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<blockquote data-quote="LazerPointer" data-source="post: 1366666" data-attributes="member: 16131">The thing that keeps me going is music.&nbsp; I've gotten into some pretty dark holes, but I always had a lyric spinning round in my head that got me through it.I'll paraphrase one idea I read that made me think:Most of our thoughts have &quot;me&quot; or &quot;I&quot; behind them; &quot;I shouldn't have said that,&quot; &quot;How do I look to them,&quot; etcSo the exercise is to observe every thought that goes through your head; &quot;I shouldn't have said that&quot; rushes by, no need to judge it, no need for anything.&nbsp; Just watch.&nbsp; &quot;Those conservatives in the Canucks forum think I'm crazy&quot; (personal examples <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ) you don't need to do anything to fix anything; just watch.And as you observe your thoughts, the question comes, who is doing the observing?Are there two &quot;I&quot;s, one thinking and one watching the thinking?Sometimes I decide to get more active, recognizing a thought as guilt, for exampe, and entering combat.&nbsp; I denounce it; it's a lie, a cheap trick, and I won't let it slip by this time.&nbsp; Of course I may the next time; the key in the entire process is to be easy on yourself.&nbsp; All that you have done in the past is enough.&nbsp; You are complete in the present.Sending you love across the cyberwave,LazerPointer</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LazerPointer, post: 1366666, member: 16131"] The thing that keeps me going is music. I've gotten into some pretty dark holes, but I always had a lyric spinning round in my head that got me through it. I'll paraphrase one idea I read that made me think: Most of our thoughts have "me" or "I" behind them; "I shouldn't have said that," "How do I look to them," etc So the exercise is to observe every thought that goes through your head; "I shouldn't have said that" rushes by, no need to judge it, no need for anything. Just watch. "Those conservatives in the Canucks forum think I'm crazy" (personal examples :) ) you don't need to do anything to fix anything; just watch. And as you observe your thoughts, the question comes, who is doing the observing? Are there two "I"s, one thinking and one watching the thinking? Sometimes I decide to get more active, recognizing a thought as guilt, for exampe, and entering combat. I denounce it; it's a lie, a cheap trick, and I won't let it slip by this time. Of course I may the next time; the key in the entire process is to be easy on yourself. All that you have done in the past is enough. You are complete in the present. Sending you love across the cyberwave, LazerPointer [/QUOTE]

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