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TrailRunner14 · Nov 14, 2016, 10:51 PM

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My T says sit comfortably, lower your gaze to a spot on the floor, do deep belly breathing, and then put your hands in the position shown in the video. She suggests using firm taps at a pace that feels right for you. Do alternate tapping for at least one full minute.

She also suggests practicing at neutral moments before beginning to use it for calming... just to build up positive associations with the activity before your use it to calm for stress.

I have been practicing this for just over a week and now use it all the time for calming. It works really well to help calm me.

Next question: Will you give the butterfly hug a try?

Here ya go SS. I went back and found it for you.

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My counselor has shown me this and we have used it in session a couple of times. I can't explain it but it does help me. Today I was feeling off and anxious and did the tapping on the right side, just below my collar bone. Not hard taps, but just on purpose, and it helps me. Just wanted to share that with you.

TrailRunner14 · Nov 14, 2016, 10:54 PM

We are around home for Christmas. We make the rounds to visit family Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It's pretty busy!

What is the weather like where you are right now?

kecanoe · Nov 15, 2016, 12:37 AM

Weather here is clear and brisk. I love it!

Do you like to travel?

TrailRunner14 · Nov 15, 2016, 01:03 AM

It's clear and brisk, 49 degrees F, here. Not sure if that is brisk in your book, but here it is. The supermoon tonight is beautiful. So glad it wasn't cloudy so I could see it.

Do I like to travel? Yes. I love the idea of travel. The experience of travel with my family has not been a good one. I would love to travel and have an enjoyable and peaceful experience. Fun!

Do you have a favorite holiday tradition, if so, please share what it is.

Nov 15, 2016, 06:41 AM

yes... think I will try it.

thanks.
how often do you truly worry about yourself/ your circumstances?

TrailRunner14 · Nov 15, 2016, 12:50 PM

There seems to be an ongoing undercurrent. It does spike when something happens.

What do you do when you are feeling lonely?

Nov 15, 2016, 01:16 PM

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There seems to be an ongoing undercurrent. It does spike when something happens.

What do you do when you are feeling lonely?

usually online gaming

not to actually play the games, but to speak to people their (I find their's always someone online)

I also use 7cups which was suggested to me a while back- a site to talk about problems you are having in your life

(or to use if you are lonely and need someone to talk to)

is their anything you are looking forward to this month

TrailRunner14 · Nov 15, 2016, 01:23 PM

Black Friday. My husband and I are buying each other a new tv for Christmas. Very excited! Our old one is about to go out.

Does it usually snow around the holidays where you are?

Nov 15, 2016, 01:34 PM

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Black Friday. My husband and I are buying each other a new tv for Christmas. Very excited! Our old one is about to go out.

Does it usually snow around the holidays where you are?

their's not been a white christmas here in years.

we usually get it january febuary

funny thing is, we only get a bit and the whole country comes to a standstill

it's all over the news

do you have any inside pets

TrailRunner14 · Nov 15, 2016, 01:49 PM

That sounds like here. If it snows or threatens to snow everything shuts down. If we do get snow it in Jan or Feb here too.

I do have a sweet miniature schnauzer. Her name is Bella. She thinks she's a person and is terribly rotten.

Do you like to read and what genre if you do?

Nov 16, 2016, 05:24 AM

romance and mystery

though we're thinking of giving reading up

it takes us so long just to read a chapter of something, and so many times we've just skipped to the end of a book to find out what happens

ah problems focussing..

what is 1 hobby you used to have you now don't?

TrailRunner14 · Nov 16, 2016, 01:05 PM

Cross stitching. I was obsessed with it. Then one day I just stopped. It seems too taxing and tedious to me now.

Do you like to garden?

Nov 16, 2016, 03:05 PM

no.

not at all
do you think you are smart?

TrailRunner14 · Nov 16, 2016, 04:20 PM

I don't consider myself "smart". I don't consider myself dumb either. Somewhere functional in between.

Are you an early morning person?

Luce · Nov 16, 2016, 10:18 PM

No.
Unless you mean 'in the wee hours of the morning'... cos I am that kind of person. 12pm-3am is my prime time. Around 6-10am I am not at my best.

Do you feel healthy in body?

TrailRunner14 · Nov 16, 2016, 11:28 PM

Mostly I do.

I've cut out sugar, gluten and fried food from my diet. No sodas or artificial ingredients as much as I can control.

Essential oils are my medicine as apposed to pharm or OVC options. They work much better I would like to say.

I run/walk or go to the gym and feel horrible if I don't. I miss my trail terribly since the time has changed. It's only a weekend treasure for right now.

I have habits that are really not healthy for me. I hope that I overcome them.

Self medication.

If you had a whole day to yourself, with no one to answer to or be what you needed to be, what would you do?

Luce · Nov 17, 2016, 01:07 AM

I would book T for a whole day and *work* on stuff to get it sorted out! That is what I *need* to do.

Same question for the next person.

TrailRunner14 · Nov 17, 2016, 01:21 AM

ME TOO!!!

I would ask him if we could sit outside and just talk and have as much time as it took to sort this out. I'm talking about what happened this past session.

If you didn't meet in your therapist/counselors office, where would it be for you to feel comfortable?

Luce · Nov 17, 2016, 02:05 AM

The only other place I'd be comfortable would be at home, but that would also be uncomfortable for many reasons. So nowhere. Just in her office. (Which is really really cool by the way, its large but contained, bright and cheerful and very clean and orderly, and has a whole KIDS section with blackboard and toys and art stuff and TEENAGE section with bean bags and music and stuff it is totally awesome but I haven't got to explore it yet)

SAME question for next person

Nov 17, 2016, 05:00 AM

I don't know.

some disused building somewhere we can be alone and talk openly

did you click with your first therapist?

TrailRunner14 · Nov 17, 2016, 03:06 PM

My counselor that I'm working with is the only one that I've ever met with. I do believe we click.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

BrazenApogee · Nov 17, 2016, 07:32 PM

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What do you want to be when you grow up?

a T to help people like me.

do you have a pet?

TrailRunner14 · Nov 18, 2016, 12:03 AM

I do have a pet. She is a miniature schnauzer and she thinks she is a person. And. She is. She is rotten and spoiled.

If you could change one thing in your life, past or present, what would it be?

Nov 18, 2016, 07:43 AM

family.

I'd have loved to grow up with love and to feel wanted

last thing that made you laugh

TrailRunner14 · Nov 18, 2016, 10:47 AM

Me too SS. ((( hug )))

My daughter in law posted this on her FB feed and it totally cracked me up.

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