How do I quiet my head?!?!?!?!
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How do I quiet my head?!?!?!?!
| Wed, 01-18-2006 - 2:38pm |
Hi All,
I am processing a end of a romance with someone I cared about. I am sure it is nothing compared to what any of you endured since it was only a short time I spent with him. But, none-the-less, I am hurting.
I just want to know how the flip do I stop these thoughts running through my head?!?!?! Like making up scenarios of him getting with someone else, or starting to fantasize that maybe he'll come back...etc. I just want my brain to STOP thinking of this stuff. I think that I could be okay if these fleeting thoughts would just stop.
Any suggestions???
Thanks,
Pers

I know all too well what you're talking about ;-). But there is a way to fix it, thankfully, if you are willing to put some effort in. I'll bump up the post on thought-stopping that explains the technique.
Sheri
I surely will put a ton of effort into it. I so want to be done feeling this way.
Thanks so much for bumping this up.
Pers :)
Hi,
I did try the technique and it does work to a large extent but I found it hard to go through the indexing part of the exercise as it seems to require way too much effort and I really couldn't come up with much anyways. So I was left with a big challenge in controlling myself.
So another personal trick for me was to specifically select some mind involving activity. For me it's reading and reading lots and lots. Everytime I would start to think, I would pick up something to read as you can't think when you read a story or something. You could try some such activity (even TV) when you feel a think-fest coming on. It prevents you getting really into it.
Another of my favorites these days is sort of like the first one of the thought-stopping. It's basically called procrastination. I tell myself: yes I want to examine this in my head and I will do it in an hour or when I see my friend, I will talk to her about this. By the time that point arrives, the thought is not so overwhelming anymore.
Hope these helps too.
Ash