The STOP Process - Q & A Part 3 - Technique
- Should we keep hands in gesture?
- Can we drop the gesture when more familiar with doing?
- Why is it important not to be aggressive/hard?
- How do you remember the steps?
- Do you need to name the pattern you are stopping?
- Should we restart if another pattern comes in during the process?
- Should we bring up patterns to practice stopping?
- Should we replace with a new thought?
- What if the thought still needs action?
- How long do you focus on your breath/body afterwards?
- How many times a day should you do it?
- How we use to change responses to triggers?
- Is it helpful to include some self reassuring dialogue afterwards?
- Once we have stopped, how do we then know how much activity we should be doing?
- How to distinguish between real problem-solving and energy depleting patterns?
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