Thinking too much is a Disease

[mysticmadness]

I hope many would agree that thinking too much is a disease and it makes you shallow from inside. In past there was a phase when i was structk on it badly. Though I was sensible enough to control things in time but I have seen people entangled with this habit for long time.

I see people thinking about suicides or ending their life. If i put in their shoes than i cannot be wrong. But I do realize that moment need to be passed away.

Coming back to thinking, I have tried many things but there is soemthing that worked well for me How Not to Think Too Much | Personal Development by Personal Development and Growth Blogger | Mystic Madness. While this is something i did but I am sure many poeple would have many techniques.

Can you tell your technique in this thread. It would be something that would help many who are looking for solution. The inspiration do comes from steve whom I am following for more than 2 years now.

[Unrul3r]

Focus on the present, pay attention to your senses including your inner body, meditate if you wish, find something you enjoy doing that requires a high degree of attention (something that you are afraid usually works better), hear music and pay attention to it, do anything really and pay 100% to it.

The thing about thinking too much is always using the same neural paths in your head. Using different parts of your brain helps, so that you aren't always energizing those pathways. With some time of paying attention to things you are doing you start to think less about things you don't actually want.

Personally, it's a matter of focusing. You can even try to focus on that thinking, pay attention to it and accept, just 'hear' it.

My 2 cents.

[liamona]

I find meditation helps this a lot.

[mysticmadness]

yes meditation is one of the mechanism but if not done correctly it can be waste.

[Cryptic]

not sure if I have ever experienced this 'thinking too much'

whats the outcome of that, any1 explain?

[mysticmadness]

mostly depression or nervous breakdown.

[Sivodna]

What about people who are professional "thinkers", such as lecturers or public intellectuals?

[Cryptic]

Originally Posted by Sivodna

What about people who are professional "thinkers", such as lecturers or public intellectuals?

the too much thinking probably only goes for the people who are a bit unstable if you get what I mean

those proffesional thinkers dont go past the limits

[iammad802]

i agree cryptic. got a friend, whose mother committed suicide coz of depression. she used to think too much that it had started to kill her.

good article mystic. you got nice site.

[ProjectX]

Originally Posted by liamona

I find meditation helps this a lot.

Originally Posted by *************

yes meditation is one of the mechanism but if not done correctly it can be waste.

What kind of meditation techniques are good?

[mysticmadness]

never tried those, though they are on my agenda. This is more of an alternative way for fast lifestyle. But yes-- It would help if someone caqn talk about meditation.

[liamona]

Originally Posted by ProjectX

What kind of meditation techniques are good?

Just the basic kind where you sit down in a comfortable chair with an erect back, with legs and arms uncrossed, and concentrate on your inner consciousness while gently releasing all thoughts that come to mind.

It also helps if you ground yourself by imagining green roots shooting out of your root chakra down your legs all the way to the center of the earth.

At first it may be difficult to release thoughts. I had trouble, so I would listen to a clock ticking, and count out the seconds until a minute had gone by, then continued to do so until 15 minutes had passed.

[mysticmadness]

that seems interesting limona. Basically mmy post relates to more fast paced life. The day my blog will take care of my monetary needs, I plan to go full time in this. But not now.
"Miles to go before I sleep".

[aggie]

ever try exercise?...can work wonders on the body and the mind.....a glass of wine or a valium works well also....i'm sorry, i couldn't resist...but i am not entirely joking...believe me i know it is better to seek healthier alternatives...but sometimes, until you really learn the techniques...you need something to shut down....even with the exercise....i am a fast paced person and as much as i love yoga and pilates...i need to do something that i basically am moving and jumping around a lot

[HulkLogan]

I used to have this problem, and I was very depressed. i couldn't stop from thinking some negative thoughts over and over. It got so bad I almost took my own life at one point.

What I did was begin using a replacement technique, where each time the negative thoughts came I would replace them with pre-planned positive thoughts.

I had many nights where I could barely sleep because I was literally fighting a war in my mind. It was extremely frustrating and I had to take sleeping medication for a month just so i could get some sleep at night.

For me, the key is what am I thinking about... I still think alot, however, it is now focused positive thinking. Every negative thought, I look for a positive in it. It's actually a great way to raise your own level of awareness. There is something to be learned from a percieved negative and that becomes a positive.

It seems as though when there is alot of negative thoughts, our subconscious mind is trying to work through a problem, and imposing on our conscious mind. So I can see where meditation as others suggest can be helpful as well.

[freeme]

Meditation; get comfortable in a chair, close your eyes and silently say the word shrim to yourself. Slowly say shrim and elongate the mmmm sound. When your thoughts wander just bring them back to shrimmm. Good luck!

[aggie]

i take medication for depression...i still have depressing thoughts...but if i honestly have some physical imbalance...well i just seems i don't fold up physically...and i can deal with things more level headed...same with anti anxiety meds...sometimes it is not so much a mental change as just not letting those things produce physical symptoms which they do...it is like the commercial about how depression hurts...anyone out there really think people should not use medication...i am honestly interested and will not take any offense

[Elfwing]

I'd rather think too much than barely think at all.

[TaylorLord]

This argument can go two ways. Personally I believe thinking too much isn't necessary. Its something you have to tune out. I like how Eckhart tolle from the Power of now says thinking too much is like Noise disruption. We have so much noise in our heads daily that we are unable to live in the now and live consciously. We are constantly thinking about the past and the future and never cherishing what we have now.

