Letting go. Wanting to change self

[littlestars]

Does anyone know how to let go of unwanted thoughts and even emotions? I decided that I’ve had enough. I’ve been working on myself for a long time. I don’t want to be negative at all, especially about myself and life… I want to be a better person, but I don’t know where to start.

 

[Survivor3]

What kinds of things do you want to change? What thoughts and emotions do you have?

 

[MrMoonlight]

Intrusive thoughts are difficult for me too. Sometimes out or the clear blue other times from a trigger. Music is useful to me in the moment, louder the better. I feel it can drown out thoughts with volume. You could try to distract with a different tool.

Writing down in a journal your reoccurring thoughts with promise to yourself that you will find resolution later. That can help free your mind from having to remember.

Hope you find something that works.

 

[Movingforward10]

When you find out, can you let me know the answer?!

I'm trying, to varying degrees of success (no success today), to counter balance the feelings and thoughts. With thoughts I say to myself "I'm safe" or "it's ok" or whatever it might be to try and give myself a different way of thinking or seeing something.
With feelings, I try and say that this must be a younger part that is feeling that. And remind myself that feelings pass. I am not my feeling. And my feeling isn't a static fact.

Sometimes this really works.
But when I'm "run down" with thoughts/feelings/stress, it isn't as effective. And so hard to drag myself out of that.
But trying to keep a perspective, just a little handle on seeing it differently feels like the path to come out of it. Rather than being consumed by it.
Idk....

 

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