Opus Cum Sui: Working with the Self

Mar 27

Written By Sean Travis

The theory states that each individual is the expert in their lives. In such, ever action, every thought, emotion, memory, decision made is purposeful, and therefore, is synchronistic with person and the event. There is no “right or wrong”, there is no “good or bad”. We discover that there are specific reasons why we feel, which are commonly overlooked, and jettisoned into the mind to problem solve. Unfortunately, most of the time, the unsettled mind (created by the unsettled feeling) is creating undue pressure to our mind’s cognitive load. This is known as stress.

Through learning how to tap (tactus) into our feeling and, figuratively, “sit” with our-self, we learn how to attune to how we truly experience the moment. Once internal security is experienced, I am witnessing that people (patients) are letting go of issues quicker. On par, previously this could have taken half of the session to process and sometimes I would question the depth of acceptance.

There is a cognitive perspective in which techniques, e.g. countering, or terms e.g. pivot points and Building the Case, as well as self-compassion and gratitude, are developed from Systems Theory, and complemented with Eastern Theories of Taoism. Self-compassion and gratitude are incorporated to affirm the “freedom”, “relief”, and, I like this one, no words but a smile, that people convey once they settle the self.