Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Help Someone You Love Deal with Extended Grief Simply and Effectively


grief, with grief, grieving, mourning, sorrow, sorrowful, bereavement, self-helpGrief is a perfectly natural emotion. All of us deal with loss inevitably. At its least, grief can cause sorrow and mourning. At its worst, it can be completely debilitating. Don’t give up. You can deal with your extended grief in a simple and effective way right there in the privacy of your home computer, laptop, iPad, or smart phone.

Please don’t interpret anything in this article as being critical for feeling loss over the death of someone you love. It is both natural and necessary to work through the loss with friends, other loved ones, and by recalling cherished memories. We each deal with and express our grief in different ways.

And there is no attempt here to set a normal duration for grief. I've been grieving over one loss in our family for years now. I still feel the loss, but I also enjoy the memories and the joys of that relationship for so many years.

That form of grief is valid and it is not debilitating. It may bring tears; but the sad moment is gently put aside and life goes on.

On the other hand, grief can also render us incapable of any rational action, reasoned judgments, and make it impossible to enjoy on-going relationships. That sort of grief is harmful if it continues too long.
Common to most grief is a thought about what we lost. That could properly continue for many years. When we let those thoughts lead us to a period of reflection before putting them aside, that is a healthy response.

If we let those thoughts lead us to anxiety about other possible losses, becoming overwhelmed by depression, or being incapable of dealing with the required daily routine of life, we need to do something about it.

In a moment, you’ll see a very simple process you can use as often as you like to overcome your extended grief. Because I don’t want to leave you upset, I’m going to tell you about it and then direct you to try it – after you know what to expect.

Each moment of grief is initiated by a thought. If we dwell on the thought, it may be so intense that we seem to be reliving the actual loss again.

If you’re dealing with extended grief in your life these days, right now I want you to pause and think about your loss. But DON’T dwell on it. Immediately say to yourself, out loud, “I’m not going to think about that now.” If it recurs, say it again.

You’ll soon discover that the debilitating thought of grief will go away. It will go away every time you demand that it go away.

You can deal with your extended grief so simply that many people have trouble accepting it. The most effective way to control the thoughts that lead extended grief is to say to yourself, out loud, "I will not think about that right now." Do it as often as necessary and do it out loud, "I will not think about that."

Someone said, “That’s easier said than done.”

Not really. You have the built-in authority to decide what you want to think about. If a thought about grief causes you pain, don’t think that thought. It’s your choice. As you make that choice again and again, your subconscious remembers how you like to respond and will start to make your response automatically. It’s amazing how quickly this can happen.

Furthermore, you were made with a subconscious mind that has over time formed the opinion that you like to grieve because you dwell on it so much. Your subconscious, in an effort to please you, will keep sending your thoughts of grief again and again,

The process of choosing not to dwell on those thoughts will, over time, convince your subconscious that you do not want to think about that those things anymore. It’s this process that creates the habit of peace and breaks the habit of grief.

At some point, you won't even realize you are thinking negative thoughts because your subconscious is automatically responding to the thoughts before they become conscious thoughts.

Nothing could be more effective than having your subconscious mind control your negative thinking for you before you even consciously think about it.

Resources you can use

Help someone you love deal with extended grief anxiety. Learn more at http://findingpersonalpeace.com/s005

You can use this idea for just about any negative emotion or habit that bothers you including extended grief anxiety.

I hope Finding Personal Peace helps you as much with your extended grief as it helped me with my anger problem.

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Help Someone you Love Deal with Fear and Phobias Simply and Effectively


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Almost everybody is afraid of something. 


Fear and phobia are rampant today. At its least, fear can cause mild emotional discomfort. At its worst, it can be completely debilitating. You can deal with your fear and phobias in a simple and effective way in the privacy of your home computer, laptop, iPad, or smart phone.

How many hit movies play on fear and phobias? My generation had PsychoThe Birds, and I Saw What You Did. Later there was Texas Chainsaw MassacreDeliverance, and Misery. This form of fear can be fun because it is exhilarating and it titillates the “fight or flight” adrenal hormone surge.

