Welcome back everyone - Let’s continue down our list of mind tricks to use when we find ourselves disregulated or leaning into old, unwanted behaviors.
Episode Highlights:
Opposite action - Doing the opposite action of what we are craving
Doesn’t have to be the complete opposite, can just be a better choice
Make a big deal of it
Creates new habits, new neural pathways
“I could do this, but I can choose a healthy opposite action”
Tell somebody.. Say it out loud - Identify these negative cognitions out loud
Does this sound true or irrational?
Community is important - say it out loud, and allow someone to reflect and react
Name it to tame it - notice/acknowledge the feeling or emotion attached to the craving
Don’t attach to them, but spend time with and name these emotions
Radical Accountability - wacky, silly, or extreme ways to get ourselves through the cravings
*Urge surfing - sitting in our disregulations and negative emotions until they pass
This is a challenging practice that requires mental muscles
Sitting through thoughts and cognitions, discovering the feelings underneath them, maybe connecting to them
Call to action: You now have ten new mind tricks to use; implement one this week!
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