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Originally Posted by lemon80s
- Learning to recognise your emotions (when you are like me, unable to feel them)
- How to know what's real, this is a bit cryptic so I'll try to explain: how do you know which thoughts are your own and which thoughts are there because you think they should be? Like when I know I should feel panicky I start to think I am, while I wasn't. I guess this is really sort of linked with nr 1.
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To me, these two questions are about how to increase your mindfulness-- which is essentially about learning to be in the present. If this is it, these two books have really helped me:
Buddha's Brain:
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom: Rick Hanson, Richard Mendius: 9781572246959: Amazon.com: Books
Mindsight:
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation: Daniel J. Siegel: 9780553386394: Amazon.com: Books