LOA scares me!

[Proxy]

Ok, so I can confirm from my own experience that the LOA works - what you intend will sooner or later become reality.

But the thing I'm worried about is all these obssesive negative thoughts I have in my head. All the time weird and freaky thoughts enter my head (just plain weird thoughts like my arm falling off or my skin getting weird or my friends getting ill...) and the moment they enter my head I go into this panic mode , because I'm afraid I'll manifest these weird, negative visual images.

So what do I do when some freaky image like that occupies my mind?

-Should I just ignore it and forcefully put my attention elsewhere (which is very hard by the way and the thought just seems stronger then...)?

-Should I replace it with a positive thought (which doesn't really seem to help either - it just makes me more scared)?

-Or should I let myself see the image and feel the fear of that freaky thing happening and thus somehow overcome the thought (but if I try to stay with the scary image I usually get even more scared, because I'm afraid that the more I stay with it, the more it will manifest!)?

I need your help people!

[cdn2wheeler]

Originally Posted by Proxy

Ok, so I can confirm from my own experience that the LOA works - what you intend will sooner or later become reality.

But the thing I'm worried about is all these obssesive negative thoughts I have in my head. All the time weird and freaky thoughts enter my head (just plain weird thoughts like my arm falling off or my skin getting weird or my friends getting ill...) and the moment they enter my head I go into this panic mode , because I'm afraid I'll manifest these weird, negative visual images.

Neg thoughts are very, very common. Mine, personally, are different. I don't think of an arm falling off or anything quite like that; usually the ones that come to my mind are thoughts of rejection such as being turned down for a job or other such catastrophizing. Thankfully (or unfortunately, depending on what you're trying to attract), LoA doesn't usually produce an immediate result.

Originally Posted by Proxy

Should I just ignore it and forcefully put my attention elsewhere (which is very hard by the way and the thought just seems stronger then...)?

What you resist persists. The harder you try to force your attention elsewhere, the stronger the neg thoughts usually become. Try NOT to think of a pink elephant playing a clarinet dancing in your living room. See what I mean?

Originally Posted by Proxy

Should I replace it with a positive thought (which doesn't really seem to help either - it just makes me more scared)?

That personally doesn't work for me. It goes back to resistance/persistence.

Originally Posted by Proxy

Or should I let myself see the image and feel the fear of that freaky thing happening and thus somehow overcome the thought (but if I try to stay with the scary image I usually get even more scared, because I'm afraid that the more I stay with it, the more it will manifest!)?

Well, you know from your own experience that thinking your arm's going to fall off is a bit silly. I don't think that trying to overcome or force the thought out of your mind will work particularly well, but if you can recognize it as somewhat silly - that is, re-frame it into something humorous - then that should eliminate much of the angst.

[RT Wolf]

There's two things. 1. There is a buffer of time in which you can change your vibration and thus create something else. 2. There is the second (or third, depending) step of Allowing which needsm to happen for you to allow something into your experience, which is to say you have to be a vibrational match for it.

[bronxr]

I have same problem. I have fear of my freaky negative thoughts. I personally think that there is no way how to kill these thoughts. First thing to do is to stop
fighting them. I was been big fan of LOA at first, I used denials- always affirmed
that that negative thing don´t exist and that ....., but I became really sick of it always resisting and fighting. It was been like real hell but made in my own head.
Now I can´t stand LOA teachings and things like mentalism.
In my opinion when something manifests what you demanded, you created by your mind, then it becomes more curse then blessing.
Meybe can help you Sedona method, to stop your resistance of thougths and fear ,meybe.
Now I try to live more in presence and less care about future and my thoughts.
Now I pray to god for his will to manisfest not my sick thoughts.
But I personally think that man isn´t what are his thougts but what he is really inside.

[cylon]

Number one rule, learn to feel good. It's only scary when you're feeling bad. When you're feeling good, it's more like a pleasant dream. Whenever you get to the point that it's scaring you (and I've experienced this many times) just find that better feeling thought, anything to get you feeling a little more calm and relaxed.

This seems to be a very normal part of the process. I think it's something you ease into. Lots of years of negative beliefs and negative thoughts that have "pre-paved" your current experience and it's common to think you're going nuts for awhile there. I agree with learning to let go of resistance.

