When I’m distressed or anxious I find myself in these endless trains of thought. Just stuck in a loop. What helps you break free? I try to come back to reality, or use some coping techniques like breathing, but I’d love to hear what works for you.
When I’m distressed or anxious I find myself in these endless trains of thought. Just stuck in a loop. What helps you break free? I try to come back to reality, or use some coping techniques like breathing, but I’d love to hear what works for you.
I did that fairly often when I was younger, but kind of grew out of it. I don’t think it’s bad in and of itself, but it can be disruptive or distracting, and lead to bad upsets as well as good insights.
Here’s a method that is supposed to help get out of it, if that’s what you want:
https://aeon.co/ideas/why-speaking-to-yourself-in-the-third-person-makes-you-wiser
Illeism is powerful stuff. Helps with building perspective.