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Originally Posted by bpcyclist
There is some expansion there. Tried something completely different and not at all CBT-approved last night, just to see if it would work. Every time I got into a negative loop, I tried to immediately identify that. Then, instead of doing the whole check fact thing, blah, I simply forced my brain to do something else immediately.
I sort of think i pictures. There's a book, movie, too. Temple Grander, maybe? Been awhile. If I recall correctly, she is an autism spectrum person who has been very successful. Anyway, she thinks in pictures. I have these visions and have always done math and science using images, rather than equations. Works great for me.
So, anyway, last night, as soon as I identified I was in a negative loop, I forced my brain onto one of four images that I find peaceful and calming and that make me happy: 1) a cute mallard I saw the other day, swimming; 2) some bunnies I see on my rides; 3) the roses fern posted a picture of; 4) another cute bird I saw the other day.
Guess what? Even brute-forcing my brain to do this, I felt better immediately. Calmer, less anxiety, no anger, breathing better, no pain in my gut. etc.
Interesting.
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Makes sense. You're essentially pushing it onto another track. I watched this video last night. She discusses rewiring in a slightly different direction. I like her videos.
I'm glad you liked the roses. They are spectatular this time of year. The first yard move I made when we bought our first home was to plant double knockout roses. When we moved, the previous owners already had some. The bushes are probably 8ft tall. We had our yard buddies cut them way down, but they flourish every year and they are super easy to care for
I think a lot in pictures too. I think in symbols and a lot of times in song. There's definitely some funky wiring in my brain. Oh well, we gotta work with what we have, right?
