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Focusing Tip #864 – Physical Pain and Strong Emotions – “I’m in pain and my emotions are overwhelming”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell October 25, 2023September 12, 2024

What if you have to stay immobile and your emotions are overwhelming? Read on… Gloria writes: I had a small accident, and…

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Overwhelming Emotions | How to Feel Uncomfortable Feelings

ByAnn Weiser Cornell October 17, 2023July 9, 2024

The most powerful thing you can do for yourself when it’s hard to be with what you feel is to acknowledge how…

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"Having done this for a year now, I wonder if there is something I'm missing in my process."
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Focusing Tip #846 – Feeling Numb – “What if what I’m feeling is always the same?”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell June 7, 2023July 9, 2024

If you feel something that doesn’t change, even with patient attention, what can you do? Read on… A Reader writes: In most…

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"Those very difficult emotions continue to haunt me, and I feel stuck between finding temporary comfort and being re-traumatized."
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Focusing Tip #845 – Past Trauma – “I get overwhelmed by strong emotions from trauma.”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell May 31, 2023July 9, 2024

What if you get overwhelmed by strong emotions that come from trauma? Read on… Linda writes: I easily get overwhelmed by my…

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“How do we trust that we can hold all the feelings that might surface?”
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Focusing Tip #837 – “How do I trust that I can hold all the feelings that may come?”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell March 29, 2023July 9, 2024

Might getting in touch with feelings be too much for you? Read on… A Reader writes: When we are journeying internally to…

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Are you trying to understand the contradictions and complexities of life?
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Focusing Tip #833 – “I struggle to accept the craziness of life”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell March 1, 2023July 9, 2024

Are you trying to understand the contradictions and complexities of life? Read on… Matthias writes: There seem to be big why questions without…

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“What are those growls and rolling eyes coming from the far end of the table?”
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Focusing Tip #821 – To the part that resists being thankful… you’re welcome too

ByAnn Weiser Cornell November 23, 2022August 26, 2024

What if you don’t feel like being grateful on the day when everyone is supposed to feel grateful? Read on… Dear Readers:…

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Focusing Tip When it is too much, I stop the experience in order not to re-traumatize.
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Focusing Tip #753 – Focusing when the feelings are “too much”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell May 19, 2021July 9, 2024

What can you do when your feelings are so intense that they scare you… and it feels like even feeling them is…

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“When I do Focusing, sometimes I find a lot of pain... and it stays for a long time...”
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Fousing Tip #680 – “When Focusing, sometimes I just find a lot of pain.”

ByAnn Weiser Cornell November 6, 2019July 16, 2024

What’s going on when you experience nothing but pain? Read on… Gudrun writes: When I do Focusing, sometimes I find a lot of pain….

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Focusing Tip #532 – When old memories trigger difficult feelings…

ByAnn Weiser Cornell October 26, 2016July 16, 2024

When difficult feelings are triggered bringing up old memories, what do you do with the part of you that doesn’t want to…

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