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Re: Leaning into the pain » llurpsienoodle

Posted by raisinb on July 19, 2008, at 12:00:07

In reply to Leaning into the pain, posted by llurpsienoodle on July 19, 2008, at 8:39:42

When I first started doing yoga, I learned that I had to do that physically. Focus *in* on the pain, or else I wouldn't get too far because the poses have to be held for so long.

I did try to do that with emotional pain. I think sometimes it worked :) I was also meditation a lot, so maybe that helped.

I definitely think that fully experiencing pain, rather than running, or loading it with layers of fear, shame, self-hatred (all the "secondary" emotions Linehan talks about) is much, much easier. Without all of our mind's "oh, I'm in pain, oh, this is terrible, oh, I must be a crappy person, etc." pain is just a sensation. We only interpret it as a disaster.


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