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arfie
arfie

a recent post on mindfulness has been providing me with some much needed high fiber chew food. thought i'd try for second helpings of that dish with a follow up post. i've been attempting to understand mindfulness since the late 60's and it seems the more i know about mindfulness, the less i understand what i know. as clumsy as my practice of mindfulness has been, it remains one of the more effective tools in my psycho toolbox, so? ? ? here i go a-studying.


"encapsulation" is one of the tools i use in practicing mindfulness. at present, i am trying to pull out of an episode which began at a child's birthday party on december 6, 2023. details unimportant for this discussion. i theorate that the technique works as well for one psychosis as for another. for this discussion, i am going to title this psychosis as, "xyz." when i can encapsulate the root of the psychosis, it becomes easier to recognize an intrusive thought loop as, "xyz" and place it on the proverbial back burner of my day.


am i making sense? thoughts? opines? unsolicited advice?

Community LeaderMid
Mid
Whatever works to put you in the moment and sort through the information in a clear, concise, and complete sentence is enough.
hasty_05
hasty_05
I do think I understand, arfie. I am going to remember encapsulation. I tend to use this with my chronic pain but I don't with the low mood that the pain causes. I'll think on this and see if maybe I do use this technique. The whole back burner thing is a real help to me. I get busy doing something else or I read a book or sometimes watch some engrossing TV show if there is one.
arfie
arfie
thank you, mid. i totally agree with keeping it personal, but opening my coping mechanisms to reality checks helps me validate and reinforce.

hasty
my chronic pain is one of the places i routinely encapsulate. i do what i can in the self-care department and reduce the chronic aspects to a heartfelt sigh.
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