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Nov 25

The space between the thoughts.

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One day a psychologist taught me something really helpful but extremely hard to do.

To focus on the space between the thoughts.

To try to focus on the "nothing" between the thoughts.

My mind never stops...I just want to stop thinking!! Just for 5 minutes....what a blessed relief that would be.

So, I wanted to share this with you, see if you can do this.......it's a skill.......but I believe where there's a will there's a way.

I visualise in my mind's eye, a wave crashing onto the shore and then receeding back into the ocean, taking with it all my distressing thoughts that make me feel so bad.

Listen to your breathing, that helps too......breathe in the good, breathe out the bad.......whatever works!

Good luck, thanks for reading...

DNW

4 comments

§ corina® said on : 11/25/10 @ 07:05
i used to be able to do that. its how i would get myself to fall asleep when i was younger, and it really takes a lot of work. i would always stare into the darkness and just breath in and out and not move, not think. it was just emptyness. and bliss.

goodluck! xx
§ drowning not waving® said on : 11/25/10 @ 22:00
Hi Corina,
Thanks so much for your comment..:)
I admire you for being able to achieve this....it does take patience, something that I don't have a lot of! And I suppose depending on your mood or attitude at the time, feeling empty could make you feel worse whereas bliss might be a relief. I hope it was the latter for you..:)
Take care,
DNW :)
§ midnightlamp® said on : 11/29/10 @ 06:21
I'll give this a go, I can't switch my mind off either so anything is worth a shot :)
§ drowning not waving® said on : 11/30/10 @ 23:08
Thanks for your comment Glynn..:)
It's nice to know that I'm in good company here....
Good luck.
DNW.

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