Anyway my book is in Spanish so there are many possibilities that they don’t coincide in pages if you are using, for example, an English version.

I was only pointing out an example of an exercise where you get aware of your thoughts that freely appear in your mind for a limited time, in this case, along 5 minutes and you have to set them on a time line. From a remote past to a remote future.
To be honest, the book is pretty useful and go step by step, with practical exercises in order you to take conscious of how much our mind plays sometimes very bad games with us. Indeed, I’m thinking to give it another go. If I again stop it at the same page, never mind, I would like to refresh a little.

Then, the book propose some other exercises to help you disengage from the thoughts that may appear in your mind by using visualisation as picturing a train passing by and each one of the thoughts appearing are going in a wagon.
I don’t need that. I can see how my thoughts freely goes by when focussing on my breathing. I practise Breathing Mindfulness.
And sometimes I focus on the sounds I can hear from the outer. But, mainly I do it focussing on my breath.

I know you are not very fan of mindfulness, I know it for another of your threads. But, it has worked for me in many occasions.

I even think to remember that I wrote a thread here explaining the technique.

As I told you I never lived a deep limit situation that could create a trauma but I’m pretty sensible and let’s say that sometimes I haven’t been treat in the best way. So, I can’t compare myself with a person who suffered a trauma, this is the reason why I can’t tell you much more about how you can heal. Wished I could.

But, I love your attitude about being more open with people and trying to opening doors for them. I’m also in the same point as you.