Posted by Kath on September 29, 2009, at 20:49:31
In reply to Re: miserable, scared and overwhelned, posted by mmealltalk on September 27, 2009, at 12:22:49
It just struck me about the anger & depression.
They say that depression is anger turned inwards.
Also, in my Group Therapy, the therapist gave us a handout on anger.
It was talking about the big importance of identifying our feelings RIGHT WHEN we feel them.I had forgotten that after I read that, I tried to consciously Identify What I was feeling. So I might start to get upset & think "Oh! I'm feeling resentful!" And then I'd just FEEL it.
My G. Therapist says that if you just FEEEEEEEL it it usually won't last more than a minute or so & will then subside. I tried it for various feelings, and you know what? It worked!
I had forgotten. Thanks to your post, I've remembered.
If you want to be a "Feelings Buddy" with me, I'm up for it. If you want to, we could try the thing of when a feeling comes up, we could identify it & just 'sit in it' until it fades away.
If you don't want to, that's okay, but maybe someone else wants to be a Feelings Buddy? Or we could have multiple buddies & if we feel like it, post about how it's working.
:-)
Kath
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