The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Managing Your Anger: Using Compassion-Focused Therapy to Calm Your Rage and Heal Your Relationships (The New Harbinger Compassion-Focused Therapy Series) by Russell Kolts

Author:Russell Kolts
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781608828715
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Published: 2012-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Using Imagery

Before we jump into the practices and exercises, let’s consider how to work with three potential obstacles that sometimes come up when we begin to use imagery: having a wandering mind, feeling as if you “can’t do” imagery, and not having time to practice.1

The Wandering Mind

Our minds will sometimes wander during these imagery exercises, just as they do when we practice mindfulness. Sometimes they wander a lot. The key to managing this is to simply accept that our minds will sometimes wander, and that it’s okay. The routine is to bring your attention to the imagery exercise and, when you observe that your attention has wandered, to gently bring your attention back to the imagery. Remember, becoming aware that your attention has wandered helps you learn to notice movement in your mind—a valuable skill to have when you are working with anger.

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