Posted by gardenergirl on July 19, 2008, at 14:13:28
In reply to Re: Leaning into the pain » llurpsienoodle, posted by raisinb on July 19, 2008, at 12:00:07
> I definitely think that fully experiencing pain, rather than running, or loading it with layers of fear, shame, self-hatred (all the "secondary" emotions Linehan talks about) is much, much easier. Without all of our mind's "oh, I'm in pain, oh, this is terrible, oh, I must be a crappy person, etc." pain is just a sensation. We only interpret it as a disaster.I think it's difficult to do, but it's very empowering. I have times when meditating, particularly if I was lying down, when I would get the fidgets so bad I would have to stop. I read somewhere that that tension and sort of creepy-crawly feeling could actually be a signal that something powerful was just behind it. So I tried to stay with it, ride through it, so to speak, and I wound up having a very powerful emotional experience. It was very pre-verbal, very intense, and rather healing. Of course I don't want to feel that every time I meditate, but it definitely was much better to face it and ride it out versus run from it. Otherwise, it kept happening. And I think I got something important out.
gg
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