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When specific triggers overwhelm witnessing capacity

I can witness my emotions during sitting practice but get completely swept away by feelings when my ex-husband texts me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Particular relational patterns can activate psychological material too quickly for developing equanimity to process effectively.

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