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I was receptive to observing unpleasant thoughts and feelings without interfering with them.
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I tried to make peace with my negative thoughts and feelings rather than resisting them.
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I made room to fully experience negative thoughts and emotions, breathing them in rather than pushing them away.
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When I had an upsetting thought or emotion, I tried to give it space rather than ignoring it.
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I opened myself to all of my feelings, the good and the bad.
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I was attentive and aware of my emotions.
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I was in tune with my thoughts and feelings from moment to moment.
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I paid close attention to what I was thinking and feeling.
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I was in touch with the ebb and flow of my thoughts and feelings.
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I strived to remain mindful and aware of my own thoughts and emotions.
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Even when I felt hurt or upset, I tried to maintain a broader perspective.
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I carried myself through tough moments by seeing my life from a larger viewpoint.
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I tried to keep perspective even when life knocked me down.
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When I was scared or afraid, I still tried to see the larger picture.
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When something painful happened, I tried to take a balanced view of the situation.
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I was able to let negative feelings come and go without getting caught up in them.
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When I was upset, I was able to let those negative feelings pass through me without clinging to them.
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When I was scared or afraid, I was able to gently experience those feelings, allowing them to pass.
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I was able to step back and notice negative thoughts and feelings without reacting to them.
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In tough situations, I was able to notice my thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them.
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I was very in-touch with what is important to me and my life.
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I stuck to my deeper priorities in life.
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I tried to connect with what is truly important to me on a daily basis.
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Even when it meant making tough choices, I still tried to prioritize the things that were important to me.
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My deeper values consistently gave direction to my life.
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Even when I stumbled in my efforts, I didn't quit working toward what is important.
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Even when times got tough, I was still able to take steps toward what I value in life.
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Even when life got stressful and hectic, I still worked toward things that were important to me.
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I didn't let set-backs slow me down in taking action toward what I really want in life.
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I didn't let my own fears and doubts get in the way of taking action toward my goals.
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When I had a bad memory, I tried to distract myself to make it go away.
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I tried to distract myself when I felt unpleasant emotions.
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When unpleasant memories came to me, I tried to put them out of my mind.
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When something upsetting came up, I tried very hard to stop thinking about it.
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If there was something I didn't want to think about, I would try many things to get it out of my mind.
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I did most things on «automatic» with little awareness of what I was doing.
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I did most things mindlessly without paying much attention.
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I went through most days on auto-pilot without paying much attention to what I was thinking or feeling.
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I floated through most days without paying much attention.
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Most of the time I was just going through the motions without paying much attention.
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I thought some of my emotions were bad or inappropriate and I shouldn't feel them.
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I criticized myself for having irrational or inappropriate emotions.
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I believed some of my thoughts are abnormal or bad and I shouldn't think that way.
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I told myself that I shouldn't be feeling the way I'm feeling.
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I told myself I shouldn't be thinking the way I was thinking.
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Negative thoughts and feelings tended to stick with me for a long time.
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Distressing thoughts tended to spin around in my mind like a broken record.
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It was very easy to get trapped into unwanted thoughts and feelings.
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When I had negative thoughts or feelings it was very hard to see past them.
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When something bad happened it was hard for me to stop thinking about it.
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My priorities and values often fell by the wayside in my day to day life.
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When life got hectic, I often lost touch with the things I value.
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The things that I value the most often fell off my priority list completely.
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I didn't usually have time to focus on the things that are really important to me.
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When times got tough, it was easy to forget about what I truly value.
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Negative feelings often trapped me in inaction.
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Negative feelings easily stalled out my plans.
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Getting upset left me stuck and inactive.
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Negative experiences derailed me from what's really important.
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Unpleasant thoughts and feelings easily overwhelmed my efforts to deepen my life.