Fundamental Assumption

Anxiety and depression push our sense and awareness of our felt needs, our sense of reality, our sense of relevance, personal values and truth, out of our conscious minds and into the unconscious.

While our sense of reality is pushed out of consciousness like this it is unknown to us. For us to reconnect with our sense of reality and personal relevance we need to exercise trust in the face of the unknown.

For example, imagine you're considering selling your house, your most important investment. You need to decide about the right agent, the right price, the right market, the right time and so on. All of these issues can be overwhelming. I'm sure you've had the experience. In the face of enormous risks and unknowns we can start generating seemingly endless anxiety and worry. Then all of a sudden you take a break, catch a movie, see a friend, go to the footy and so on. Then as you walk out of the movie so to speak you notice a real estate agent open and ready for business. You find yourself walking past with total indifference. Then you realise you never wanted to sell your house in the first place. The movie was therapeautic, it reconnected you with your true feelings.