tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post5006349974962346231..comments2024-03-27T19:51:28.984-07:00Comments on The Burrow: New Year's Resolution UpdateAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-9621046797399892382010-03-17T13:27:11.026-07:002010-03-17T13:27:11.026-07:00And, like the excellent social worker you are, you...And, like the excellent social worker you are, you went right to the nub of the issue, Nance. I am not looking to "get better", I am just looking to "feel better". <br /><br />I'm still worrying and thinking about the issue - I'm just not letting it make me feel sad. A second cousin to denial, maybe......<br /><br />10 days being retrained does sound miserable... I supervised a woman who went through est training and it was not a pretty sight.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-45386811712535774452010-03-17T10:15:17.327-07:002010-03-17T10:15:17.327-07:00I've been all over the board with techniques f...I've been all over the board with techniques for coping with unwelcome thoughts. Last year, I even subjected myself to a miserable ten day "enlightenment" retreat designed to hardwire the question, "Is that true?" into my brain so that I would question negative thoughts so automatically, they would no longer arise. I was thoroughly enlightened, alright...to the crass world of high-priced, pseudo-cult, guru groups. As a result, I may have temporarily thrown the baby out with the bathwater; I may be a little turned off on Don't Worry, Be Happy (See "Sticking It To The Joy-Mongers," parts 1 and 2).<br /><br />Nevertheless, years of training others in positive cognitive reframing has certainly wired me with some coping power tools. I agree with you thoroughly that we can feel better without necessarily psychoanalyzing...or even giving serious consideration to...every unhappy thought that arises. Here comes one. There it goes. Next?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.com