Posted by Mitch on July 23, 2001, at 15:32:13
In reply to Re: Dopamine function in Social Phobia, posted by jojo on July 23, 2001, at 13:26:36
Jojo,
I kind of like that! If you catch yourself ruminating over something that can't be helped NOW or something that doesn't require any real decision anyway (which is troubling you), then you can just PARK IT SOMEWHERE ELSE, and move on to something worthwhile. Sounds like CBT. I like *practical* examples of ways to help. I get so tired of theorizing from pdocs. I just want to yell with a megaphone sometimes: OK, IS THERE SOMETHING *SPECIFIC* THAT I CAN DO *HERE AND NOW* (or possibly tomorrow!), ...please.
Mitch
> After seeing the movie "Ghost Dog" (which is to be taken seriously, not merely an action movie), I bought the book "Hagakure, The Book of the Samurai", which is the philosophical basis of the film. I find that a quotation from it often helps me: 'If discrimination is long, it will spoil'... 'One should make his decision within the space of seven breaths'. Obviously it doesn't matter a hell of a lot if you put one or two creams in your coffee. It is the Big decisions that should be made in seven breaths. You may find that the results are just as satisfactory, and the pain a lot less.
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