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Lets say you want to take up a new hobby, change a habit or do something you've never done before. Suddenly your mind presents you with reasons, thoughts, pictures and feelings which tell you NOT to do the things you would love to try out. The alternative however, wouldn't be less pain but a life that is bascly unlived. Strange. Your mind is working against you in some way, and that means you will never get any satisfaction out of live. |
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Is there something in particular you want to do and what are the reasons you are giving yourself for not doing them? Personally, I really want to sign up to the local swimming pool but my mind is telling me that swimming in other people's filth and urine is gross and that I shouldn't do it. Either way, staying home and playing Path of Exile instead doesn't feel like a life less lived, it just means I get less exercise. What is your motivation for trying a new hobby or changing your habit? What you are presenting to us here is the same thing you have presented us all these years. You've become so confined and isolated that you're too afraid to go out do things. Nothing new here. |
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oh, well, myself, i just enjoy writing rambly self-help instructional posts. the regulars know to just scroll past 'em by now |
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See, the exact reasons are not important. I also don't think discussing those reasons are helpful because it would just strenghen them somehow. Lets just say they are there. Lets also say there are uncomfortable feelings when you do certain things (youve never done before), you somehow have to deal with them. |
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Your mind is out to get you! Beware! Danger! Danger! |
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It wasn't very helpful in the past... |
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its true your mind can work against you, but not wholly. Think of an addiction as a good example, you know that smoking is killing you. But you rationalize it each time you crave a cig. These are just the reactions of neural pathways you build up over time. Experiencing your life is the process of building new ones. I would also go further and postulate that you're more likely to do things that end up being bad for you, rather than good for you. Only cause the mind is susceptible to 'quick-fix' solutions (fast food, drugs, passiveness, etc). You'll get temporary satisfaction instead of something potentially fulfilling. And thus the vicious cycle |
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