Focusing Tip #578 – Can Focusing help shift obsessive thoughts?
What can you do when you get caught in obsessive thoughts that take you in an endless circle of seeing problems? Robert…
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Focusing Tip #577 -When early childhood trauma gets triggered
If you’re triggered by what people say, and you know it’s from your own past, what do you do? Sally writes: I’m…
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Focusing Tip #576 – “I reassured the part that it could relax but…”
Merilyn writes: Recently I had to mind my 10 month old granddaughter for the whole night, and because she wouldn’t settle in…
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Tip #575 – “I’m not getting any messages from this part…”
They say your inner “felt sense” has meaning and is supposed to tell you something… but what if it doesn’t? A Reader…
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Focusing Tip #574 – How long does it take to untangle a tangle?
“Even though I get hopeless and impatient I do enjoy being compassionate with myself.” Ellen writes: How long does it take to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
