Our thoughts and our moods (Part 2)
CHANGING OUR RESPONSES When we take the time to become aware of what we’re thinking - which we can train ourselves to do more and more quickly when we notice a change in our mood or distorted thoughts emerging - something else important happens: we aren’t automatically swept along in the tide of our thoughts and feelings, feeling overwhelmed and helpless and at the mercy of the world. There may or may not be much we can do about the situation, but there is everything in the
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Our thoughts and our moods (Part 1)
“We are what we think.” The Dhammapada (India, c. 480 BC) OUR MOODS Our everyday commonsense view of the world probably goes something like this: “I’m happy because I just got a raise”, or “I’m angry because I’ve had an argument with my husband”, or “I’m anxious because I have a big exam tomorrow.” In other words, how I’m feeling, what kind of a mood I’m in is in some way caused by what is going on in my world at the moment. Well there does seem to be an obvious con
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Psychedelic therapy with Anxiety and Addictions
What is Psychedelic Therapy? It may seem odd, if not downright risky, to discuss the possibilities of using one drug (a Psychedelic or Hallucinogen) to assist in the recovery of those who might be suffering from addictions to other drugs. Of course if one's drug history involves abuse of psychedelics, such as Ketamine (Special K), then it would not be wise to commence their use again, even if such use might be legal. Though there are many jurisdictions where one or more of th
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