Face, accept, float, let time pass

2 min readOct 20, 2021

Face, accept, float, let time pass. Running away, not facing.

Fighting, not accepting.

Arresting and ‘listening in’, not floating past.

Being impatient with time, not letting time pass.

The nervously ill person usually notices each new symptom in alarm, listens-in in apprehension, and yet at the same time is afraid to examine that too closely for fear he will make it worse. He agitatedly seeks occupation to try to force forgetfulness. This is running away, not facing.

He may try to cope with the unwelcome feelings by tensing himself against them, thinking: ‘I must not let this get the better of me!’ He is fighting, not accepting and floating.

Also, he keeps looking back and worrying because so much time has passed, and he is not yet cured, as if there is an evil spirit which could be exorcised if only he, or the doctor knew how to do it. He is impatient with time; not willing to let time pass.

….Weekes set out the science behind her method. Her mantra, with its echoes of Eastern mysticism, was in fact an invitation to the parasympathetic nervous system

There are some words that connect with you. When I came across this article in Psyche the words seemed to speak…not just about my own experiences but of many I have spoken to. I won’t go on, I will let the book do the talking.

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