tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post1073259297351415886..comments2023-04-16T06:51:42.684-04:00Comments on Comments From the Peanut Gallery: Around and Around We GoMadd Hatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019102671320169820noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-19959062824794697682007-11-11T20:04:00.000-05:002007-11-11T20:04:00.000-05:00Pobody- Have I told you recently how amazing you a...Pobody- Have I told you recently how amazing you are?Madd Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019102671320169820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-78593455877601928742007-11-11T15:27:00.000-05:002007-11-11T15:27:00.000-05:00obsessing is the root of all evil.it keeps you fro...obsessing is the root of all evil.<BR/>it keeps you from moving on and improving.<BR/>it breeds anxiety and overreacting.<BR/>it expands as you give it attention until it's taken over your mind entirely.<BR/>it cannot be given a voice.<BR/>it needs to be stopped.<BR/>join the cause today and get your free frisbee.pobody's nerfect.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03671975938001698084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-40984319466348561762007-11-08T13:17:00.000-05:002007-11-08T13:17:00.000-05:00Halfshared- thanks. I like the positive spin at th...Halfshared- thanks. I like the positive spin at the end:)<BR/><BR/>Corner Point- You will def. be hearing from me shortly;)<BR/><BR/>Ezzie-Oh. Okay. <I>much</I> clearer:P Forget it, I'll just ask you at thanksgiving. BTW, nice use of "tangential";)<BR/><BR/>Scraps- Have you been invading my thoughts at bedtime? Dead on!Madd Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019102671320169820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-7635243395875805422007-11-08T12:35:00.000-05:002007-11-08T12:35:00.000-05:00Ah yes...I know well the blessing and the curse of...Ah yes...I know well the blessing and the curse of a too-busy brain. It races around and around in circles, and all attempts at distraction are rendered useless. This happens to be one of the reasons why for years I went to sleep at insane hours every night--because it was a choice between lying awake and thinking too much, or making myself busy with things and keeping my mind too occupied to give it a chance to turn on itself.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes what works for me is to try to catch the cycle very early on, before it's too late to stop. For instance, if I notice my mind is starting to get into self-critical mindloops, I'll try to take a mental step back, take a deep breath, and say, "Scraps, you know this stuff isn't true or accurate in any way, and you aren't allowed to talk or think about yourself like that!" Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but when it does, it's usually because of early detection.Scrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911315552965685448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-85425339026268425662007-11-07T21:01:00.000-05:002007-11-07T21:01:00.000-05:00Madd--I just noticed that one of your favorite boo...Madd--<BR/><BR/>I just noticed that one of your favorite books is "Up the Down Staircase."<BR/>I didn't know anyone else in the world who even read that, let alone liked it as much as I did!!<BR/>We need to discuss...<BR/>Looking forward to hearing from you :-)<BR/>Here it is...iluvpotatokugel at gmail.corner pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649503886368361215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-91977258868478424432007-11-07T17:08:00.000-05:002007-11-07T17:08:00.000-05:00I also am a deep thinker and sometimes would toss ...I also am a deep thinker and sometimes would toss and turn at night for hours just cuz I couldn't stop thinking. I slowly changed myself to let things ride and sort of switch off when I need to. It has helped me a lot especially in that I used to take things much more personally than I do now and would get hurt for things that were not meant to hurt. On the other hand, it is good to think sometimes. A deep thinker is usually not a shallow person.halfsharedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897983346646333294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-86180506638673164782007-11-07T09:47:00.000-05:002007-11-07T09:47:00.000-05:00Hmm. Say you're constantly repeating a pattern of ...Hmm. Say you're constantly repeating a pattern of six thoughts. You cycle through those thoughts pretty fast, so it feels like you're going in circles, right?<BR/><BR/>Now say you add in a few other tangential thoughts. Now you have 8 thoughts. Then one of those makes you think of a couple more. 10. It takes longer for your mind to cycle through them, so the 'circle' feels 'bigger'. It also means that you aren't hitting those same thoughts as often, so it's less frustrating. It makes it easier to think of even more thoughts, which makes the circle even bigger, which makes it take even longer to cycle through... and so on. After a while, you're not even really cycling anymore. You're just letting thoughts flow.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-84271752090098688072007-11-07T09:09:00.000-05:002007-11-07T09:09:00.000-05:00CP- I would love to hear more if you're willing. w...CP- I would love to hear more if you're willing. what's you're e-mail address?<BR/><BR/>Ezzie- Sounds appealing, but I'm not sure I understand what you mean. could you elaborate?Madd Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019102671320169820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-27676182185432367772007-11-07T00:03:00.000-05:002007-11-07T00:03:00.000-05:00So true, so true... :/I've found one technique tha...So true, so true... :/<BR/><BR/>I've found one technique that sometimes helps, which is simply making the circle bigger. If you trace around a small circle, it's easy to go around and around quickly. The bigger the circle, the longer it takes - the less repetitions. Stuffing more and more random [preferably positive or neutral] thoughts in the circle makes it bigger and bigger... until you realize that you're hardly repeating at all. You've broken the cycle.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713717649338854895.post-43199411147470731172007-11-06T23:58:00.000-05:002007-11-06T23:58:00.000-05:00You are most definitely not alone...I know so well...You are most definitely not alone...I know so well how it feels to have my brain in constant motion, always thinking about something--rehashing, contemplaiting, discovering, musing, fretting...the works.<BR/><BR/>I'd also been working on trying to use this huge bracha (because as you said, it really, really <I>is</I> a bracha) to my benefit rather than letting it run away with me. Recently, I've been working hard to channel my thoughts--censor out the things I know are not beneficial for me to be thinking, to try to fill my thinking capacity with good, productive, positive thoughts. It's not easy, but it's very satisfying when you start to see results. <BR/><BR/>It's hard to say more here without being more specific and personal. If you'd like to hear more (although I don't know if I'd be that much of a help) we can continue this through email...<BR/><BR/>Hatzlacha! I'm rooting for you :-)corner pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649503886368361215noreply@blogger.com