Tag Archives: open focus

Dynamic Change

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Joel

Learn From Your Enemy ISIS is synonymous with mass killings, abductions, and beheadings. Bad Guys! But we should learn what we can from our enemies. And what some people have focused on is resilience. ISIS is tremendously resilient. They are masters … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Attention Stupid

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Joel

I think back to an event in a drive-in movie in Newark, New Jersey. Intoxicated with the light soap fragrance of my date. An indelible memory yet at 78. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) I parked and set the window speaker and … Continue reading →

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Eye-Contact Phobia Therapy

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Joel

Eye-Contact Phobia Someone responded to my blog saying he suffered from General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) all his life, but his current anxiety centers about eye contact. It limits his freedom from being out in public. It affects his relations with … Continue reading →

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Break the Cycle of Stress

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Joel

Heal Thyself Stress is a significant cause of disease, yet doctors themselves cannot break the cycle of stress.

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We Are Not Our Brain

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Joel

We Are Not Our Brain? “By the time we become consciously aware of an experience, it has already been processed many times, activated memories, and initiated complex patterns of behavior.” Decisions are made by the brain at least one second before we … Continue reading →

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Mindlifting

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Joel

Mindlifting is Body Building for the Mind. Bad News: Life is one problem after another. Good News: Problems offer opportunities to check whether you are caught up in a Mind Drama of thoughts, emotions, and feelings. Each problem offers the … Continue reading →

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PTSD

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Joel

PTSD Diagnosis When I was a high school student, I was diagnosed with OCD. That was in the early to mid 1950s. PTSD diagnosis did not come about till 1980. Labels like OCD, depressive, alcoholic, bipolar, mood disorder, and schizophrenia pigeonholed, … Continue reading →

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Dissolving Pain

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Joel

Standing in line at Disneyland, the child behind her screaming, she focused on the shrill voice, repeating to herself to focus on the sound of his voice until —until she couldn’t stand it another second. (Full disclosure: The woman in line … Continue reading →

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Life-Altering Elixir

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Joel

Life-Altering Elixir I’ve been writing in this blog about Open Focus, Attention Training Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy ( MCT ), Ki Breathing, and life-altering ellixirs. Though I have a master’s degree in psychology, I am not posting as an academic, and … Continue reading →

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Ki Breathing Meditation

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Joel

Ki Breathing Meditation: Four Basic Principles to Unify Mind and Body These four principles will facilitate both Attention Training Therapy and Ki Breathing Meditation. Relax Completely – The way to approach this is to relax your shoulders. Keep One Point … Continue reading →

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