say weird things to themselves (out loud) when you think your alone to try and change what your mind is dwelling on. I started doing this many years ago to try to get away from thoughts that cause anxiety. You know, when you're remembering how you got completely embarrassed like 5 years ago, or months ago, or yesterday, or in the future. Well, I blurt out something completely off the wall and my mind changes channels. Crazy huh?
Does anyone...
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The_Crusader
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I don't know, I've never done that before but I do understand how you get embarrassed over things that happened a while ago. I often remember an embarrassing moment and get all the more embarrassed just from thinking about it. 
Sable
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Yes! I do that all the time. When a stupid memory comes into my head I usually tell it to shut up or fuck off. It's really more of a habit now more than anything, and it doesn't work anyway. I used to give myself a slap round the head at the same time (before I knew what it was, and thought I was going insane), in an effort to drive the memory out with pain, but that never worked either and just gave me a sore head.
:?: What sort of thing do you say to yourself to change the subject? If it works for you, maybe it will work for me
:?: What sort of thing do you say to yourself to change the subject? If it works for you, maybe it will work for me
Do you just want me to humour you? I would, but then I would have to start talking to the walls... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Also, I said the future. It don't really work for the future. There's nothing that can get my mind off of having to get my hair cut, buying shoes, job interviews, etc.
Also, I said the future. It don't really work for the future. There's nothing that can get my mind off of having to get my hair cut, buying shoes, job interviews, etc.
Faded
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Sable said:
LOL, i do the same. Whenever an Embarrasing/Stupid moment-memory pops in my head, i would usualy hit my head by my hands or by the wall .. i usually think im going insane too. I cannot control myself, i just want to sleep(so i wont have my head active) and never ever know that i actually exist. For that, my head is full of sh!t. A day can never ever pass me by, without thinking of those stupid,embarrasing things i've done or put myself into .. its like a Sin. How come, i remember every detail of those things i hate .. how come, i cannot get over it. Maybe, cause im the Do-er! i've done it .. and thats the price. watever .. im just so messed up.
Oh yea, how can you ever change the topic, its so hard for me, its like i remember this awful thing ..... then something else related to it even worse ... another thing even worser .... DAMMIT! Wait,there are alot of good things to remember, how come they dont meet?
PunkyMonkey
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I don't say anything...but sometimes I'll laugh. I'll be sitting or standing, doing whatever I'm doing, and out of nowhere I'll just laugh really hard. It's because I start going off in my own world...I forget that I'm doing something in a room full of people. I remember something that's really funny and I'll start laughing. It's not that bad, I guess, I just explain that I thought of something funny. But it gets embarrassing because people already think I'm weird enough because I'm so quiet.