Something I was thinking about today, as I am a living embodiment of a roller coaster when it comes to happiness and sadness, when I found this article.
When an unpleasant feeling (such as sadness) rises to your awareness, don’t embody it. Don’t say, “I am sad.” Saying, “I feel sad” is an improvement, but it still involves a degree of embodiment that can be difficult to shake.
In order to avoid being ruled by your emotions, it is far better to simply acknowledge the feeling from a third-party perspective. If it’s sadness, say “I’m noticing sadness.” If it is anger, say “I’m noticing anger.” If it’s anxiety, say “I’m noticing anxiety.”
I wonder how someone actualizes this in the moment though!
The writer has a blog, which may be worth following up on.