Fear and Phobias can also render us incapable of any rational action; they can even make us speechless and incapable of any reaction whatsoever.

Some people are petrified by spiders and needles. Others react emotionally to unexpected noises. The fear of falling and the fear of crowds are common. One reaction may be just to lower our eyes and forge ahead. The other extreme is an all-out panic attack. Maybe you've had both reactions.

Common to most fears and phobias is the thought that something dreadful is going to happen.

Common treatment is to lead us to face our fears and work through them. The treatment itself can be terrifying to someone already in the grasp of irrational fears and phobias.

Each episode of fear or phobia is initiated by a thought. Very often those thoughts derive from myths, superstitions or memories. There is usually very little on-going factual basis for the fear or phobia. Something terrible or something simply embarrassing may have happened in the past, but it’s not likely that it’s happening today.

So right now I want you to pause and think about something that makes you afraid. But DON’T dwell on it. Immediately say to yourself, out loud, “I’m not going to think about that.” If it recurs, say it again, out loud, “I’m not going to think about that.”

You’ll discover that the frightening thought will go away. It will go away every time you demand that it go away.

We’re recommending a way of dealing with fears and phobias that is so simple that many people have trouble accepting it. The most effective way to control the fear-inducing negative thinking is to say to yourself, out loud, "I will not think about that." Do it as often as necessary and say it out loud; "I will not think about that."

Someone said, “That’s easier said than done.”

Not really. You have the innate authority to decide what you want to think about. If a thought makes you afraid, don’t think that thought. It’s your choice! As you make that choice again and again, your subconscious remembers how you like to respond and will start to make your response automatically. It’s amazing how quickly this can happen.

Furthermore, you were made with a subconscious mind that has over time formed the opinion that you like being afraid. To accommodate your likes and dislikes, your subconscious tries to give you more and more thoughts that lead to fear.

The process of choosing not to dwell on those thoughts will, over time, convince your subconscious that you do not want to think about that those things anymore. It’s this process that creates the habit of peace and breaks the habit of fear.

At some point, you won't even realize you are thinking fearful thoughts because your subconscious handles them before they become conscious thoughts.

Nothing could be more effective than having your subconscious mind handle your fear for you before you even think about it.

Resources you can use

Help someone you love deal effectively with fears and phobias. Take 3 minutes to learn more it at http://findingpersonalpeace.com/s004.

You can use this idea for just about any negative emotion or habit that bothers you.

I hope Finding Personal Peace helps you with your fear and phobias as much as it helped me with my anger.

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Help Someone You Love Deal with God's Anger Simply and Effectively


This is not a theological piece. We’re not going to try nor could we succeed in convincing you that God is not angry with you. You believe that to be true, so this article will help you deal with the anxiety of thinking that you’re on the outs with your Deity.
Dealing with God being angry with you

Actually, as often as not, God is used as an excuse for erratic emotional behavior. Again, whether it is an excuse that you use or not, we’re not going to try to argue that excuse away from you.

Whether an excuse or actually God’s anger or not, it’s causing you some anxiety and that anxiety is preventing you from doing good things for yourself; such as rationally considering options and making good decisions – both of which are very difficult in times of emotional anxiety.

Effectively dealing with God’s anger is essential for good relationships and for your emotional peace. If you struggle with the issue too long, you may become withdrawn and anxious.

Your reaction to God’s anger is triggered by a thought. Such thoughts can cause anxiety, guilt, shame, and a crowd of other emotions. If your reaction to the thoughts causes you enough emotional stress, it can be harmful to you and you need to deal with it.

Right now, I want you to pause and think about God’s anger toward you. But DON’T dwell on it. Immediately say to yourself, out loud, “I’m not going to think about that.” If it recurs, say it again, “I’m not going to think about that.”

You’ll discover that the thought causing anxiety about God’s anger will go away every time you demand that it go away.

This solution for dealing with God’s perceived anger is so simple that many people have trouble accepting it. The most effective way to control anxiety about God’s anger toward you is to say to yourself, out loud, "I will not think about that." Do it as often as necessary and do it out loud.

