Chapter 4: Charting your progress
Chapter 4 Charting your progress So now that we have got some of the ground-work in place, lets start the process of getting better. Please…
Category: Chapter 4: Charting your progress
Level 1: Stuck
Level 1: Stuck The red level of the matrix is called STUCK. People here are under the illusion that there is no way out and…
Level 2: Struggling
Level 2: Struggling When we start getting help, this can be a really interesting time. I found myself coming out of what felt like a…
Level 3: Resigned
Level 3: Resigned At this level you start noticing that your tinnitus changes according to how you are. Get angry or frustrated, and it flares…
Level 4: Motivated
Level 4: Motivated Notice there is a thick line across the matrix between levels three and four. This is an enormous transition zone that I…
Level 5: Letting go
Level 5: Letting go Your relationship with tinnitus really moves on at this level as this is the stage where it starts losing its grip…
Level 6: Empowered
Level 6: Empowered Well tinnitus has moved out now and lives in the neighbourhood. But you’ve become friends, and you know that if you get…
Level 7: Liberation
Level 7: Liberation When I think back over the journey I have been on with tinnitus I am amazed how much my life has changed…
Technique 1: Crisis calmer
Technique 1: Crisis calmer: When you get into a state, try immersing your feet into a bowl of comfortably hot water for fifteen seconds, and…
Technique 2: Clenching and relaxing
Technique 2: Clenching and relaxing Stop thinking and start feeling! This exercise allows you to really get in touch with your body and find out…