What’s

the purpose of ‘physicalizing’?

Question:

I am a little confused about the purpose of physicalizing an emotion – why are we visualizing the
texture & colour?

Russ:

The purpose is to help you accept the feeling. Many people find imagining it as a physical object
helps in that process of acceptance. But no exercise works for everyone. So if it doesn't have that
effect, then move on to a different exercise in the acceptance exercises audio library in module 6
component 5: https://psychwire.com/courses/13egpfg/course/thehappinesstrap/6/6/5 The aim of
the library is to give you a variety of options for practicing acceptance of emotions, feelings,
sensations, and urges. There is no one exercise that everybody likes or finds effective – so please
chop and change and experiment until you find one or two exercises that are a good fit for you.

© Russ Harris, 2017 www.TheHappinessTrap.com