lar019 wrote:

I feel like there has to be a similar thread like this somewhere in the forum, but it's clearly buried lol!!

Some days, I can easily ignore my negative thoughts/fears, and pay little attention to them; but there are other days where I literally feel suffocated, and like I can hardly breathe. When this happens, I find for me the best approach is to explore them a bit, and let my rational mind take over.  I'm already at a low vibration, I figure how much lower can I go?  I grab my journal (or just pen & paper) and start writing everything out.  I start by asking myself what's wrong to pinpoint specific fears, doubts, etc, and then I go further with it.  I basically pretend I'm having a conversation with myself and try to be objective about it.

So for example, the other day I was struggling with the fear of 'what if my ex doesn't come back, and I meet someone else?'  At first my rational mind said 'what's wrong with that?'  Well - "what if I meet this new person, but I always have this feeling of 'what if' about my ex?"  Well, if I meet someone, but I'm still thinking about my ex, then clearly that person isn't that great for me.  And if I meet someone, and I no longer want my ex, then why should that bother me either?  Eventually I got to the point where my fear really did not make sense, that eventually it just went away.  And I continued this, pinpointing and exploring more fears until I felt a lot better.  

The key is to not let the fears run wild and take over, and I find by writing it out and asking these questions, it keeps you structured and more in control of your thoughts.  Writing everything out also forces your mind to slow down a bit, which for me helps prevent my mind from going on endless tangents and creating more negativity.  

Who knows, maybe this technique will help some of you when you're just overwhelmed by the thoughts/doubts/fears in your mind!!

 
Brilliant. I love the way you describe it as letting your rational mind take over. I see everything that I think in objective reality on paper, and I ask great questions. Well done. I'm happy to see this. I do the same thing and you described it beautifully.