Now we are getting into the real meat of the book. I hope you find the recording helpful!
As with last week, we'd love to start a discussion thread below for this chapter. So if you had any questions for Michelle or me, or had any thoughts you'd like to share about the material covered, please post them below. (Click on "Register" and then "Facebook" to log on with Facebook.)
This week's topics and the video recording are below:
More information about the other chapters and the book group can be found at www.prtrecovery.org/group.
As with last week, we'd love to start a discussion thread below for this chapter. So if you had any questions for Michelle or me, or had any thoughts you'd like to share about the material covered, please post them below. (Click on "Register" and then "Facebook" to log on with Facebook.)
This week's topics and the video recording are below:
First, Michelle will discuss the process for overcoming neuroplastic pain. She will discuss exposure and how we need exposure to the pain in order to overcome the fear of the pain. Then she will discuss how corrective experiences help us to unlearn the fear and replace it with a sense of safety. She will also talk about setbacks, and that they will happen, and that they are only temporary. In the last part of the first section, Michelle will discuss avoidance behaviors and when to use them.
Then there will be breakout groups where members will be asked to talk about their own avoidance behaviors and what things they do that bring them relief when their pain is bad. After breakout groups, Forest will lead group members in a large group discussion where members will have a chance to share.
After group sharing, Michelle will start putting the pieces of “The Process” together. She will discuss what to do when your pain is high and what to do when your pain is low or moderate. She will also discuss setbacks, extinction bursts, and how to use pain as an opportunity. Lastly, she will talk about the importance of trusting yourself and being gentle with yourself during the process of teaching your brain a new path.
Then there will be one more breakout group, where group members will be asked to discuss ways they are not gentle with themselves in this process—the pressures, the criticisms, the intensity. They will also be asked how it would look if they were to shift their perspective to one of lightness, allowing, and curiosity. Then, Forest will lead group members in a large group discussion where members will have a chance to share their new perspectives.
Finally, Michelle will recap the session and talk a little bit about what’s coming up next week—Chapter 7, how to break the high-alert habit.
More information about the other chapters and the book group can be found at www.prtrecovery.org/group.
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i might sometimes just try the STOP IT 