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Sylvia
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 Posted - 01/28/2013 : 07:24:57
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Oh my gosh this is so my problem.
It is like Soliari, you know the guy from Amadaeus who had NOT the genius, but could see it/ recognize it and feel like he could but touch it.
Straining to think, to intellectualize.
With INTENSITY DRIVE STRAIN. HARD FOCUS.
How to make my brain purr like a kitty all loose and relaxed. I can see how everything I was going to do would only intensify this strained thinking. The affirmations the journal the mantra the rereading etc.
I gotta start HERE first.
Where is Here? How does relaxed thinking come about? Is it giving more and more time to non-thinking? Like drawing, singing, dancing, meditation.
I know if I can catch this I have got it, and got it for good.
Maybe you too!
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Edited by - Sylvia on 01/28/2013 09:42:53 |
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Ace1
USA
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Posted - 01/28/2013 : 07:45:06
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| Yes you got is Sylvia. I'm sure you now see the link. The affirmations are really the key but they do take a while to work. Also just trying to be this way without forcing. The recognition in itself somehow helps too. |
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Sylvia
199 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2013 : 09:53:53
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Ace I DIDNT get it until now. Physically yes, mentally no! Talk about denial.
And it IS addiction. I can't imagine giving it up. I only now recognize that I am a Strainaholic. And not just when CFS started but my entire life. I've also been accused all my life of thinking too much.
For me it is like peering through the keyhole of the genius room. And forever with me a strained feeling/thought that I can get IT. Whatever the frick IT is. Maybe the meaning of life, or God, OY! And none of it has brought me any happiness, not at all. Just like an addict, it's what I do to feel normal for me.
Who would I be if I wasn't such an intense nonstop thinker/investigator? Taken to the extreme say retardation, I suppose I'd be happy for the most part. (I also have a tender affinity for the mentally retarded).
I reckon there can be a facile, relaxed thinking that I can use to enjoy my life.
Maybe 12 step Strainaholics Anonymous
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jennypeanut
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Posted - 01/28/2013 : 13:35:32
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Sylvia, I completely identify and agree with you. Even on the subject of having the tender affinity for the mentally challenged! I definitely need a 12 step program for my negative thinking, over thinking, worrying mind!
Ace, I am trying affirmations but I guess it takes time to seep in. I've definitely experienced physical healing of pain, but the mind is still hurting. |
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Ace1
USA
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Posted - 01/28/2013 : 14:01:06
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| Believe it not the mentally challenged strain the most. This is bc they are teased and unable to communicate well, so are easily frustrated in general |
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Ace1
USA
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Posted - 01/28/2013 : 14:04:03
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| Yes the affirmations take a long time, longer for some than others. Symptoms and strain more so fades away with time, so it even feels like the affirmations were not the reason for the recovery. |
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plum
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/28/2013 : 14:26:00
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It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not be always the same. ~ St. Teresa of Avila
May I recommend pleasure.
Oodles of pleasure.
That should take you nicely out of your mind. |
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The Addiction to Strained Thinking --Strainaholic
