The Tree-Part Formula The Behavior + My Feelings + Action Request Identifying the behavior(s) of the other person that is the direct trigger for your feelings. Identify how the other person is making you feel. Do not say, “You made me feel this way.” Say instead, “Your behavior made me feel this way.” Behavior can …
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Self-Help Skill: Visualization & Objectifying
Visualizing When visualizing, you use your imagination to create a powerful motivating image in your mind’s eye. Imagination is an ability that everyone has, though few of us make full use of its enormous potential. Many people, instead, use their imaginations to think about all the horrible things that could happen. They catastrophize about what …
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Self Help Skills: Slow Deep Breathing (SDB)
Learning to relax your body and your thoughts is a wonderful skill to master. If you can do this, you will feel incredibly relaxed and safely remain on the SACRED road to recovery. There are many methods of relaxation that range from meditation to biofeedback. But the relaxation method that is probably the easiest to …
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