Sixth Step – Slow Down

The steps described in previous posts should handle most of the bothering thoughts.

However, you may encounter some highly persistent thoughts, or thoughts that were not caught at time. Still this is not end of the story.

You can now use the slowing down technique.

It is very simple, when you find out yourself flowing with the harmful thought slow it down. It is done just like stopping a fast car, you push on the breaks, and the thoughts slowing and slowing till complete stop. Then you can return to the steps described at previous posts.