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OfflinePowerTrip
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I'm stuck in my head, how can I live in the moment.
    #5894493 - 07/24/06 02:10 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I have always had the problem of being "in my head." It is probably difficult for some to understand if they have never experienced it their self. Basically I am always thinking ahead, analyzing everything and trying to predict what is going to happen next. How I am going to respond to something that a person may say. I plan out entire conversations before they take place. I don't know why I do this. I have some anxiety within me, perhaps this is a mechanism to help deal with it. Give myself control over situations that I have no control over.

Living in the moment is a teaching in Buddhism if I am not mistaken. Letting go of preconceived notions and past events, and only reacting to things as they come. Maybe I am afraid of reacting in the wrong way so I feel the need to plan everything out like this.

I just want to know if there is a certain meditation technique that can help me to let go of my fears and just exist in this moment, instead of always planning ahead for every possible outcome. Thank you in advance to any who share their wisdom.


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Re: I'm stuck in my head, how can I live in the moment. [Re: PowerTrip]
    #5894536 - 07/24/06 02:24 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

yoga man.

if you do it mindfully with every single breath, and make up your own routine especially. it puts you into your body and only caring about that, and has a minfulness effect to it.

for meditating sitting down you would just pay attention only to your breathing, and it doesn't matter how much you think, you don't care at all about that, and you just make sure you are aware of every single breath you take.

and when you are walking around to get somewhere you pay attention to the breath too.

the breath eventually replaces the habitual thinking mind.


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Re: I'm stuck in my head, how can I live in the moment. [Re: leery11]
    #5894551 - 07/24/06 02:33 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I have the same problem. The best thing you can do is to get some books and also do a Google search on the 'Enneagram' and read what it says on the 'type Five' personality. Essentially you will re-learn how to connect to your body and emotions more and deal with fears that prevent you from living instead of observing and analyzing life.

Good luck!


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Re: I'm stuck in my head, how can I live in the moment. [Re: leery11]
    #5894573 - 07/24/06 02:42 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I have always thought that meditation would help me with this, though I lack discipline and to some extent time. My main problem is social anxiety. When I am around other people I am always analyzing what they are feeling and how they may behave. I have overcome the crippling effects of social anxiety to the point where I no longer feel threatened, but the thought pattern is still there. I guess you could say I am able to fight off the symptoms but the disease remains.

Redtailedhawk, I took a personality test not long ago and it said my type was the "counselor." It said only one percent of people fall into this category. Counselors are very introspective and have a strong ability to sense how others are feeling. I guess I pay too much attention to this and get caught up in it.

I'm going to try mediation tonight, and make it a point to do it on a regular basis. It is something I have always meant to do but something has always stopped me. My restless mind most likely. Thanks for the insight.


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Re: I'm stuck in my head, how can I live in the moment. [Re: PowerTrip]
    #5898413 - 07/25/06 02:16 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

in social situations, learn to say whatever is coming to mind without censoring it


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Re: I'm stuck in my head, how can I live in the moment. [Re: PowerTrip]
    #5898483 - 07/25/06 02:36 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

i'm currently dealing with the same stuff you're going though.

one word of advice...patience. nothing is going to change overnight (at least that is the case for me). i've put alot of time and effort into getting over this state of mind, and i've slowly but surely begun to see results.

meditate...read...stop worrying...breathe...relax...observe


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Re: I'm stuck in my head, how can I live in the moment. [Re: PowerTrip]
    #5898505 - 07/25/06 02:40 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Powertrip, I've been thinking about the same thing for the last few days and the most helpful thing I've learned about this problem came from the Enneagram description and advice for type Five personalities. You might be some other personality but I still find the advice for Fives extermely helpful for overheated brains like us; get back into our bodies, embrace the fear of not knowing, re-find our feelings and live happily ever after.


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