CardinalSkull t1_ja9tmve wrote on February 27, 2023 at 10:06 PM

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Meditation is what helped me with this. Just acknowledge the rumination, accept it cant change, and move on. Easier said than done, took lots of practice.

Erohh t1_jaaruf6 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:08 AM

Once you realise your thoughts are not you, but something that happens to you, it's easier to distance yourself from them. They become like brain weather.

iyzL0Ken0bi t1_jab8yku wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:24 AM

This is well said. Love the metaphor here

buttermilk_waffle t1_jaac9f0 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:14 AM

Thanks, I appreciate you explaining the process and also acknowledging the fact that it isn’t easy at all

CardinalSkull t1_jaae71l wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:28 AM

It’s about improving your state of mind, not “fixing” or perfecting it.

Pink-socks t1_jabgabc wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:36 AM

Are there any meditations on YouTube you can recommend? I am not really in a good place. Thanks

CardinalSkull t1_jacnf8m wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:08 PM

Truthfully, I just signed up for the headspace app and did that until I felt like I had the hang of it. I found a buddhist organization that did free yoga classes and always had an option to stay for meditation afterwards. That was huge for me. There are certainly TONS of good stuff on Youtube, I’m sure. r/meditation may be of more help to you. Hang in there, friend.