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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster
I suggest your look into radical acceptance.
Since you cannot break it down intellectually as George was trying to suggest, just do "radical acceptance".
Both Buddhism and DBT which is partially based on Buddhism have a lot of literature on the topic.
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It's not actually a core teaching in Buddhism, but a term coined by Tara Brach when she incorporated Buddhist teachings into her psychotherapy practice.
Tara Brach - The Power of Radical Acceptance: Healing Trauma
By practicing mindfulness, we can create a little breathing room between ourselves and the negative feelings affecting us and then properly deal with them.
Good advice there Hamster-Bamster!