![]() ![]() In order to get a different result you need to try a different approach. ![]() *Remember cure lies in reversing the pattern and that begins in learning how to respond differently to your habitual worrying or ruminative thought patterns. It may help to say to yourself ‘why get on this train of thought and become stressed and anxious when I can just stand on the platform and enjoy the scenery?. Rather than getting on them and become trapped inside (engaging with them, simply stand on the platform and observe them as they pull in and away. Therefore the thing to do is let them occupy their own space and passively watch their behaviour over time. Even if we could, this would disturb the balance necessary for the rainfall and nature. They are part of a natural self-regulating weather system and attempting to stop or push them away is neither necessary nor possible. That is, they are something that is passing by, and that we can do nothing about. Intrusive thoughts can be treated as if they were clouds in the sky. Thus, the best thing to do is leave the child alone to settle of its own accord. You need to acknowledge the child is there but paying too much attention to it (engaging with it) would merely reinforce its bad behaviour, and attempting to punish the child (suppress it) would upset the child even further. Treat your intrusive thoughts as you might an unruly child that you have to look after (i.e. ![]() It is important to remember that non-engagement is not the same as avoidance, such as trying to distract oneself from the thought or pushing it away. We don’t attempt to jump on the express train and let it take us to destinations we don’t want to go to. We hear and feel it approaching, thundering through as it buffets us with a strong blast of wind. Engagement involves responding to the thought, questioning the meaning of it, or having or continuing a dialogue with it in any way. Thought train Standing on the station platform, sometimes we are advised to stand back as an express train will be passing through at speed. When you notice a worrying thought or image (e.g., what if….) or a ruminative thought (e.g., why me…if only…), it is important not to engage with these. It is this worry and rumination that causes and prolongs your suffering.ĭetached mindfulness is a way of taking a perspective on your own thinking processes in a detached way, without interpreting, analysing, controlling or reacting to them in any way. Nothing good ever comes from worry or rumination. Thought Train, Rosetta 2 support for Thought Train, Thought. Worry and rumination are types of thinking styles, which, although people engage in for a reason, are ultimately unhelpful. *First and foremost you must understand that it is worry and rumination that ultimately cause anxiety disorders – it’s as simple as that! REMEMBER THAT! What to do when you ‘catch’ your worry and rumination (second fear) ![]()
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