Mindfulness - help?

[Aroura]

To me, mindfulness is not about resistance. It's about stepping away from my feelings so that I can address them more objectively. Note that that means I'm not avoiding my feelings, just making sure I have them in perspective before making any decisions based upon them.

I use a couple of different tools for getting there.

Mindfulness has been a powerful tool in my struggle with alcoholism, precisely because it is about addressing my feelings rather than anaesthetizing them.

That's a perfect explanation, thank you!

Edited to add, this is the same as for people using it to reduce obsessive.  It's like picking at a scab.  That does not help it heal.  You have to address the wound, but correctly.  Not obsessively, and not by ignoring it. 

You always have a more eloquent way of stating things.