Someone said, “That’s easier said than done.”

Not really. You have the innate authority to decide what you want to think about. If a thought about God’s anger makes you anxious, don’t think that thought. It’s your choice! As you make that choice again and again, your subconscious remembers how you like to respond and will start to make your chosen response automatically. It’s amazing how quickly this can happen.

Furthermore, you were made with a subconscious mind that has over time formed the opinion that you like thinking about God’s anger. Maybe it’s the only thing that gives your life any value. To be helpful to you, your subconscious gives you all the thoughts it can to reinforce what you like to think about - God’s anger.

The process of choosing not to dwell on those thoughts will, over time, convince your subconscious that you do not want to be like that anymore. It’s this process that creates the habit of peace and breaks the habit of thinking God is angry with you.

At some point, you won't even realize you are thinking God-anxious thoughts because your subconscious is automatically responding to the thoughts before they become conscious thoughts.

When you begin to have periods of peace instead of anxiety about God’s anger, you are in a position to make better decisions about forgiveness, restitution, and/or other life issues as appropriate.

Nothing could be more effective than having your subconscious mind respond to your anxiety about God’s anger for you before you even consciously think about it. How cool is that?

Resources you can use

Help someone you love deal with God’s anger simply and effectively. Check it out at http://findingpersonalpeace.com/s037.

You can use this idea for just about any negative emotion or habit that bothers you in addition to dealing with God’s anger.

I hope Finding Personal Peace helps you with God-is-angry issues as much as it helped me with my anger.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Help Someone You Love Deal With Obesity Simply and Effectively


Help someone you love deal with obesity simply and easily
Obesity is an emotional issue
Obesity is killing us right and left. Fads come and go. Resolutions are made and broken. You can learn how to lose weight in a simple and effective way right there in the privacy of your home computer, laptop, iPad, or smart phone.
Obesity is not an eating problem. Obesity is an emotional problem. We eat to give ourselves rewards. We eat to calm our nerves. We eat to stay busy. We eat to occupy our hands when we can’t think of anything to do. We eat to punish ourselves. We eat because it gains us some attention. We eat because our society equates big with healthy in some cases. We rationalize, “The kids love fast food; therefore I’m a good parent because I give them what makes them happy.”
Obesity is triggered by thoughts that are harmful to you. We need calming; we need to be rewarded; we need to do something. Before obesity becomes debilitating we need to do something about it. There is a direct link between obesity and diabetes, obesity and heart attacks, obesity and strokes – and any of those can kill you.
So agree with me that obesity is triggered by thoughts. Check it out for yourself. What is the first thing you do before grabbing a bag of chips or a soft drink? You THINK, “That looks good;” or “I need that (whatever).” You do this time and again throughout your day and the fat builds up and up and up!
So, when thoughts are harmful by making you want to eat when you shouldn't, the answer is simple: DON’T think those thoughts!
The next time the desire to eat something pops into your mind, I want you to immediately say to yourself, out loud, “I’m not going to think about that.” If it recurs, say it again, “I’m not going to think about that.”
I think you’ll discover that the negative thought will go away thus avoiding the desire to eat something. It will go away every time you demand that it go away.
This solution to weight loss is so simple that many people have trouble accepting it. The most effective way to control fat thinking is to say to yourself out loud, "I will not to think about that." Do it as often as necessary and do it out loud.
Someone said, “That’s easier said than done.”
Not really. You have the innate authority to decide what you want to think about If a thought makes you want to eat inappropriately, don’t think that thought. It’s your choice! As you make that choice again and again, your subconscious remembers how you like to respond and will start to make your response automatically. It’s amazing how quickly this can happen.
Furthermore, you were made with a subconscious mind that has over time formed the opinion that you like eating, maybe even being fat. Your subconscious is designed to help you so it gives you all the thoughts it can that lead to more eating.
The process of choosing not to dwell on those thoughts will, over time, convince your subconscious that you do not want to think about that those things anymore. It’s this process that creates the habit of peace and breaks the habit of overeating.
At some point, you won't even realize you are thinking hungry/eating thoughts because your subconscious is automatically responding to the thoughts before they become conscious thoughts.
Let me share three simple rules that you can use to teach your subconscious to help you even more to deal with your obesity:
  1. When you’re tempted to step on the scale (another thought), say out loud to yourself, “I only weigh myself once a week.” Set a time that’s convenient, say Sunday morning before you dress for church. If you think about weighing yourself any other time, say “I only weigh myself once a week.” This will keep you from being discouraged on the days when you don’t show any weight loss.
  2. If you are hungry, you must eat. Say to yourself, out loud, whenever it crosses your mind (but at least several times a day), “I eat when I’m hungry and no other time.” But you must be honest with yourself. There’s a difference in true hunger and simply wanting to eat something. If you ate a meal an hour ago, it is not logical that you are hungry again. Use this rule as often as required.
  3. If the family is sitting down to eat or you’re going out with friends and you’re not hungry, get yourself a cup of tea or a flavored beverage and enjoy the company. Don’t let well-meaning people coerce you into eating with them. Say, “I’m really not hungry and when I’m not hungry, I do not eat anything at all, regardless of when or where I am.” Be kind; be cordial; but be firm with your friends and with yourself.

