Comments for Can You Tap Procrastination Away? at http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:53:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/ask-belleruth/can-you-tap-procrastination-away.html#comment-3537 I went to the link curious about the work there and was startled (then laughed) then cringed, at the name of the imagery...Sort of LOL and sort of not...Should come with a warning in case anyone expects the type of gentle and deeply discerning work and titling of said work that you (and many of us) offer...Personally, I think titling something Procrastination Killer holds so many problems on so many levels of pragmatic, energetic, metaphoric and symbolic (I'll stop myself here) sure the point is made. Jody - Jody Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:34:32 +0100 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/ask-belleruth/can-you-tap-procrastination-away.html#comment-3535 The website is functional in our tests so perhaps it is overloaded with traffic - you might try again later. Here is the full link: http://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk/blog/guided-meditation-overcoming-procrastination/ - HealthJourneys Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:18:59 +0100 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/ask-belleruth/can-you-tap-procrastination-away.html#comment-3534 I have a therapist that worked with me with the tapping (EFT) just recently before an operation. I did find the tapping and the mantra that went along with it helpful in changing my feelings of doubt to hope. I am a procrastinator and what you wrote regarding the reasons for it make sense in my case. I would like to sample the tapping protocol for procrastination but when you click on the "here" the website is empty. Any other resources you know if? Thanks, Irene - Irene Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:59:16 +0100 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/ask-belleruth/can-you-tap-procrastination-away.html#comment-3533 Just wanted to comment my experience. I was never a procastinator (at least I don't think so); but during and after marriage to an abusive, vindictive, cruel, psychopath I had and have symptoms of Complex PTSD. I find myself procrastinating a lot about everything. It's part of my patterns of not functioning very well. - Annette Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:03:52 +0100 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/ask-belleruth/can-you-tap-procrastination-away.html#comment-3532 Avoidance of potential trauma is the brain's protective mechanism to prevent further harm, and we need to honor our brain's innate ability to protect us. Cortisol is secreted from the amygdala, which causes us to avoid what makes us feel uncomfortable. Understanding what the factors are that are contributing to these feelings are how we strengthen our neuronal connections and work through these issues. This causes more neuronal synapses from the hippocampus to the rest of the brain, and the release of serotonin, the feel good hormone, which neutralizes cortisol, which causes the initial anxiety! Aren't our brains brilliant? - Susan B. Landry Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:49:16 +0100 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/ask-belleruth/can-you-tap-procrastination-away.html#comment-3530 Thanks for the great resources. Very valuable. I do want to point you to a very illuminating book: The Haunted Self Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Tramatization. Based on the work of Pierre Janet, it is a powerful book for therapists and healers and confirms that procrastination and difficulty initiating and completing tasks and projects is often a result of chronic trauma. - Lynn Jericho Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:10:06 +0100 http://www.belleruthnaparstek.com/ask-belleruth/can-you-tap-procrastination-away.html#comment-3529 Hi Belleruth, just a word about "tapping away", which I find an unfortunate expression. This especially because it may feed into the tendency to fight against these painful experiences, which tends to make it all so much worse... Mindfulness-related approaches aer IMO not about "making things go away", but about creating conditions where we can exmbrace experiences that before were overwhelming and unmanageable. And I think that tapping can be a great help, for that. AAll the best, Maarten - Maarten Aalberse Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:05:30 +0100