you have the option of opening the Thought Door by making a deliberate decision to relate differently to your thinking. This may involve Writing down the thoughts Watching the thoughts come and go Viewing your thoughts as mental events rather than as facts Relating to thoughts in the same way that you would to sounds Identifying a particular thought pattern as one of your recurring old mental grooves Gently asking yourself: Am I overtired? Am I jumping to conclusions? Am I thinking in black-and-white terms? Am I expecting perfection?
