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Originally Posted by Angela  You can get the books from the library. Basically the technique is just to notice and acknowledge the emotion you're feeling, over and over again until the pain lifts.
Rei: What emotion am I feeling right now?
Rei: Anger.
Rei: What emotion am I feeling right now?
Rei: Anger.
Rei: What emotion am I feeling right now?
Rei: Anger.
Rei: What emotion am I feeling right now?
Rei: Despair.
etc. etc. etc. Personally, I want to know what message the emotion is trying to get through my thick skull, too, which I find helps the pain know it's done its job and be on its merry way -- that's not really part of Sarno's method, though. Just acknowledging the emotion does a lot. |
thank you Angela. acknowledging can go a long way, but i agree with you, it seems more helpful sometimes to understand the message too.