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a little fed up with you anyway. She’s probably having an affair right
now. And your kids don’t like you. They’re certainly not proud of you.
You’re losing control over them and over yourself. You’re on your way
out and it’s not gonna be a graceful exit.”
And on, and on, and on. Instead of grappling with his gremlin, Hank,
once centered, was able to sit back and simply listen to him, accenting the
gremlin’s chatter from time to time. He developed a sense of detachment
from his gremlin and after a few minutes would simply focus his awareness
either on his body or on the world via his sensory receptors, instead of in
the world of mind.
This brought Hank to the all-important point of choice. On rare
occasions, he decided he wanted to give his gremlin more play. He let
himself do so, but he always set a limit in advance on the amount of time he
would allow his gremlin to rampage. This rather tight, structured approach
to Gremlin-Taming has worked for Hank. It reminds him of the importance
of choice and of his ability to relax and focus his awareness wherever he
chooses.
If your gremlin is pushing you to a point where your anxiety is scaring
you, practice centering, use your Gremlin-Taming mantra and:
