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Worksheet 1.13 re. the Three P’s.
For those, such as myself, who have struggled with a trauma history, sometimes we react in emotional/physical ways without awareness of the thought or reasoning behind these reactions. I see mindfulness as a tool to help us in this way. But this worksheet was quite challenging. For example- “I feel like people are judging me” is the personal thought but knowing why I feel this way is significantly harder. I suppose my question (or what I am seeking reassurance on) is that the goal for ourselves and others can be about developing awareness of the feeling and working from there?
A personal example: I have previously felt uneasy around certain types of men (a “pervasive” experience). I was unaware of this until several years ago. Since becoming aware of the reaction I had around these particular types of men, I have become aware of it’s connection to a historical experience. Now that I am aware of the feeling, aware of where it comes from, I am able to compassionately challenge this. This feels a bit backwards from the worksheet, but I am hoping this is still in line with the intention of this exercise?It is quite possible I am overthinking this!
Yes, I think this is helpful thank you. So this makes me think of the stereotypes around policy wonks- an inability to be flexible to the policy they are writing or applying. Although I’m a policy lover myself and this is not how I “do” policies. So it is not as cold as it appears. Rather, I can use policy to inform decisions (rational) but balance this with context (emotional).
Perhaps also when I assume others will simply know to do what I believe is the right thing because it makes logical sense in my mind.