    When you have the urge to eat and you know that you’re not hungry, you can drink a bottle of water or a cup of tea to ease the desire to eat.
Say these three rules to yourself, out loud, several times a day. Before long, your subconscious will be dealing with your thoughts of eating automatically.
Don’t give in to the temptation to try helper fads. Rule 1 keeps you from discouragement. Rule 2 assures that you’re getting enough food for good health, and Rule 3 lets you enjoy life with family and friends without feeling guilty. You don’t need anything else to help you. You’re capable of doing this all by yourself by teaching your subconscious to work with you.
As a bonus, allow yourself to be a little proud of yourself every time you use the rules to handle your eating issues.
Nothing could be more effective than having your subconscious mind handle your impulse eating for you before you even think about it.
Resources you can use
Help someone you love deal with obesity simply and effectively. Take 3 minutes to learn more at http://findingpersonalpeace.com/s035,
You can also use this idea for just about any negative emotion or habit that bothers you in addition to overeating.
I hope Finding Personal Peace helps you with your obesity as much as it helped me with my anger and weight problems.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Help Someone You Love Deal With Inappropriate Sexuality Simply and Effectively

Help Someone you Love Deal with Inappropriate SexualitySexuality can be a great blessing or a terrible burden if it’s inappropriate. You can find personal peace in a simple and effective way right there in the privacy of your home computer, laptop, iPad, or smart phone. Definitions of Appropriate and Inappropriate Sexual Behavior This article will define appropriate sexuality in the most general terms.
  • Sexual relations between mutually consenting adults are considered appropriate in this article.
  • Sexual behavior that continues after one party has said, “No,” is inappropriate.
  • Sexual relations with a child under the legal age of consent are always inappropriate.
  • Sexual relations in which one of the parties feels guilt, shame, or anxiety are inappropriate because it probably violates mutual consent
  • A suggestion of sexuality (lewd jokes; flirtatiousness; hugging and / or kissing) may be considered inappropriate if one or more parties are unwilling participants.
  • Sexual relations in the workplace are inappropriate if one of the parties is in a position of authority over the other because the valid mutual consent is not available.
  • Public displays of sexuality such as exposing oneself, sexual gesturing, or masturbating, real or implied, are inappropriate.

Victims of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior

If the inappropriate sexual behavior is ongoing and you are the victim of it, you should look for a competent authority to help you protect yourself. In the resources section at the bottom of this article, there is a link to resources you can use to find the right help.

If the inappropriate sexual behavior is in the past, but memories or thoughts of it continue to cause you recurring anxiety, you can deal with the anxiety quite easily and effectively. Since it is a thought of a past event, you have the built-in authority to not think those thoughts.

Let me demonstrate by example. Right now, I want you to pause and think about something that leaves you feeling anxious about inappropriate sexual behavior. But DON’T dwell on it. Immediately say out loud to yourself, “I’m not going to think about that.” If it recurs, say it again, out loud, “I’m not going to think about that.”

