Under situations of distress, one is more likely to think and function emotionally rather than logically. Personality icons can give enormous strength and support during such times. Enhanced and rich visual images, feelings of strength and character, power and morality, do come in handy to help relieve negative emotions. Personality icons may be your favorite movie stars, your co-workers, your idols, your gurus, or you yourself.

Personally, the associations that I have loved making and those which have helped me immensely :
-russel crow as john nash in beautiful mind for his ultimate victory under genuine performance pressure,
-russel crow in LA confidential for genuine anger in a person who is wronged but is firm,
-emimen for his non-chalance in 8 mile,
-matt daemon for his genius and non chalance in goodwill hunting.

Oh, yeah making notes is a strategy for relapse prevention, it gives you a handle on techniques you excercise, so that you don't dismiss them as being fake under adversities.

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