To reduce the emotional impact of the event in general, for Sax, his mother, or any of us, we need to move our viewpoint from super close to the action to distant from it. One technique for accomplishing this is to imagine floating up out of your body and into the sky, as in an air balloon. As you take off, you see yourself down on the ground, with all your concerns and problems down there with you. The higher up you float, the more you see the rest of the world, and the smaller your problems become. Another way to remove the emotion from a problem or painful event is to close your eyes and
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