Friday, March 9, 2012
Today's thought from Hazelden is:
I have become quite good at blocking out what I don't want to hear or notice.
Right in the middle of hearing someone scream, or during a crisis, I can zone out and not hear or see a thing. I have become such an expert at this that, even when not in crisis, I don't hear what other people are saying, including my children. I can be looking straight ahead at the television and not know what I'm watching.
This is a survival skill that I acquired in order to protect myself from frightening or potentially dangerous situations. It served me well in the past, but it no longer serves me. It is difficult to change this pattern, but now that I'm aware of my "zoning out" behavior, I can learn to consciously come back to the real world.
Today I will practice paying attention and tuning in to the sounds and events around me.
Time to Break Free © 1999 by Judith R. Smith. All rights reserved.
Today's thought from Hazelden is:
I have become quite good at blocking out what I don't want to hear or notice.
Right in the middle of hearing someone scream, or during a crisis, I can zone out and not hear or see a thing. I have become such an expert at this that, even when not in crisis, I don't hear what other people are saying, including my children. I can be looking straight ahead at the television and not know what I'm watching.
This is a survival skill that I acquired in order to protect myself from frightening or potentially dangerous situations. It served me well in the past, but it no longer serves me. It is difficult to change this pattern, but now that I'm aware of my "zoning out" behavior, I can learn to consciously come back to the real world.
Today I will practice paying attention and tuning in to the sounds and events around me.
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