I believe in thinking powerfully when wanting to. For example for solving a problem or basically doing something that requires alot of mental ability. Then switching it off just as easy when wanting to.

[themaster]

I spent most of my life designing myself as a "thinker"

luckily I was so smart I never allowed negative journey's to really get out of hand unlike some of the odd story's we see here..

But when I turned towards a spiritual journey in pursuing much "higher" loftier goals for my reality I was creating.. I learned that it's not even our job to do the thinking here.. (were not even designed to be true thinkers) thinking is 99% of the problem (even if I'm thinking now.. and acknowledging I'm still in some part a thinker) we over analyze and over-intellectualize our situation on earth.. our goal here is really to be more like the animals/children on the planet and live in the NOW.. our goal here is experience.. not planning to do this, to then do that.. to then get this, to then get that..

When I was a child, I longed to be a adult.. when I was a adult I longed to be a child.. I think I'll just do the best I can to live in the now

[Orecle]

Originally Posted by Elfwing

I'd rather think too much than barely think at all.

Agreed

Originally Posted by Cryptic

the too much thinking probably only goes for the people who are a bit unstable if you get what I mean

those proffesional thinkers dont go past the limits

Originally Posted by *************

I hope many would agree that thinking too much is a disease and it makes you shallow from inside. In past there was a phase when i was structk on it badly. Though I was sensible enough to control things in time but I have seen people entangled with this habit for long time.

I see people thinking about suicides or ending their life. If i put in their shoes than i cannot be wrong. But I do realize that moment need to be passed away.

Coming back to thinking, I have tried many things but there is soemthing that worked well for me How Not to Think Too Much | Personal Development by Personal Development and Growth Blogger | Mystic Madness. While this is something i did but I am sure many poeple would have many techniques.

Can you tell your technique in this thread. It would be something that would help many who are looking for solution. The inspiration do comes from steve whom I am following for more than 2 years now.

You cannot think too much, just as you cannot breath too much. Just as you have no choice on breathing, you have no choice thinking.

BUT U do have choice on WHAT to think, Just as you have choice on what to breath. If a dead mice stank up your bedroom, you can think to locate the source and remove it. If your area is full of industrial plants, you can move to an area with clean air, or you can lobby your government.


The problem is not thinking, the problem is wat you choose to think. what you choose to focus and think about. Thinking is wat comes with consciousness, just as breathing comes with life. As a human you are not spared the burden/blessing of thinking. creation, neglect and destruction all require thinking.

Just as you can choose to stay in an area and smell **** and smog, you can also chose smelly and shitty thoughts.

Pls read as a man thinketh by James Allen, Best book on thinking in my opinion. Then read it again, for mths, even yrs

Beautiful thoughts give beautiful rewards, depressing thoughts give depressing rewards.


PLs do not give up your most potent weapon to acheive your dreams, YOUR MIND.

Besides you can choose to think less, but cant escape the consequence.

The problem isnt thiinking to much

THE REAL PROBLEM IS NOT THINKING ENOUGH OF THE RIGHT, EFFECTIVE THOUGHTS PEOPLE NEED TO TRUELY GET THEM WHAT THEY WANT.

Heres a clue : Think purposely, think strategically, think in a trial and error, process of deduction and induction style, even if you dont like the conclusions thinking draws. (if you want me to explain further, i will)

[alainplus]

I agree with the user above. If you want to raise your consciousness, you're going to have to concentrate your thoughts to things you find important and productive.

Aimless thinking has it's place in your life but certainly don't make it a full time job or it'll devour you.

[mysticmadness]

very valid points infact very insightful.

i wrote this post because I have a friend who thinks too much. he says something ands then he start something if he has said it right or not. similarly he do something and then checks it many times to verify., It is not him but many people. A person who recently broke up keeps on thinking about old days. I mean example are numerous.

take the glass example in the post..........it is the soul of the concept.

[Indiana]

By 'think too much', do you mean 'worry'? Because I can't see how you can think too much, unless you're talking about unproductive fretting.

[magic1]

bit of a sync...digging of the seed thread has just gone into this point! I just posted on it...

[ginkgo]

It is a disease that almost every person has. It is the cause of all suffering. Dr Wayne Dyer says that there is no such thing as stress, only stressful thoughts. Note that after 9/11 there were many Muslims dancing in the streets. That is not stress.

This site on Enlightenment discusses this in depth. It even tells what top psychologists have found to deal with all this thinking. Without all this excess thinking, you can discover what you really are and feel perfect peace and unlimited happiness.

[Orecle]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Without all this excess thinking, you can discover what you really are and feel perfect peace and unlimited happiness.[/SIZE]

What is excess thinking?

[mysticmadness]

excess thinking- it is another form of thinking too mcuh.

[bmcgoo]

I'm not sure that its'a disease but the brain is naturally very active and if it's not actively working on a project, task, or goal it will take up whatever else it finds interesting. As i see it, everything in my environment has a potential to create unnecessary and unproductive thought, so it's up too me to control my environment to help reduce and/or control my thought more effectively. I recognized most often that my thoughts are out of control when i start feeling depressed, unorganized, and lethargic. Here are the steps i take to combat this:
1. Stop watching the news and/or limit tv to less than 1 hour a day
2. Stop reading so many blogs, forums or internet news
3. Put on my headphones and start cleaning
4. Focus my mind on affirmations, goals or something inspiring.

In the end everything we see and hear can cause a thought, so reducing or eliminating media and moving my mind to something productive gets my back on track quickly.

Good luck