Some problems seem so big that they block a clear view of a solution. The following imagination exercise, developed by Brigitte Dorst, can help to gather strength and ideas to master a difficult task.
This is how the imagination exercise works:
1. Make sure you have 15 minutes of privacy in a place where you feel safe and comfortable.
2. Sit upright and relaxed.
You can close your eyes or let them rest half-open on the floor half a meter in front of you. Feel the contact with the surface. Lose the weight of your body. Take a few deep breaths, relaxing a little more with each exhale.
3. Let the image of a mountain arise in your imagination,
who embodies the difficulties you are currently struggling with. Visualize how the problems that are bothering you right now have piled up into a mountain. Let the mountain work its magic on you.
4. One thing is clear: you can’t get around the mountain.
You have to overcome it to move forward. But you may not be able to do it alone.
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Think about how you might find a mountain guide. Maybe an experienced crisis counselor, a therapist or a good friend?
5. When you are ready, carefully open your eyes againif you had closed it. Make a drawing or take a few notes.
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