Think of it this way--you've ALWAYS used the LOA. And you've probably always had negative thoughts. You've been doing it forever! The knowledge of this, after a lifetime of thinking otherwise, it's understandable it would freak you out a little. Happened to me too.

[Proxy]

I've been thinking and I've finally come to understand what's really bugging me with the LOA. I've explained it here http://www.stevepavlina.com/forums/i...a-dilemma.html

[javamannen2]

No thought form is negative in itself. It only becomes negative when you attach a negative emotion (e.g fear) to it.

Don't start by trying to change the thought form (visual image, idea, dreaded outcome etc.)
Start by changing your feeling. Then observe how the "negative" things over time morph into more "positive" things to match your new positive emotional state.

More generally:
Don't try to "fix" anything when you're in a negative emotional state. It only generates more problems. Change your emotional state first (or at least enter a neutral state).

[cylon]

Originally Posted by javamannen2

Don't try to "fix" anything when you're in a negative emotional state. It only generates more problems. Change your emotional state first (or at least enter a neutral state).

And I would add to that, give yourself PERMISSION to feel good first. We get into the mindset of "fix that first, then feel good because of it". Doesn't seem to work that way.

[Jennihul]

Individual thoughts don't carry much power. Persistant, obssessive thoughts with attached strong emotions do carry much power.

If the balance of your emotions, imagery and thoughts are happy, joyous and of a high vibration, you have nothing to fear.

Jennifer

[Dharma]

Originally Posted by Proxy

Ok, so I can confirm from my own experience that the LOA works - what you intend will sooner or later become reality.

With odds like that any theory will work. I'm not an LOA supporter.

Originally Posted by Proxy

So what do I do when some freaky image like that occupies my mind?

Be amused by them.

Originally Posted by Proxy

-Should I just ignore it and forcefully put my attention elsewhere (which is very hard by the way and the thought just seems stronger then...)?

No, that's a response to fear and will bring you some nice manifestations of denial.

Originally Posted by Proxy

-Should I replace it with a positive thought (which doesn't really seem to help either - it just makes me more scared)?

Good observation. So cross out that strategy.

Originally Posted by Proxy

-Or should I let myself see the image and feel the fear of that freaky thing happening and thus somehow overcome the thought (but if I try to stay with the scary image I usually get even more scared, because I'm afraid that the more I stay with it, the more it will manifest!)?

Stop yourself, and look at your crazy thoughts and be amused and say "wow (lol), there I go again with this crazy stuff... I'm pretty creative with my mind."

The secret is to keep your space open... that requires you to be with whatever is and remember that the mind thinks of some really crazy stuff to distract you from the space inside. You need open and flowing emotions to support your manifestations. Scaring yourself will only close down the emotional space.

[Acting Like Godot]

Originally Posted by Proxy

So what do I do when some freaky image like that occupies my mind?

-Should I just ignore it and forcefully put my attention elsewhere (which is very hard by the way and the thought just seems stronger then...)?

-Should I replace it with a positive thought (which doesn't really seem to help either - it just makes me more scared)?

-Or should I let myself see the image and feel the fear of that freaky thing happening and thus somehow overcome the thought (but if I try to stay with the scary image I usually get even more scared, because I'm afraid that the more I stay with it, the more it will manifest!)?

None of the above.

You will tenderly hold the frightening image in your mind. Next you will artfully transform it. Your visualisation will be vivid, colourful, in 3-D, complete with sound and movement. You may use symbolic imagery, as long as you know what you're symbolising to yourself.

And you will change the frightening image, step by step, into something positive, very positive and good and wonderful.

For example, you have said that you have had an image of your skin becoming "weird". What you will do, the next time you have such an image. is to carry on with the image, but you will transform it into an image of yourself commanding your skin to become normal ... and healthy .... and very healthy ... and you are completely powerful ... and so your skin changes in accordance with your command... and finally it glows ... with white light ... your entire body glows with blessed white light .... filling up with vitality, lifeforce, power, health, strength, love .....

Something like that.

THAT'S how you deal with pesky negative images.