a process that is used sometimes to eliminate a…

Keyword anxiety a process that is used sometimes to eliminate a negative thought is to name the emotion by saying this is x emotion. Then check to see how wide your eyes are. And then open your eyes wide as a way to jumpstart your curiosity. Keep them wide for 10 seconds and notice what happens to the anxiety or the negative thought. Does it get stronger or weaker?

— from The Mind in the Cockpit · Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer.

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