Letting It Go

Use Your Imagination and Creativity

Although I have focused on using this process on reducing stress and anxiety, it is useful for many other challenges.

Irene was taking one of our classes when she decided to try it for procrastination. She had been putting off writing a series of papers she needed to complete a certification process and discovered that Logosynthesis can be an incredible aid to productivity. At one meeting, she surprised us by reporting that she had completed the reports in record time using the trigger “whatever is keeping me from finishing these papers.”

Some people have successfully experimented with using the sentences to help with physical issues. Dr. Lammers has cured himself of hay fever using the process. I have been less successful but may have averted a few infections by retrieving my energy from “this inflammation.”

I even find myself mumbling the sentences while I am brushing my teeth at night. That is when I seem to review my day and sometimes discover myself dwelling on left-over resentments I don’t need or want. I am quite sure that taking my energy back from those resentments allows me sleep more soundly.

You can also use it as a tool for personal growth or even as a spiritual development process. If you choose the latter, scheduling regular practice is extremely helpful.

One problem I have noticed both in myself and in my students is that we tend to forget that we can use the sentences to help with the most stressful situations. That’s right, we simply forget that the tool exists.

I am fortunate that my husband Jonathan and I learned to use this tool together. So now when I say I am frustrated with something or he notices that I am overreacting to some simple situation he suggests that I do the process or offers to help me with it. That is a real benefit of having a partner.

You may find it easier to make and keep appointments for practice sessions with a partner than with yourself. On the other hand, you may feel that this work is very private and not want to share it with anyone. You get to choose what will work best for you and to change it if you want to.

Choose Joy

It’s not what happens that makes you feel stressed or anxious; it is how you respond to what you feel that makes the difference. Instead of holding on to suffering you can choose to use your own response to the toxic stress you encounter as a platform for your own growth.