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How to create self-distance

Use self-distancing language: refer to yourself in the second or third-person.
Try to view the situation from an alternative viewpoint, that is different from your own.
Try to visualize the perspective of someone you admire, and then ask yourself what would they do in that situation.
Try expressive writing: write about your thoughts and feelings when you’re trying to analyze an event that you’ve experienced.

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The act of increasing the psychological distance from your own subjective perspective when assessing events that you experience.

It can help people cope with difficult events from their past.
It can help people deal with socially distressful situations.
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