Itlooksasthoughwearecontinuingtothinkaswehavealwaysdonewithalltheusualintelligenceandreliability, butthatwejusthave a lotmoretoworryaboutnowherealongthewaydoesourmindgenerouslytellusthatithasbeguntolookatrealitythrough a distortedlensthatithasatsomepointinthedaytoalleffectsstoppedworking.
Yetthetruthisthatwehavelostcommandofabout a thirdofourmindsandourpullingtogetherourideasfromthemostdegenerate, traumatized, unreliableandviciousaspectsofourselves.
Oncewehavebeenthrough a fewcyclesofdistortedthinkingandrecoveredcontactwithreality, weshoulddoourselvesthekindnessofacceptingthatonanintermittentbasis.
Weshouldhave a trustedfriendortherapist, whomwecancallonatsuchmomentsandaskthemiftheymightrecalibrateandregulateourthoughtswithaninjectionoftheirwisdomandinsight.