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Uninvited Guests and Mindfulness

9/3/2015

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What would it be like to have an uninvited guest come to stay... indefinitely. This guest isn't just with you at home, they come with you for walks, to work, when socialising with friends, in fact, everywhere you go, this guest tags along. Not only does the guest come and observe, creating a certain amount of awkwardness in you and self-consciousness, but the guest keeps speaking up with opinions and judgements. In fact, the guest keeps up a running monologue during your entire day, only to be drowned out occasionally by television or other stimulation that is loud enough to drown out that incessant voice.

Sounds like a nightmare, doesn't it? Well, welcome to your life, or your own mind, to be more precise. Those who have practiced a little bit of mindfulness will probably recognise the above description, because it is such a common experience to begin some sort of mindfulness practice and feel quite shocked at just how much our internal monologues just won't shut up. 

Whilst mindfulness practice at first highlights our inner commentary, persisting with practice will help bring relief. We cannot permanently evict our uninvited guest, as much as we might like to, but we can slow down the commentary, learn not to buy into everything it says, and generally have a more spacious and compassionate experience in how we talk to ourselves. 

Integrating mindfulness into the therapy and counselling process can be very empowering for clients and therapists, particularly because sometimes what is required isn't analysing, understanding, or changing something in our lives. Sometimes it's just being aware or our lives and ourselves, and accepting what we see. Mindfulness is a tool for doing just that.
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      • Tibetan Buddhism
      • Theravadin Buddhism / Vispassana
      • Zen Buddhism
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    • Eating Disorders
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  • Stress & Anxiety
  • Ecotherapy
    • For Social / Environmental Change-makers
  • Counselling: A client's perspective
    • Should I become a therapist?
    • The Kitten and the Hallway
    • Words
    • The Benefits of Therapy
    • First Impressions
    • How much should you tell your therapist?
    • A Therapy Holiday
    • Journaling Gratitude
    • No Sudden Movements
    • The Reins of Intimacy
    • The Therapy Box
    • Congratulations, It's An Alcoholic
    • Trump Makes Therapy Great Again
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