Re: Floating
Floating = relaxing the muscles and mind as much as possible. It's the opposite of tensing and mentally stressing as you do an activity. So imagine someone's just poured cold water over you. You will be stiff and rigid. Now imagine being a blade of grass in wind. You're not tense or fighting against the wind. You let go and flow with it, rather than against it. Floating is like this. It's a letting go of mind and body tension and going with the situation. The point of floating is you do it IN anxious situations.
Acceptance is saying ok. Ok this is how I feel, these feelings are present, I', not going to fight them or wish them away. I'm going to accept that these things are symptoms of anxiety and nothing sinister. I accept their presence in the body. At this point the tendency is to wait for them to go away or disappear. They may not. If you are doing it to make them go away then that is not accepting them is it? Can't fool yourself.
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