Discussion»Questions»Life and Society» I heard of a lady recently who refused to press charges against her husband saying, "He only stabbed me three times!"
You have to retrain your brain- you can't just switch gears and be positive. It's more about conditioning yourself to be. Maybe start small and have someone poke you repeatedly until you tell them to stop, and then focus on expressing words of gratitude to them for stopping. Then, repeat the process every day or so, while regularly engaging with your poker. Make sure they tell you sad stories that, under any other circumstance, would make you feel bad for them or have empathy for them. After a while- perhaps as little as weeks- ramp it up some and switch to punching. Repeat the process until you're largely indifferent about being hit and/ or feel genuine gratitude when they stop. You can change it up too... no need to go with straight punching all the time. Make sure you get kicked and choked every now and again, so you remember that the punching isn't so bad. Eventually, you'll be ready for stabbing too. With enough positive thinking conditioning, you may find four or more stab wounds to be a walk in the park.
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