Waking Up from the Trance of Habit
So much of life happens automatically — our reactions, our routines, even our relationships.
Dr. Gelbart helps you recognize where you’re on autopilot and offers tools to re-enter life intentionally.
Tags: autopilot, mindfulness, habits, intentional living, awareness
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Episode Transcript
When the heart is full, the eyes overflow.
Shalom Aleichem.
As we go down the list ofhealthy feelings, keep in mind
that tension comes from holdingin emotions.
Hopelessness, helplessness, andworthlessness come from a
chronic sense of frustration.
Healthy feelings come with clearimpulses which do not contain
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these symptoms.
Mind Gem number 13.
Tension is not an emotion.
It's your body holding in.
And mind gem number 14.
Hopelessness, helplessness, andworthlessness are not emotions.
They are distortions that comefrom black and white thinking in
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the depressed mind.
Anxiety and frustration can alsocause us to compulsively veer
off course just to escape thediscomfort.
We might eat, drink, or takedrugs.
shop, or many other options wehave available in our society
today.
These compulsions can induceguilt and other payments to Joe
the Consequence Guy.
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As you learn to recognize andsort your physical sensations,
you'll learn how not to run awayfrom them, and ultimately how to
reduce the negative statesaltogether.
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