Hi MG and Indigo, All day I have been trying to refocus my mind each time my mind wanders into past behavior. This is really difficult like you said. I even went so far as to pick out a cloud or a tree and check out its' features. I was surprised that once I noticed and refocused, my mind was perfectly happy to go onto something pleasent.
On the bus to my treatment I even played an old game that came to mind. We kids used to play it on trips. It was called alphabet. You had to wach for signe and find the letters in order. This broke a cycle which sometimes ruins my day. There has been some problems at work. This was happening often. When this happens my mind will expect a problem when I get to work. By the time I get to work I'm stressed out.
Many times for nothing. Anyway, your suggestions about refocuing worked. Now, to make it a normal practice. I'm off for the weekend but, before I go I'm going to start a thread using an assignment I was given by my VA counselor. Don W