You’ll discover that the offending thought about sexuality will go away. It will go away every time you demand that it go away.

Initiators of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior 

If you find yourself driven as an initiator toward inappropriate sexual behavior as defined above or in any other context between adults without mutual consent, you may be risking both social and legal implications that would be harmful to you. You should take steps to deal with such behavior.

In virtually every case, the inappropriate sexual act is triggered by a thought. When you dwell on that thought, it may become an active sexual desire that leads to inappropriate sexual behavior. The safe and simple choice would be “don’t think that thought.”

Right now, I want you to pause and think about something that leaves you being urged toward inappropriate sexual behavior. But DON’T dwell on it. Immediately say out loud to yourself, “I’m not going to think about that.” If it recurs, say it again, out loud, “I’m not going to think about that.”

You’ll discover that the sexually inappropriate thought will go away. It will go away every time you demand that it go away.

A Simple Solution for both Situations

This solution to inappropriate sexual behavior or anxiety related to inappropriate sexual behavior is so simple that many people have trouble accepting it. The answer is to deal with the thought before it creates anxiety or inappropriate behavior.

The most effective way to control such thinking about inappropriate sexuality is to simply say to yourself, out loud, "I will not to think about that." Do it as often as necessary and do it out loud, "I will not to think about that."

Someone said, “That’s easier said than done.”

Not really. You have the innate authority to decide what you want to think about. If a thought leads toward inappropriate sexual behavior or to anxiety about such behavior, don’t think that thought. It’s your choice! As you make that choice again and again, your subconscious remembers how you like to respond and will start to make your response automatically. It’s amazing how quickly this can happen.

At that point, you won't even realize you are thinking about thoughts about inappropriate sexual behavior. Your subconscious mind learns to respond for you automatically before the thought becomes a conscious thought.

Furthermore, your subconscious mind that has over time formed the opinion that you like thinking about the inappropriate sexual behavior because you spend so much time thinking about it. Since your subconscious has the role of making you happy, it will therefore will give you all the thoughts it can to help you continue thinking about the sexual behavior.

The process of choosing not to dwell on thoughts of inappropriate sexual behavior will, over time, convince your subconscious that you do not want to think about that those things anymore. It’s this process that creates the habit of peace and breaks the habit of thinking about inappropriate sex.

Nothing could be more effective than having your subconscious mind deal with your reaction to inappropriate sexual behavior before you even think about it.

Resources you can use 

Help someone you love deal with inappropriate sexuality effectively. Take 3 minutes to learn more at http://findingpersonalpeace.com/s034.

Click http://findingpersonalpeace.com/student/hotlines.pdf  for a list of resources you can use to find protection for yourself if you are the victim of on-going inappropriate sexual behavior.

You can use this idea for just about any negative emotion or habit that bothers you including being the victim or the perpetrator of inappropriate sexual behavior.

I hope Finding Personal Peace helps you as much with inappropriate sexuality issues as it helped me with my anger problem.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Help Someone You Love Deal with Alcoholism Simply and Effectively

Alcoholism is both a disease and a psychological issue that drives the individual to excessive use of
Help Someone You Love Deal With Drinking
Dealing with Drinking
alcohol. You can learn how to deal with the psychological issue in a simple and effective way right there in the privacy of your home computer, laptop, iPad, or smart phone.

Alcoholism refers to problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages. Depending on the duration of the abuse, it generally results in harm to the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing. Doctors refer to it as a disease and psychologists use the terms "alcohol abuse" and "alcohol dependence."

Detoxification

This article cannot address the issue of detoxification. This will require competent professional help in either an outpatient or inpatient basis depending on the recommendation of the professional. Your need for detoxification will depend on how much and how long you've been drinking. Detoxification will not address the psychological issues of your drinking.

Psychological Withdrawal

This article will only speak to the psychological or emotional withdrawal from excessive drinking. Understand that even that may be beyond the scope of self-help; and again competent help may be needed.

In either case, you must want to break the habit. No amount of effort will succeed if you don't really want to break the habit of alcoholism.

