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Sheri J Kennedy's avatar

The positive list is wonderful, and on the pages you shared, I also appreciate the 'Stop' method to get oneself off of a negative and allow a space to reframe thoughts to positive or at least create a distraction until more positive thoughts can arrive and perhaps thrive.

I spent much time when younger fretting on what something might have been, or could be - in a negative, fearful way. At some point I realized things were rarely that bad and fretting used all my energy so it was tough to face things when they were actually difficult. Along with the 'stop - look here instead' I also used a 'worry vacation,' which I suppose is something like the 'schedule time to worry' but - as a baby-step coping skill - I decided I WOULD NOT worry for short bursts of time. Eventually those became longer until I rarely get caught up in it anymore. I suppose meditation creates that worry-free space for some people. I found it good to choose to positively create something in those spaces.

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Neera Mahajan's avatar

What a beautiful idea to make an alphabet of your favourite things at the times of stress.

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