How to activate the ‘observing self’ – Mark Tyrrell

Human beings have a unique ability to observe and react to their own behaviour as if it were the actions of someone else – to engage the ‘observing self’. This allows people to ‘step out’ of problematic, trance states and gain a fresh perspective.

We can remove someone’s behaviour from the centre of his or her identity by encouraging the operation of the ‘observing self’.

“You are not your anorexia (migraine) (depression) (anxiety).”

This is true. We are not our anger …

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