What are some techniques for self healing with the mind?
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I would look into the practices of Thich Nhat Hanh, the famous Buddhist from Vietnam.  His mindful waking is awesome.  He has so many spectacular books on mediation.  To start, I would recommend meditating on his 5 Mindful Trainings.  If you can master that, then you should attempt his 14 Mindful Trainings.  If these for some reason, do not suit you, he is the most flexible with learning.  He says that if it doesn't suit you, you can always do some other meditations of his, or even somebody's else's, as long as you achieve the desired result.\n\nHere is a link:\nhttp://www.plumvillage.org/MindfulnessTrainings/MTTrainingInfo.htm
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instead of seeking some "professional"'s help with hypnosis, why not "hypnotize" y'self for free?  how?\n\nmeditate.  think it's hard?  it is SO not!  sit alone in a quiet room and just relax.  find yourself.  you might feel silly at first, but that's fine--no-one is watching you.  visualize y'self being calm and collected.  even practice talking if you want, but do it slowly and calmly.\n\n(there's more to meditation than just sitting with good posture and chanting "ohhhhhmmmmmmmm"..  it's the mindset y'go in with...  and come out with.  with that in mind, painting can thus become a meditation.. as can dance, jogging, laying down, or to heck with that!  sit with good posture and chant om!  oh, and don't worry if you can't clear your mind y'first time out.  it may take a few sessions to finish flushing out y'brain!)\n\n:)
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I am a cognitive therapist, so I enjoy using and sharing active techniques. They might sound a little corny, but they can really work.\n\nFor example, every day as you approach the front door, picture yourself mentally bundling up your work stress and dumping it outside on the porch. Imagine yourself physically doing this and NOT bringing any of it into the house.\n\nIf, once inside, you find work issues intruding, imagine a giant red stop sign in your mind. This is your cue to STOP and to immediately put the work stress aside.\n\nAnother technique is to schedule some time to unburden the stress. For example, you can allow 15 or 30 minutes to complain to your spouse, write about the work stress, or whatever. Then, once that's done, you don't address it again for the rest of the day.\n\nOf course, it's also a good idea to try to lessen your work stress in the first place. You didn't ask about stress reduction techniques, so I won't go into those here. But I urge you to practice them in order to alleviate the stress as much as possible. Then you won't have to worry as much about having it intrude on the rest of your life.\n\nDr. Barb Nefer, http://www.bnlifeskills.com
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i THINK THAT MEDITATION IS VERY HELP FUL TO THE SOUL. i ALSO BELIEVE THAT CAN BRING INNER PEACE THIS COMING FROM MY OWN PERSONAL TACTICS . IT HELPS ME WHEN I AM ANGRY OR UPSET.MY DAY ACTUALLY BEGINS WITH MY MEDITATION TIME AND THAT DICTATES HOW MY DAY WILL BE..  TAKE TIME TO YOURSELF SO YOU CAN BE YOUR SELF...........
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A few ways i've experimented with..\n\nHypnosis: i tried it, but i fell asleep and didn't get much from it\n\nSay things 11 times: it takes the average human 11 times before their brain memorizes it.\n\nPractice remembering exactly what a picture you looked at saw: I've been doing this for a while, and i must say that i almost have a photographic memory.. i can recite an entire sheet of paper after 1 minute looking at it
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In meditation, we try to develop wisdom, learn to observe our own mind, decrease negative mind states and develop positive mind states. To develop wisdom and insight, we need a calm, clear and concentrated mind. To observe our own mind, we need to develop a kind of inner "spy" - a part of our attention that checks our state of mind. To decrease negative mind states we need to understand where they come from and transform them into positive energy with the wisdom developed from observing our own mind. To develop positive mind states, we need to focus away from selfishness and again develop wisdom by observing our own mind.\nAs you may realise from the above, we should actually become our own psychologist, or like the title of a booklet by Lama Yeshe: "Becoming Your Own Therapist".\n\nIn order to find the right state of mind for meditation, we need concentration instead of being scattered, and clarity of mind instead of dullness. We need to observe our own thoughts and mind states instead of getting lost in emotions or becoming prejudiced. We need to be honest towards ourselves instead of fooling ourselves and walk away from unpleasant problems. Furthermore, we need to be patient (one does not become a meditation master over night), generate self-acceptance, confidence and enthusiasm to make the mind peaceful.\nAll these factors need to be in balance: we need to be somewhat relaxed as well as concentrated, we need to avoid both sleepiness and excitement. \n\nIn Buddhism, the continuum of the mind has no beginning or end but changes moment by moment.\n\nthat said, meditation alone don't bring enlightenment.
