lonelee1
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i deal with depression, repetitive thoughts, obsessive thoughts that cause anxiety, and social phobia for over 15 years. i've spent it all trying to out-think all of these 'problems', when there may be simple solutions.
'forgetting anxiety' has helped me a lot lately, but it feels kind of new and it is a bit concerning. where does all the energy go? i don't want it to push back. someone mentioned it's like 'glossing over and ignoring' and sometimes i grasp that. but if i'm consistent, i hope it works. the key is not to revert to rumination after any event.
what if we can choose the weight of each thought? i don't know if that makes sense. maybe make a mental hierarchy of which thoughts you allow meaning, which are important in reality, etc, and how much emotion we're willing to accept from them. because it would be weird to live numb while things are going on. maybe that's how 'normal' people live. seems new to me.
the alternative is to simply remove all emotion from each thought. i think that's mindfulness basically. being aware without engaging. but i wonder if it's possible to live a life so detached?
i don't know. it's a difficult balance. your mind demands that certain thoughts are important and should be attended to, in loops. i'd like to eliminate those and feel good about it.
i feel sort of alright, but worried because i'll have to get a job soon. i don't know how i'll handle it. i want my ideas to work. i need to work on my self esteem.
'forgetting anxiety' has helped me a lot lately, but it feels kind of new and it is a bit concerning. where does all the energy go? i don't want it to push back. someone mentioned it's like 'glossing over and ignoring' and sometimes i grasp that. but if i'm consistent, i hope it works. the key is not to revert to rumination after any event.
what if we can choose the weight of each thought? i don't know if that makes sense. maybe make a mental hierarchy of which thoughts you allow meaning, which are important in reality, etc, and how much emotion we're willing to accept from them. because it would be weird to live numb while things are going on. maybe that's how 'normal' people live. seems new to me.
the alternative is to simply remove all emotion from each thought. i think that's mindfulness basically. being aware without engaging. but i wonder if it's possible to live a life so detached?
i don't know. it's a difficult balance. your mind demands that certain thoughts are important and should be attended to, in loops. i'd like to eliminate those and feel good about it.
i feel sort of alright, but worried because i'll have to get a job soon. i don't know how i'll handle it. i want my ideas to work. i need to work on my self esteem.
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