Lot’s of times the cure is in “Don’t even THINK about it!” Can you turn a nightmare around? I have to rub my head to get me to think about something milder.
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I don’t have a choice what I think about really. Fortunately what I think about isn’t so bad.
Then what do you do when someone calls you “negative”. Do you say I can’t do anything about the way I think/
That’s a very good question. Some people see the glass half empty, it’s just their nature. Maybe if you could do some things to make you feel better about yourself that might naturally change your thinking. Like pamper yourself once in a while.
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That’s what I meant to suggest when I said we have a choice about what we think of - especially while alone.
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I don’t think I have a choice in what I feel, which leads to how I think…but I do have a choice in what I say.
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I have the thoughts first and the feelings respond to what I am thinking.
I’m of the opinion that some thoughts just pop into my head. Once the thought is there, often times I have power to encourage it or discourage it. But there’s been some messy times when I lost control of my head.
I believe my feelings are in between my thoughts and my doings. For example, I figure if I believe horse stealing is grand and I’m doing successful horse stealing, I’ll feel pretty happy.
J.
Yes, I’m happy when I tackle something that’s on my to do list. That makes sense. But I do a lot of idle thinking, too. That’s probably the reason I often feel like I’m not busy enough. I need more action.
Probably I don’t do enough “doing”. I do plenty of thinking and feeling, of course. Often when I get an excuse to “do” something, I grab on to it.
Small wonder schizophrenics (are oft accused of) only wanting to smoke cigarettes and drink coffee.
Jayster
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Although I no longer smoke or drink coffee, that’s why I want to try taking sarcosine. When my actions change my state of mind - thinking? - changes.
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for every not good thought…make 5 good ones
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Wow! Neither smoking OR coffee. Kudos to you for that. How long has it been?
Over a decade. I do still chew nico. gum. Maybe always will. As long as Target keeps making the good stuff.
I used to think this… then I developed psychosis… Psychologically I’m just a bit farther ahead of where I was right before I developed psychosis… still have psychosis going on, but I’m constantly trying to stay focused on reality and seeing the psychosis in ways that are realistic… really try to perceive it all at once and know it’s nature. It makes it easier to see it as just being in my head and makes it predictable…
I also had to realize that I might sin in this life time and ■■■■ my cousins future wife…
It actually keeps me sane in regards to something that happened. Whether it I will or not I don’t know, but certainly comforts me in regards to that little pricks attempts to get under my skin.
It’s one of those thoughts that frees me up…
I think suppression of carnal needs is one of the ways our minds go out of control. Also, being confused by a cross gender who isn’t recognized as such can do a number on an otherwise healthy mind.
I was being dramatic… but there is a difference between a cross gender and a bisexual.
I mean come on… Some people feel like this… some people feel like that. Some people are attracted to both men and women…
I have carnal needs lol. They remain suppressed… Lying dormant for the next girl to come along.
I like to say to people who accuse me of not “doing” anything, that just because my body isn’t “moving”, doesn’t mean my head isn’t.
(Never assume my brain isn’t working/thinking just because you can’t see anything moving physically)
I come up with my best ideas when I’m on ‘downtime’, meaning those times when I have absolutely nothing scheduled, No one expected over, and nowhere to go…that’s my favorite time.
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Actually, sometimes if you investigate the thoughts troubling you further you may explain them enough so that you accept them and they will no longer be on your mind.
For instance I am pretty sure nightmares serve a critically important reason —> they scarecrow us awake if the physical body is under some sort of duress. Consider this…how many bad dreams have taken place in dark restrooms when you began looking for a toilet in your dreams? ha ha