Purposeful disassociation! In concentration practice / meditation you develop a skill of observing sensations, thoughts, and feelings, observing them and then r

Purposeful disassociation! In concentration practice / meditation you develop a skill of observing sensations, thoughts, and feelings, observing them and then reorienting your focus elsewhere. As part of this practice you can get really good about stepping outside of negative feelings. Observing them as a third party and developing the ability to acknowledge them without engagement, and the ability to refocus on something else is very freeing. Eventually you have a reflexive reaction to distractions and negative thoughts that allows them to be but to slide off you and refocus.