I figured out something very simple

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I figured out something very simple

I finally figured out something very simple in ACT. I am actually quite

embarrassed to even print this, and am sending the embarrassment down the Leaf

River.

I am anxious; I worry about a lot of things. Things that happened a long time

ago, things that happened recently, things that are yet to come. [i am Scrooge

from Dickens Christmas Carol!]

I am to meet a new psychiatrist next week, yesterday I was talking with my long

time therapist about all the things I should remember to tell new doctor,

anxiety and worry about things at the top of the list. For exmple, I had just

come from a mock jury event and was certain I would never be called back to

participate again, it was obvious everyone was more articulate than I,

everything I shared was `silly', everyone else seem to understand the wording of

a particular document, which I found very poorly written, difficult to

understand because of double negatives, etc. etc.

On my way home I realized, with amazement, I actually saw the light bulb over my

head!!. These are the exact thoughts to send down the Leaf River. I have

thought the Leaf River exercise to be quite inspired and of great value, used in

a quiet room, meditative state, etc. AND I was driving home, freaking out with

these thoughts. DUH. As driving, I started putting them on the leaves, I

broadened the stream and added more leaves, I was certainly paying attention to

driving, AND quickly and messy filling and refilling leaves as they passed buy

and left me, as they went down the stream, instead of driving myself further and

further into an anxiety attack. Instead of arriving home in my quite familiar

exahusted and overwhelmed state, I actually entered my home waith rare come.

thank for reading. Wanda in NM usa.