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Do you get taken over by obsessive thoughts
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Focusing Tip #578 – Can Focusing help shift obsessive thoughts?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell September 27, 2017July 23, 2024

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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What to do when triggered by past trauma
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Focusing Tip #577 -When early childhood trauma gets triggered

ByAnn Weiser Cornell September 20, 2017July 9, 2024

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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Worried parts
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Focusing Tip #576 – “I reassured the part that it could relax but…”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell September 13, 2017September 19, 2024

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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Not getting any images or sense of story.
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Tip #575 – “I’m not getting any messages from this part…”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell September 6, 2017August 27, 2024

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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Get free from what's holding you back
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Focusing Tip #574 – How long does it take to untangle a tangle?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 30, 2017July 10, 2024

“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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Anger feels small
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Focusing Tip #573 – I wish my anger would get bigger and stronger.

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 23, 2017July 11, 2024

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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Pain two sides fighting
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Focusing Tip #572 – “I struggle regularly with physical pain.”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 16, 2017July 31, 2024

“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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What to do when your feelings get overwhelming
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Focusing Tip #571 – What to do when feelings are too big or overwhelming

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 9, 2017July 10, 2024

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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When feelings disappear?
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Focusing Tip #570 – Do your feelings disappear just when you want to learn something from them?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell August 2, 2017August 5, 2024

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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Know you were hurt
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Focusing Tip #569 – What good does it do to know that I was hurt in the past?

ByAnn Weiser Cornell July 26, 2017September 19, 2024

“Knowing that I don’t want to be attacked does not prevent other people from attacking me.” Michelle writes: Ann, I’m hoping you…

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