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OzzieSanta
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Number of ratings2 Number of reviews2 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu Listener sinceDec 18, 2020 Last activeover 6 months ago GenderMale PathStep 27 People helped26 Chats75 Group support chats4 Listener group chats7 Forum posts14 Forum upvotes34
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Empathetic educator and cancer survivor looking to assist people who need help having gone through myriad problems myself.
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Lemon, Lemon, Lemons - Exercise - An exercise in defusion to help with cognitive restructuring
Depression Support / by OzzieSanta
Last post
 April 14th, 2022
...See more This exercise involves three steps: 1. Ask the client to say a simple noun, such as “lemon” out loud once or twice, and notice what shows up psychologically – what thoughts, images, smells, tastes or memories come to mind. 2. Then, ask the client to repeat the word over and over out loud as fast as possible for approximately thirty seconds – until it becomes just a meaningless sound. 3. Next ask the client to pick an evocative judgement word that they use when they judge themselves harshly (e.g., idiot, fat, selfish, loser, etc.) and have them repeat the above two steps (e.g., ask them to notice what shows up psychologically when they say the word and then get them to repeat it rapidly for approximately thirty seconds and then reflect upon what shows up psychologically at that point. Try it and let me know what you think?
Leaves on a Stream - An Exercise in Mindfulness to help with Anxiety
Anxiety Support / by OzzieSanta
Last post
 November 21st, 2023
...See more This is a mindfulness exercise that may help people with anxiety. 1. Sit in a comfortable position and either close your eyes or rest them gently on a fixed spot in the room. 2. Imagine you’re sitting by the side of a gently flowing stream, and there are leaves flowing past the surface of the stream. Imagine it however you like – it’s your imagination. (pause 10 seconds.) 3. Now, for the next few minutes, take every thought that pops into your head, place it on a leaf, and let it float on by. Do this regardless of whether the thoughts are positive or negative, pleasurable or painful. Even if they’re the most wonderful thoughts, place them on the leaf and let them float on by. (pause 10 seconds.) 4. If your thoughts stop, just watch the stream. Sooner or later your thoughts will start up again. (pause 20 seconds.) 5. Allow the stream to flow at its own rate. Don’t speed it up. You’re not trying to wash the leaves away – you’re allowing them to come and go in their own good time. (pause 20 seconds) 6. If your mind says, This is stupid or I can’t do it, place those thoughts on a leaf. (pause 20 seconds.) 7. If a leaf gets stuck, allow it to hang around. Don’t force it to float away. (pause 20 seconds.) 8. If a difficult feeling arises, such as boredom or impatience, simply acknowledge it. Say to yourself, “Here’s a feeling of boredom” or “Here’s a feeling of impatience.” Then place those words on a leaf, and let the leaf float on by. 9. From time to time, your thoughts may hook you, and you’ll lose track of the exercise. This is normal and natural, and it will keep happening. As soon as you realize it’s happened, gently acknowledge it and then start the exercise again. 10. Again and again, your thoughts will hook you. This is normal. As soon as you realize it, start the exercise again from the beginning. 11. Bring the exercise to an end… and sit up in your chair… and open your eyes. Look around the room… and notice what you can see and hear… and take a stretch. Try it and let me know how it feels (Thread moved to a more appropriate/ suitable subforum by Sunisshiningandsoareyou ❤️)
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