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May sound a bit fem to do, but I am sure it will help you mentally if you write your emotions down on paper. Spill your heart and soul out, then put that paper(s) away for a while. Come back to that paper in a few days and read it, analyze it, and reassess your emotions at that point. If you keep doing that, you will start to see that those emotions will start to change and you will eventually start the healing process. :o) Chin up! :o)
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Mind control.  Try hypnosis, old nasty guys have been using it forever.
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see some stats on breaking up.... psych on the greiving process.... what is normal and what needs to be discussed in counseling... maybe some productive ways to take your mind off what you are going through.... maybe some ways to be a better person.... regain self esteem after abuse..... how to be a single parent..... how to recover financially.....
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Do crossword puzzles,read,play cards,fold laundry.Help you like writting out checks to pay bills.Talk on phone with friends,like invite someone over.Write poems or a journal.If you don't have a pet get one.Very theraputic.Move around,"WALK" slowly,pase himself.Use the computer for short time and take a nap or at least lay down and let the body heal from some rest.
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Here's a list:\nhttp://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Self_Injury/Site/Transcripts/self_injury_recovery.htm\nhttp://gabrielle.self-injury.net/\nhttp://www.shard.r8.org/\nhttp://www.palace.net/llama/psych/selfinjury.html\nhttp://www.lifesigns.org.uk/\n\nGood luck. You can recover! (Or help your loved one to.)
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Try a relaxation exercise. With some light classical music in the background, lie down on your back and relax each and every muscle, one at a time. Start with your toes, then move to your feet, then ankls, calfs, knee, and so on. When you are done, go through the list again and make sure everything is relaxed. Then just let your mind go. You basically go into a meditation state and you get so relaxed from it, that (for me at least) you go from there straight to sleeping without even know it.
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Psyhelp: Self Help Book\nhttp://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/\n\nmake some friends:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/
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Seriously it is meditation, and only meditation. \nMake a black circular spot on a big white sheet of paper and paste it on wall. In any relaxed position, just concentrate on the black spot. You find that you will see nothing else than black. Practise it, you will be successful to control your mind.
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I go to a hypno-psychotherapist. It helps to have someone to talk to without being judged and getting help in relaxing. Then I de-stress through a hobby, sewing. When I am just about to explode, I drop everything and sit on my sewing chair and turn on the machine. Think also of If they are close by maybe you can call them for coffee or something.
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Of course, one of the causes might be psychological...\n\nAnyway, there might be a solution: Go for a manual one-time treatment called Atlasprofilax. The effect on the self-healing power of your body and mind is simply amazing - own experience. :-)\n\nJust - the treatment is available in California and Europe only, costing approx. 220 dollars. It''s really worth travelling far.
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Learn to meditate. You're working hard on getting your body ready - that's good and necessary. Your mind and emotions will be taxed just as intensely as your body this summer and you need a way to calm them when you're under intense stress and pressure.\n\nMeditation does not have to be spiritual or religious in nature and it is not the same as traditional praying (which can engage the mind intellectually and emotionally). It is simply a way of calming your mind and emotions so you can find a place of stability within yourself whenever you want.\n\nWhen you practice meditation on a daily basis you get two benefits. First of all, you will have a period of time every day with a focused presence and calm mind - you can come to count on this to provide stability and consistency. Secondly, you will be training your mind and thus be able to recall that state of mind anytime throughout the day.\n\nBasic meditation steps:\n•Get into a comfortable position – sitting on the floor cross-legged is a good position to prepare your body for the experience. Sitting in a chair doesn’t have the same affect.\n•Keep your eyes open but very soft and un-focused. Find a very neutral place to look slightly lower than straight ahead (something like a blank wall or into a candle or fire). Closing your eyes can often make it harder to clear your head, the next step.\n•Clear your head. (This is the part that takes practice.) The idea is to stay unattached to thoughts of any kind. That means that, when the inner voice in your mind starts to speak up, gently “shush” it and return to a state of not thinking (frustration, anger, boredom, etc. are all thoughts and emotions – they will come up and you simply treat them the same way each time).\n•Continuously let go of any thoughts that may pop into your mind, and the quiet spaces between thoughts will become longer and more frequent. This will happen over and over and over as you practice this.\n•Be aware of your breathing - breathing calmly and consistently will help your mind and body stay in this state longer. \n•Meditation takes practice – you’re training your mind to stop jumping around among and between thoughts and emotions. It’s no different than training your body – be patient and you will see that your mind can go longer and longer periods of a relaxed, clear state.\n•There’s no “perfect” state that you are working toward. Remember only that you are training your mind to let go of thoughts and emotions in a quiet, patient way.\n•Start with shorter sessions—like five minutes—and work your way up to longer sessions—like 30. With practice, this type of meditation becomes easier and more effective.\n\nWhile meditation practices have been perfected and explained by Buddhists, you do not have to practice, understand, or agree with Buddhism to learn what they know about meditation (any more than I have to join the Naval Academy to get fit). The source below has an excellent set of pages describing all things related to meditation.