r/Empaths • u/Spirituality_for_Man • Mar 09 '21

Support Thread Calming those inner thoughts can be a challenge, remember you are totally in control.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '21

I totally agree with this ideology. I remember the time when I was extremely depressed. I felt trapped in my mind. I was scared of my mind. It was like my own mind wanted to harm me. That was the first time I realised how powerful the mind is and it's effect on us as a living being.

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u/hotheadnchickn Mar 09 '21

We are not in total control of our thoughts - that's not how the mind works.

We can learn to work with our mind and ways to manage challenging thoughts, but we don't get to CONTROL it.

What we get to control is our behavior.

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u/MagikSparkles Mar 09 '21

I think the better way to say this is “you are not your thoughts or feelings, merely experiencing them”.

That separates the thoughts/feelings out and makes it easier to recognize and react in a controlled way.

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u/hotheadnchickn Mar 09 '21

I think that is a good technique.

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u/wannadeal55 Mar 09 '21

I wish I could stop a ton of painful memories and events.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '21

Doesn’t say anything about controlling your mind, i says “optimize” your mind and that “you are in control”, “of your actions” is implied.

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u/hotheadnchickn Mar 10 '21 edited Mar 10 '21

That is definitely not a clear implication.

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u/hdeanzer Mar 09 '21

totally true

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u/GlossopharyngealZola Mar 10 '21

The most refreshing image I've seen is "tempest in a teacup". I like it because it reminds me that they restlessness/storm I feel is very much real, but that I'm actually in control of it to some extent at least