I learned this long ago when a teen and have forgotten this technique, but I try to stay calm, unemotional, ever present to control any accidental switching. Of course I come across as a robot at times, but hey- it's better then being irrational.

If I stay calm and collected and uninvolved or vested, I don't get that rustling gut feeling. To get over come by an emotion or over reacting causes changes, so working at being the same at all times, I then can control myself. Much like practicing yoga for Zen.

Even though I stay like this, it seems that I lack personality, emotion, fun, just incomplete...but stabile.

Will this work in this day and age? I don't know, but being tired and having a stubborn head cold has helped.

I swear being hung over and depressed keeps the Others surpressed- hence the heavy drinking.

This is a technique to consciously re-employ. Its bad that we have to struggle with life- but to be fighting ourselves, too? Unfair. Whatever. Peace out.