Submitted by Chelsea Moore on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 9:55pm.
Jeremy,
You bring up a good point – it’s easier to incorporate mood-lifting and thought-stopping exercises into your day when you’re trying to complete an intervention assignment. I think you’re definitely right that it will take practice to make these exercise part of every day – whether we’re in class or not. The hardest part for me isn’t identifying activities that I can do to lift mood or stop thought, it’s recognizing the situations in which an activity could be beneficial. I think the most important thing is to slow down and take time to reflect on situations when you’re in the moment.
Jeremy,
You bring up a good point – it’s easier to incorporate mood-lifting and thought-stopping exercises into your day when you’re trying to complete an intervention assignment. I think you’re definitely right that it will take practice to make these exercise part of every day – whether we’re in class or not. The hardest part for me isn’t identifying activities that I can do to lift mood or stop thought, it’s recognizing the situations in which an activity could be beneficial. I think the most important thing is to slow down and take time to reflect on situations when you’re in the moment.
~Chelsea