Be assured, it is a habit; and that habit can be broken while at the same time you are creating a habit of not drinking.

It will be helpful for you to visualize both habits. Draw a line down the center of a piece of paper. On the left, list the negative aspects of your alcoholism. Be sure to include the health issues, the cost, the social issues and anything else you perceive as a negative.

On the right, list all the benefits of not being an alcoholic. Be generous to yourself. You're painting a word picture of life vastly different than you've been experiencing. This list lets you visualize your goal of being free of alcohol. This is your personal picture. Nobody can tell you what to put here.

Alcoholism is, in part, an emotional issue at least at the beginning. You drink to give yourself rewards. You drink to calm your nerves. You drink to stay busy. You drink to occupy your hands when you can't think of anything else to do. You drink to punish yourself. You drink because it gains you some attention. You drink because society may consider it "cool" in some cases.

Alcoholism is triggered by thoughts that are always harmful to you. If you give in to the thoughts, they will harm you. You need calming; you need to be rewarded; you need to do distract yourself. You need to punish yourself. Before your drinking becomes debilitating you need to do something about it. There is a direct link between alcoholism and crime, alcoholism and health issues, alcoholism and physical abuse - and any of those can kill you or someone else.

So agree with me that your alcoholism is triggered by thoughts. Check it out for yourself. What is the first thing you do before reaching for a drink? You THINK, "That looks good;" or "I need that." You do this time and again every day and it can be even worse at night!

So, when thoughts that are harmful because they lead to drinking pop into your mind, the answer is simple: DON'T think those thoughts!

The next time any thought regarding a drink pops into your mind, I want you to immediately say to yourself, out loud, "I'm not going to think about that." If it recurs, say it again. "I'm not going to think about that."

Your mind will insist on a drink - craving. Your response is "I refuse to think about that."

You may find yourself in situations where others are drinking. Your response is "I'm not going to think about that."

You'll discover that the craving will go away. It will go away every time you demand that it go away by saying, "I'm not going to think about that."

This solution to the psychological side of alcoholism is so simple that many people have trouble accepting it. The most effective way to handle the craving to drink is to say to yourself, out loud, "I will not think about that." Do it as often as necessary and do it out loud.

Someone said, "That's easier said than done."

Not really. You have the built-in authority to decide what you want to think about. If a thought or craving for alcohol is harmful to you, don't think that thought. It's your choice! As you make that choice again and again, your subconscious remembers how you like to respond and will start to make your response automatically. It's amazing how quickly this can happen.

Furthermore, you were made with a subconscious mind that has over time formed the opinion that you like drinking. Since it thinks you like drinking, it will try to provide you with all the thoughts it can to give you what it perceives you want - an excuse to drink.

The process of choosing not to dwell on those thoughts will, over time, convince your subconscious that you do not really like drinking. It's this process that creates the habit of peace and breaks the emotional habit of alcoholism.

Keep in mind that it's not the thought that pops up that is the problem; it's the dwelling on the thought that gives it power over you. So don't dwell on thoughts about drinking.

At some point, you won't even realize you are thinking about drinking because your subconscious is automatically responding to the thoughts before they become conscious thoughts.

The physical withdrawal symptoms and their length will vary primarily depending on how long and how much you've been drinking. They could range from being similar to a bad cold or the flu to being life-threatening depending on the depth of your addiction. In the latter case, you'll want to find a competent person to help you through the withdrawal.

The symptoms won't be as serious unless you allow yourself to dwell on them. When you begin to think "Woe is me" and have a pity party for yourself, simply say to yourself, out loud, "I choose not to think about that."

As a bonus, allow yourself to be a little proud of yourself every time you take command of your desire to drink.

Nothing could be more effective than having your subconscious mind handle your emotional desire to drink for you before you even think about it.

Resources you can use

Help someone you love deal with alcoholism simply and effectively. Take 3 minutes to learn more at http://findingpersonalpeace.com/s033.

You can use this idea for just about any negative emotion or habit that bothers you including your alcoholism.

I hope Finding Personal Peace helps you with your alcoholism as much as it helped me with my anger.





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