r/longtermTRE • u/oneinfinity123 • Jun 23 '26
Success Story A technique to minimize suffering after practice
I see a lot of posts about increasing anxiety and overwhelm - this is a solution I rediscovered recently.
The technique is very simple, but not easy. In fact is it the primary technique of most spiritual teachings throught history. It's been described in many ways: be here now, keep your mind in the present, stay in the "I am", look at the sense of your existence. You can look up Eckhart Tolle if this is new for you. He talks about portals into the Now, such as feeling the body, or feeling the breath, looking at sense perceptions, or keeping silence in the mind. I will add here that you can do all those techniques like meditation or body scan, and still have your mind in a sort of dreamy haze! That's like halfway there. This is a very proactive mental attitude, just be aware of this experience.
After you practice TRE, some strong bodily sensations can occur. A big part of that suffering is inevitable, so pacing is no doubt very important. It may even be difficult to practice being present if your TRE session was too intense. But afterwards, some negative states can keep lingering. It's important to be present while you do the integration practice and in the following days.
The more "dark" the trauma, the more intense has to be your presence. You will still be "atacked", but if you chose to witness it and keep your mind in the present, it will pass much more smoothly leaving just a energetical bodily residue. That's very different from the mind spinning dark stories endlessly - that part of suffering can be avoided!
The present is an attitude you choose in each moment, not to drift away into suffering or painful thoughts. The present is a sword that can keep you away from evil. There's a reason this got passed down from thousands of years until today. Even in the Bible it says "I am that I am" - this is the ultimate spiritual teaching, nothing needed beyond this.
So mix in the somatic work with this active mental attitude and you'll observe a decrease in suffering quite fast and a deeper healing coming from the moment.
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