Comments on: Beyond Mindfulness

By: psych_backroads

psych_backroads — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:04:53 +0000

True! subtle things have the greatest implications in our complicated lives. Thoroughly, we can learn these from subtle examples by the least noticed doers.

By: Dr. Charles Elliott

Dr. Charles Elliott — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:51 +0000

@Lee: Thanks for the comment; you’re right!

By: Dr. Charles Elliott

Dr. Charles Elliott — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:04 +0000

@Scott: As a matter of fact, I haven’t seen much that can really help people who are almost totally bereft of a conscience.

By: Lee Hefner

Lee Hefner — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:23:53 +0000

Mindfulness goes a long way in helping couples in troubled marriages resolve issues of conflict.

Being aware and conscious of one’s own behavior and the underlying beliefs is the first step.

In our marriage coaching practice, my wife and I stress a simple principle: Stop doing what drives your spouse away and do more of what attracts him/her.

By: Scott Volltrauer

Scott Volltrauer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:15:08 +0000

“focused attention on experiences in the present moment as well as acceptance and openness to whatever the present entails. Experiences are observed and noticed rather than evaluated and judged.”

This would work well for those who have a reasonable and active conscience, unfortunately I have met several people bereft of such a conscience.

By: Dr. Charles Elliott

Dr. Charles Elliott — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:49:44 +0000

@Marie: Glad you enjoyed it! And you’re right; getting hung up on what “should” be isn’t helpful.

By: Carrie Arnold

Carrie Arnold — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:51:04 +0000

Mindfulness is a great skill to help you endure "unbearable" situations and stay in the moment http://bit.ly/44oNRS

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:47:44 +0000

Hi, Dr. Elliott -

I really enjoyed this post!

There are many aspects of life that don’t have to be seen as “bad” . . . there can be value in all of it.

I think an attachment to how things are “supposed to be” can be a major source of suffering.

Thanks for sharing!

- Marie (Coming Out of the Trees)

By: Best of Our Blogs: November 6, 2009 | World of Psychology

Best of Our Blogs: November 6, 2009 | World of Psychology — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:06:38 +0000

[...] Beyond Mindfulness (Anxiety and OCD Exposed) – My wife, Dr. Smith, and I are big fans of mindfulness approaches to therapy and we’ve included discussions of mindfulness in most of our self help books within the For Dummies series (including Borderline Personality Disorder For Dummies). In brief, Mindfulness is typically described as involving focused attention on experiences … [...]

By: Charles H. Elliott, Ph.D.

Charles H. Elliott, Ph.D. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:14 +0000

@Lynn: Something like this has to be quite painful. I strongly recommend that you seek therapy from someone trained in both trauma and depression to keep this from getting worse for you. Good luck!