Dr. Rick Hanson
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I'm talking about how to do it on your own very specifically. If the negative material is so powerful like in trauma that it's going to hijack you, you're not ready to do linking with it. But if you can do it on your own and regulate yourself while you're doing it, this is top five, top three mental health method I know. terms of its far-reaching impact.
I'm talking about how to do it on your own very specifically. If the negative material is so powerful like in trauma that it's going to hijack you, you're not ready to do linking with it. But if you can do it on your own and regulate yourself while you're doing it, this is top five, top three mental health method I know. terms of its far-reaching impact.
So that's one in which you start with the matched strength, and you deliberately connect it with the negative material, or a few breaths, maybe longer. You can explore it. You can do longer versions of this if you want to, and it's done in longer ways in structured therapies, but you can do it on your own. And It's incredibly powerful.
So that's one in which you start with the matched strength, and you deliberately connect it with the negative material, or a few breaths, maybe longer. You can explore it. You can do longer versions of this if you want to, and it's done in longer ways in structured therapies, but you can do it on your own. And It's incredibly powerful.
So that's one in which you start with the matched strength, and you deliberately connect it with the negative material, or a few breaths, maybe longer. You can explore it. You can do longer versions of this if you want to, and it's done in longer ways in structured therapies, but you can do it on your own. And It's incredibly powerful.
The other way is if you're sucked into the negative, after you be with it for a while, the three main ways to work with your mind are to let be, let go, and let in. So you let be, you be with it, you feel it mindfully, then you move into some kind of release, then what do you want to replace it with? You've released, let's say, the anxiety, but you want to replace it with, for example, calm,
The other way is if you're sucked into the negative, after you be with it for a while, the three main ways to work with your mind are to let be, let go, and let in. So you let be, you be with it, you feel it mindfully, then you move into some kind of release, then what do you want to replace it with? You've released, let's say, the anxiety, but you want to replace it with, for example, calm,
The other way is if you're sucked into the negative, after you be with it for a while, the three main ways to work with your mind are to let be, let go, and let in. So you let be, you be with it, you feel it mindfully, then you move into some kind of release, then what do you want to replace it with? You've released, let's say, the anxiety, but you want to replace it with, for example, calm,
or a sense of being strong, or other matched resources. So then what you would do in linking is you would deliberately bring up some resource that's matched to the negative material and being aware of both of them at the same time, keeping the
or a sense of being strong, or other matched resources. So then what you would do in linking is you would deliberately bring up some resource that's matched to the negative material and being aware of both of them at the same time, keeping the
or a sense of being strong, or other matched resources. So then what you would do in linking is you would deliberately bring up some resource that's matched to the negative material and being aware of both of them at the same time, keeping the
You got it. It's really, it's cool. And you got to keep, you got to be on your own side to do this. You got to want the positive to win. You start to discover sometimes that there's an inner traitor inside you. that is allied with the negative and wants to keep it around, maybe because it serves some function for you. So a lot of stuff gets stirred up when you try to do this.
You got it. It's really, it's cool. And you got to keep, you got to be on your own side to do this. You got to want the positive to win. You start to discover sometimes that there's an inner traitor inside you. that is allied with the negative and wants to keep it around, maybe because it serves some function for you. So a lot of stuff gets stirred up when you try to do this.
You got it. It's really, it's cool. And you got to keep, you got to be on your own side to do this. You got to want the positive to win. You start to discover sometimes that there's an inner traitor inside you. that is allied with the negative and wants to keep it around, maybe because it serves some function for you. So a lot of stuff gets stirred up when you try to do this.
It's really useful to be aware of in yourself. But if you stay with it, you know, you want the strong to prevail, not because you're trying to bypass the negative or suppress it. No, you're being kind to yourself. You're easing it. You're soothing it. You're... You're helping yourself not feel unnecessarily anxious. It's useful to be anxious in proportion to threats.
It's really useful to be aware of in yourself. But if you stay with it, you know, you want the strong to prevail, not because you're trying to bypass the negative or suppress it. No, you're being kind to yourself. You're easing it. You're soothing it. You're... You're helping yourself not feel unnecessarily anxious. It's useful to be anxious in proportion to threats.
It's really useful to be aware of in yourself. But if you stay with it, you know, you want the strong to prevail, not because you're trying to bypass the negative or suppress it. No, you're being kind to yourself. You're easing it. You're soothing it. You're... You're helping yourself not feel unnecessarily anxious. It's useful to be anxious in proportion to threats.
And then it's useful to move past anxiety and deal with the threat without feeling nervous. I've done a ton of hardcore rock climbing in very dangerous situations. And most of the time, I'm really happy because I feel resourced. I have a rope. I know what I'm doing. I have my buddy. I'm scruffy and determined, and I'm going to get up to the top of the darn thing.
And then it's useful to move past anxiety and deal with the threat without feeling nervous. I've done a ton of hardcore rock climbing in very dangerous situations. And most of the time, I'm really happy because I feel resourced. I have a rope. I know what I'm doing. I have my buddy. I'm scruffy and determined, and I'm going to get up to the top of the darn thing.
And then it's useful to move past anxiety and deal with the threat without feeling nervous. I've done a ton of hardcore rock climbing in very dangerous situations. And most of the time, I'm really happy because I feel resourced. I have a rope. I know what I'm doing. I have my buddy. I'm scruffy and determined, and I'm going to get up to the top of the darn thing.