HOW TO STOP OVERTHINKING

The human mind is a good servant but a terrible master.

Unfortunately, most people have lost control of their own minds.

As Dostoevsky famously said:

“To think too much is a disease”

There are two types of thinking;

1 - Compulsive thinking

This is a state of mental restlessness plagued by intrusive thoughts. It wears out the brain, depletes your energy, and smothers your creativity.

If you leave your mind unleashed - it will keep dragging you through regrets, worries, anxieties, depression, insecurities, loneliness, confusion, and endless desires.

2. Conscious thinking

This is the ability to choose the thoughts you want and spontaneously filter out the useless. Your mind then becomes more organized, refined & potent. You’ll be able to manifest your desired realities effortlessly because you have become impervious to low vibrational thoughts.

The foremost thing to understand is that the mind doesn’t exist as an organ in the body, it’s just a term used to describe the thinking function of the brain - aka mental chattering with one’s self. The brain can function without thoughts (a self-evident fact in infants). The mind, however, can’t exist on its own - it needs your consciousness to be self-aware.

It’s a part of you, but if you were to lose your memory at this very moment, you would still exist! This is the existential proof that you’re not your mind. So rather than identifying with your mind, begin to identify as the pure consciousness you were before you became a thinking human.

Consciousness is like a white canvas, while your mind is like a projector. Your thoughts, feelings, emotions & experiences make up your life’s movie. The screen always remains unaffected no matter the type of movie projected onto it. Whether it be comedy, romance, horror or tragedy. And so detachment from your mind is the first step to freedom.

You can then watch, and even enjoy, all the psychological dramas that go on in your mind. Attention is the fuel that keeps the flame of the mind burning. Retract your interest, and the train of thought will cease instantly.

You can either redirect this attention outwards or inwards.

Mindfulness means bringing your attention to the present by becoming attuned to what’s going on around you. You can do this by listening to every sound around you, gazing at your nose, or simply observing the flow of your breath.

Awareness means watching every thought, deed, and emotion from the background. Unlike mindfulness, it focuses on the subject of the experience, not the object. The more mindfulness/awareness you can muster, the fewer intrusive thoughts you’ll have. You’ll begin to enjoy moments of silence as your mind slowly loses its power to bother you.

MEDITATION IS THE ONLY WAY OUT

The importance of meditation can not be over-emphasized.

Numerous scientific studies have proven beyond reasonable doubt

That meditation rewires the brain’s chemistry.

The more you overthink, the more you need to meditate.

Meditation releases the tension from your brain

And helps you ward off negative thoughts and emotions.

Learn how to meditate here:

Thank you for reading spirit fam 💛