Anger

[Rishabh R]

@Leo GuraHow to use contemplation to overcome anger and OCD ?Especially emotions due to past negative events?

[RobertZ]

The mind has natural self-healing processes. 
 

One of the things that can happen in contemplation (especially as I become familiar with a style of contemplation and abandon myself to the process) is that subconscious material can begin to emerge.

For example, emotional constellations  of humiliation or disrespect might emerge in the form of symbolic imaginations. Disrespect can cause anger, as can many obstacles to our needs/desires.

So, in the context of the contemplation, the mind processes some amount of the difficult emotion, attitudes, or thoughts.

The word ‘process’ involves understanding the difficult emotion and developing new responses to the memory. For example, a memory heavily-laden with trauma and fear in the hypothalamus may cause further fear and damage to the limbic system every time the memory begins to emerge from the subconscious. A person might avoid contemplation for a time, to avoid the risks of recollecting memories or emotions—at this point, a person could use therapeutic help. 

The mind has natural healing processes—including psychotic breaks.

Another good practice is a thought journal—spend a few minutes and simply write down eveything you are thinking of (worries, angry thoughts, or whatever). 

 

 

 

Edited June 22, 2021 by RobertZ
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