gaining control over thoughts

• what is this component mainly focused on?

  past or contemplating future
• what does gaining control over thoughts train to do?

  focus on present thoughts, emotions & learning to accept them
• what is the goal of gaining control over thoughts?

  gain greater awareness of unhelpful/negative thoughts that dominate us in order to gain control & spend less time dealing with them
• what is an example of gaining control over thoughts?

  choc exercise
• what leads to anxiety & depression in mindfulness?

  negative automatic thinking
• what does practicing gaining control over thoughts?

  the indiv notes when these automatic processes occur & alter reaction to be more of a reflection rather than reaction