I call the part of my mind that keeps a watchful eye over my mental choices my “observer self” because I have learned how to “set back mentally” and learn what thoughts I am allowing to control me. What thoughts am I allowing to dominate my consciousness? The learning of what we are choosing to [...]
These are the techniques I use to take charge of my mind and redirect it into helping me with my life. 1) Retrain the brain– Our subconscious mind is estimated to be 90% of our total brain power. Yet many of us don’t know how to get our subconscious mind involved in getting our dreams [...]
No one else can make anyone feel anything, everything we feel is our choice. If we are choosing to continue in relationships, jobs, or situations that contribute to our feelings of negativity, we need to ask ourselves why we aren’t choosing to be happy. Happiness is a choice. With the choosing of happiness comes the [...]
I am beginning to see that all my troubles have their root in a habitual and absolute dependence upon my personal prestige, security, and romantic attachment. When these things go wrong, there is depression. Now this absolute dependence upon people and situations for emotional security is, I think, the immense and devastating fallacy that makes [...]
After my two years with clinical depression, I finally understood that I needed medical attention. Although I have always looked for help, I generally have had to be self-diagnosed. Most medical doctors don’t recognize depression in their patients. If a patient says that s/he is depressed, many times the doctor will ask the patient if [...]
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