Mariela
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- 6y
ruminating_redheadruminating_r...
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- 6y
It is really hard. I’m trying very hard to quit living in my head and live in the present.
maggie87maggie87
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- 6y
It seems to fade into the bavk ground, not go away but more manageable, I feel anyway. X
maggie87maggie87
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- 6y
@JS?? You hit it on the head JS x
maggie87maggie87
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- 6y
I get this, it's like no matter how much you try not to think you think. Something my therepist told me was that trying not to think about the thing that scares us actually makes it worse, so rather than trying not to think and trying not to mentally argue with yourself, try and let it be. I know it's so so hard, I struggle every single day with this but just trying to be like okay your there and continue on then say oh right your still there crappy thoughts then say okay so you've been here all day etc but not engage with it. Arguing with yourself your trying to neutralise it but it never works. I have done this every single day for 14 months, it's starting to slowly get better but it still knocks me down and everytime it feels harder to get back up. We need to keep fighting through this ? we can do this x
ocdillustratedocdillustrated
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- 6y
What happens if you agree with it instead?
ruminating_redheadruminating_r...
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- 6y
I still feel stuck in my head even when I’m trying to focus outside of my mind and into my reality. I still have that feeling
maggie87maggie87
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- 6y
@ruminating_redhead @ruminating_redhead You will feel like this but trying not to engage with it and staying in the moment does help, as Js says above its a skill you learn. Your brain is very clever, you can teach it to not react but it does take practice. I am still trying yo do this 14 months later x
bootscoot&boogiebootscoot&bo...
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Me too:(
MarielaMariela
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- 6y
Omg thank you guys so much! I have been trying to just agree with it but it definitely does take practice. Life is indeed beautiful and I have hope I can master my own mind through time; all of you can too! As scary as it is.
roses_are_roséroses_are_rosé
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- 6y
Ik I haven’t had the motivation to do anything
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