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01-28-2002 @ 6:46 AM |
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Anne-Marie,
This caught my eye this morning, so if it's ok, I thought I'd share:
So many gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
_ Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Poet (1850-1919)
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| Anne-Marie, Site Director |
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01-28-2002 @ 1:22 PM |
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Thanks, Red. Those little tidbits are great food for thought. What do the others think?
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| maria |
01-28-2002 @ 7:18 PM |
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Dear Red,
I was interested in what you said about 'staying in the present' while consoling a friend having a panic attack, or dealing with one yourself.
Can you elaborate what you mean my 'staying in the present'.
Maria Text
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01-28-2002 @ 8:45 PM |
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You must be refering to a post to Anne-Marie in another thread where I explain how to be "helpful" to yourself and others durng an attack.
Ok - the reference 'staying in the persent' refers to ones thinking at the time of extreme stress or a panic attack. try not to let your mind wander of, or go back in time,or fantasize as this could be very dangerous. If you are alone in a car, for instance, and your mind wanders..amd you are not aware and see a nice clump of trees..you may wander acreoss the road into traffic on a road or thruway, and get injured or worse. If someone is with you..it would be important for the other prson to keep you right in the moment trying to work thru the problem or trying to find out what triggered this attack.
I am so wordy..whew.
I hope this helps.
red
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01-28-2002 @ 8:48 PM |
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Did we lose MrBubble?
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| Red |
02-14-2002 @ 11:23 PM |
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Maria,
You asked for an explanation on" staying in the present", during a panic attack. I do not know if I clarified anything for you. I will put it another way..and then would you please give me some feedback? I would greatly appreciate anyones feedback...it feels funny just posting and getting no reples LOL
"Staying in the Present" is a term I use in my paintings as well as here, to describe a state of mind.
This "place" is a "marker", or a goal post, used to identify the exact place you are, versus where you have been and where you are going. By staying in the present in a panic attack, you are "there", so that you can attest to what's happened to cause your attack. If the mind wanders, or "runs", then one cannot identify or isolate the trigger.
Let's say we are having coffee in an outdoor cafe. and a man walks by, who reminds me of the man that beat me up. At this point, if you stay "in the present", look at the man, know you have a friend with you, and you are safe... he was Not the man..he just looked like the man. On the other hand, if the mind takes off...runnng, racing,imagining, fleeting, regressing, you cannot realize that you are still sitting in the cafe, having coffee with a friend, and your are safe. End of panic attack...why? because you stayed long enought to realize that it was a trigger...not the event.
Feedback please.Red
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