Find weapons. Figure a way to fight back. Use fun against it. Use light to burn it down. Or just ignore it. Just like religion it will die if no one thinks about it. Find something you enjoy or do something worthwhile that either makes you feel like a better person (charity work) or something that keeps your mind busy (sports exercise, cooking, reading)
Nice. I literally thought exactly the same thing, and then saw your comment already said it.
You have to adapt and improvise. Be “Jackie Chan.” In his films, his characters always just grab whatever is close, and use it to either defend or attack, or even to escape. Of course, it helps that he’s a highly trained and accomplished acrobat and martial artist, but still.
And if you can’t find a weapon, use your body and your surroundings. The human body can be a powerful weapon, even empty handed… and not in just physical combat situations.
Find something you like thinking about more than what you’re trying to not to think about. Find many things. If one isn’t enough, find a series of things to switch between. Choose your thoughts, as much as possible. When something feels like it’s involuntarily overwhelming your mind, take a deep breath and “think about anything else.” But it helps if it’s something you actually want to think about.
The bible(s) (and thus, religion) is all about doing exactly what i described: finding anything to think about, to help you not think about what you’d rather not think about.
It’s all about tricking your mind. Maybe you should look into it, it might actually help you, for that reason.
Thanks, I appreciate the advise.
However, I am Catholic and I’ve already dedicated a lot of my time to religion. Honestly, it made me unhappy and obsessive.
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Find weapons. Figure a way to fight back. Use fun against it. Use light to burn it down. Or just ignore it. Just like religion it will die if no one thinks about it. Find something you enjoy or do something worthwhile that either makes you feel like a better person (charity work) or something that keeps your mind busy (sports exercise, cooking, reading)
“Find weapons.”
Nice. I literally thought exactly the same thing, and then saw your comment already said it.
You have to adapt and improvise. Be “Jackie Chan.” In his films, his characters always just grab whatever is close, and use it to either defend or attack, or even to escape. Of course, it helps that he’s a highly trained and accomplished acrobat and martial artist, but still.
And if you can’t find a weapon, use your body and your surroundings. The human body can be a powerful weapon, even empty handed… and not in just physical combat situations.
Find something you like thinking about more than what you’re trying to not to think about. Find many things. If one isn’t enough, find a series of things to switch between. Choose your thoughts, as much as possible. When something feels like it’s involuntarily overwhelming your mind, take a deep breath and “think about anything else.” But it helps if it’s something you actually want to think about.
You don’t have to.
Man lives not on bread alone. Try reading a small bit of the bible everyday.
Give it a few days and see if you don’t feel better.
Its hard to have strength when you are so HUNGRY, so spiritually THIRSTY.
The bible(s) (and thus, religion) is all about doing exactly what i described: finding anything to think about, to help you not think about what you’d rather not think about.
It’s all about tricking your mind. Maybe you should look into it, it might actually help you, for that reason.
Thanks, I appreciate the advise.
However, I am Catholic and I’ve already dedicated a lot of my time to religion. Honestly, it made me unhappy and obsessive.