far away. if the negative image is three-dimensional, make it two-dimensional. if there are voices you don�t want to hear, make them quiet, or turn them into funny cartoon voices that sound silly. play circus music in the background to drown out the words of people you don�t want to hear. if other people in your scenes seem very threatening to you, shrink them in size or make them into cartoon characters. imagine yourself growing very, very large and solid, much bigger than the people who have been putting you down. if you have been reliving an unpleasant scene as if you are actually participating in it with the action 