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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by jcmailer[/i] [br]Quite a few times recently I've noticed that if I'm walking along and a painful memory comes up (for example a shameful incident at school), my mind performs a quick diversion to take my attention away. For example I'll suddenly start whistling, or a poster I'm strolling across will take on some added importance and I'll start reading it. Only when I realize what's happening and I refuse my mind's invitation to think about something else can I confront the memory. Then I'll try to resolve what ever outstanding issue my inner-child feels is outstanding. Happily the next time the memory arises, the mind is comfortable processing it head on without the need for this exercise. I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this, and I'd be grateful if someone could point me in the way of some literature about this pattern - does it have a name? I'm presuming this 'mental' distraction technique is a precursor to the 'physical' distraction technique that is TMS. Thanks. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.