DG, what i meant was when you start getting those feelings, look at your surroundings and observe them. Pay attention to the minute details about them. It helps get your mind off from whatever you were thinking.
My observations about my area that I am in would be at the moment: The kids must have got up early because I have a lot of cleaning to do. There are cracker and popcorn crumbs spread in the house. In front of me is my computer desk. It has the computer monitor and keyboard on it. The Monitor is an ancient Gateway box monitor.
Also there is a spindle of CD's made by memorex. They are a matte silver with a shiny rim around them. The memorex is also silver. I also see a pair of toenail clippers that I forgot to put away yesterday. They are shiny with a curve at the end. That curve must help assist in turning the top part around.
There are more observations around me but I hope you get the point. Just pay attention to the here and now. Not the past or the future.