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* [[Regression]]: returning to a previous stage of development. Reverting to an earlier stage of development in the face of unacceptable impulses or emotional pain. | * [[Regression]]: returning to a previous stage of development. Reverting to an earlier stage of development in the face of unacceptable impulses or emotional pain. | ||
* [[Repression]]: pushing thoughts into the unconscious through setting up walls and preventing painful or dangerous thoughts from entering the conscious mind. Sublimation: acting out unacceptable impulses and destructive behaviors (such as addictions) in a socially acceptable way. | * [[Repression]]: pushing thoughts into the unconscious through setting up walls and preventing painful or dangerous thoughts from entering the conscious mind. | ||
*[[Sublimation]]: acting out unacceptable impulses and destructive behaviors (such as addictions) in a socially acceptable way. | |||
* [[Sarcastic Humor]]: refocusing attention or inquiry on the comical side of the situation to relieve negative tension; similar to comic relief. Sometimes sarcasm is used to appear as humor when it is meant to belittle a person or being used as a put down to refuse to deal with the facts at hand. | * [[Sarcastic Humor]]: refocusing attention or inquiry on the comical side of the situation to relieve negative tension; similar to comic relief. Sometimes sarcasm is used to appear as humor when it is meant to belittle a person or being used as a put down to refuse to deal with the facts at hand. | ||
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* REFOCUS -Move yourself out of situation, environment or the trigger for that thought. Go for a walk, listen to music, change your focus. Affirm: Not my will but Divine. | * REFOCUS -Move yourself out of situation, environment or the trigger for that thought. Go for a walk, listen to music, change your focus. Affirm: Not my will but Divine. | ||
* REVALUE-Revalue the power you have given this thought or emotion to rule your life. See it for what it truly IS. Limiting you. Disempowering you. Robbing you of inner peace and fulfillment as a Divine being. (Get behind ME, Ego! I AM that I AM!) | * REVALUE-Revalue the power you have given this thought or emotion to rule your life. See it for what it truly IS. Limiting you. Disempowering you. Robbing you of inner peace and fulfillment as a Divine being. (Get behind ME, Ego! I AM that I AM!) | ||
* REQUEST Help - Commit to expressing Higher Emotion and Living your [[Soul]] Purpose. | * REQUEST Help - Commit to expressing Higher Emotion and Living your [[Soul]] Purpose. Through [[Prayer]] and [[Meditation]] ask for help from your inner spirit. Work your [[Spiritual Housekeeping|spiritual tools]]. Be here NOW! | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||