Deal With a Triggered Emotion Just as You Would a Painful Knot During Massage
<p>I’m writing this from my room at <a href="https://tou.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mickey Singer’s Temple of the Universe</a> in Alachua, Florida. It’s my second visit, the first being in early March. It’s been quite a trip, in more ways than one, which I’ll write about in depth later this week.</p>
<p>For now, I want to focus on something Mickey said in his Temple talk yesterday. He was talking about how to deal with inner disturbances.</p>
<p>What does he mean by inner disturbances? Some examples:</p>
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<p>- Your parents hounded you about your weight throughout your teen years, causing you to become extremely sensitive about your body into adulthood. You’re in your 30s now, work out regularly and have a fantastic body. Nevertheless, on your third date with a guy you really like, his innocent comment about how fast you devoured your crème brulee cuts you to your core.</p>
<p>- You have a deep fear of abandonment due to your mom leaving the family when you were twelve years old, resulting in a history of avoiding intimate relationships. Now 35, you have a near-panic attack when your girlfriend of three months broaches the subject of moving in together.</p>
<p>- You developed an inferiority complex around sports because you were scrawny and unathletic as a kid. Now in your 40s, you’re a successful lawyer at a blue-chip law firm. But when you get picked last at a pickup basketball game with some of your attorney colleagues, it strikes a sore spot that deflates you.</p>
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<p>These are all examples of painful experiences we hold onto. They just sit there, pockets of energy stuck in our lower selves, determining the course of our lives.</p>
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