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  • Topic : Managing thoughts of suicide & self-harm
14 May 2024 05:27 AM
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@Llamadrama1212 

 

great idea to ask what motivates us to get up every morning, do life, go back to bed...rinse and repeat

 

philosophers, truth seekers and meditators have contemplated on that same question in the form of "who am I?"

....am I my body? am I my mind? am I my emotions? am I my thoughts/ideas? am I my breath? etc etc

... and who is the "I" that is fighting with my brain?

 

here is my answer to you... 

if what you are doing now isnt working well, then consider trying another approach....so rather than fighting with the brain, try moving your attention away from the brain into the heart area... and focus on slow, steady breathing.

 

you can create a state of coherence to balance your thoughts and emotions in a couple of minutes by focusing on the heart centre and releasing stress and draining emotions such as frustration, irritation, anxiety and anger.....simply by breathing.

 

if you follow that with thoughts of gratitude the brain actually changes!

What Science Reveals About Gratitude's Impact on the Brain - Mindful

 

how did this feel for you?

 

 

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