Reply to "Regulating Catastrophizing"

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One thing that helped me on trips home was remembering the mindfulness concept, "I am not my emotions, I am the observer of my emotions." That gave me a little space from them and some room for self-empathy.

Another helpful quote was from an Enya song: "on my way home, I'll remember only good things. On my way home I'll remember all the best things." (Probably not the exact quote.) Few families are all bad; for me it helped to remember the happy moments and the shared fun. That helped me look for and see the good in my family members, too, which was good as long as I kept sight of taking care of myself and not letting myself get flooded or my feelings submerged.

Not sure if these will help you, but it's just my 41 cents (inflation.)

6/19/149:01 AM

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