Focusing Tip #573 – I wish my anger would get bigger and stronger.
Anger (used consciously) can help you stand your ground and set good boundaries. But what if you can’t feel your anger? A…
Focusing Tip #572 – “I struggle regularly with physical pain.”
“Is it hard to honor and listen to physical pain because you just don’t want to be in pain?” Michelle writes: Wondering…
Focusing Tip #571 – What to do when feelings are too big or overwhelming
Do you hesitate to spend time with your feelings because they are likely to swallow you up? Eve writes: Last week you…
Focusing Tip #570 – Do your feelings disappear just when you want to learn something from them?
A Reader writes: A lot of times in Focusing I am supposed to ask the feeling something, but that usually makes me…
Focusing Tip #569 – What good does it do to know that I was hurt in the past?
“Knowing that I don’t want to be attacked does not prevent other people from attacking me.” Michelle writes: Ann, I’m hoping you…
Focusing Tip #568 – When you aren’t hungry but you eat anyway
“And then I become aware I am munching on something I didn’t even want…” Connie writes: Around 4:00 to 6:00 PM on…
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.”…
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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…
