’t trust that anyone will like you? Dear Readers:I…
Focusing Tip #562 – “Focusing doesn’t work because all I get is fog.”
When you are trying to listen to your inner wisdom, do you get frustrated and angry when nothing comes? Sam writes: I…
Focusing Tip #561 – A part of me is mean and emotionally abusive to me.
If an inner part of you sounds like your most judgmental parent, are you supposed to be nice to it? Daria writes:…
Focusing Tip #560 – Are there negative thoughts and feelings?
Labeling a thought or a feeling as “negative” is already a strategy for suppression. Julie writes: I was struck by your Tip…
Focusing Tip #559 – How do we work with ‘negative’ feelings without strengthening negative neural connections?
“Does Focusing emphasize negativity?” Bhavani writes: I have been watching a video from Rick Hansen where he says that focusing on negativity…
