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information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
I am trying to train myself away from my thinking compulsion (in this case about my grandson - it has been other people, that's why I know it is a compulsion).
I use thinking to take me away from myself - I guess because I don't find myself that interesting, but the people I am obsessing about seem fascinating (the stories and events are compelling and there are many different things to think about).
I am not sure how to replace compulsive thoughts with non-compulsive thoughts. I do use prayer and try to be aware of when I am doing it, but it seems to be an addiction and there is easy and familiar access.
How do you work with this problem if it is an issue for you?
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"All we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."
Edgar Allan Poe
Row, Row, Row your boat, gently down the stream.
Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Life is but a Dream.
I get out of the house - water exercise, aqua yoga, going to a store, to get my car washed, to take a ride or walk in nature, to visit the nunnery near my home to smell the pines on their property or to go to church with them or attend meetings. Journaling helps when I can't get out so I can take what is whirring around in my mind and put it on paper which always helps.
