A Useful Little Trick for Managing ‘Bad’ Feelings

What the partners of Leicestershire based 

Morgan GleaveArt & Design 

have learnt during 12 years of running a small business. 

Has someone put you down?

Have you embarrassed yourself at a party?

Have you made a business mistake?

Has a relationship recently ended?

Do you think that you may have said the ‘wrong’ thing?

If something has upset you enough to make you feel ‘bad’, try to pinpoint where in the body you have the physical feeling associated with that upset.

When the memory/feeling comes over you, resist the urge to panic.  Instead, close your eyes and concentrate on feeling the physical discomfort.

After a while, you will find that the feeling dissipates.  This is because you are allowing yourself to acknowledge the pain rather than resist it. 

It may be that the feeling returns fairly quickly.  If so, repeat the exercise.

Each time you do this, you will find that the ‘bad’ feeling dissipates more quickly and takes longer to return.

You are acknowledging your feelings, not suppressing them and you are not adding panic to the mix.

You will get better at this with practice. 

• The greatest hurdle to overcome is remembering to do the exercise when you are in distress and prone to panic.

• The greatest benefit is that feelings will no longer scare you and can just be accepted leaving you feeling peaceful and empowered.

You may find 2 Easy Techniques to Calm and Relax You (Almost) Anywhere and at Anytime useful too.

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