Category Archives: Attention Therapy

Awakening Into Awareness 10 Sticky Notes

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Joel

Sticky-Note Method Jeffrey Schwartz’s Four-Step Method, very basically, involves four sticky notes for mindful awareness of the Narrator’s incessant voice in our head. We can’t easily shut this voice out since it is a basic function of the left hemisphere … Continue reading →

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Invasive Emotions

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Joel

Invasive Emotions and Feelings Invasive emotions and feelings are lower-minded subcortical storyless processes. The highly uncomfortable feelings you’re experiencing are not generated in the cortical executive part of the brain.

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Eye-Contact Phobia

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Joel

Eye-Contact Phobia For many years I suffered from eye-contact phobia. Specifically, I was not able to look into both eyes at once. I had to choose one or the other. Since I was afraid this might look too weird, I … Continue reading →

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Open Focus

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Joel

Narrow Focus Most of our formal education encourages a narrow focus of attention. “Pay attention” is a phrase most of us have heard through grade school. Pay attention means to focus narrowly on what I am saying or on what … Continue reading →

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