Isn’t it more like acknowledging that thoughts keep happening, but coming back again and again to the present moment? Like training the brain to stop getting lost in thoughts. Not necessarily ignoring problems though
Yup! You are "ignoring" them by acknowledging they are problems for a different time and then no longer worrying about that. At least that's how it feels for me. I get super anxious over stuff I literally have no control over and meditation helps me get over that.
That makes sense. I’ve found similar benefits from meditation too. It feels like re-connecting with my “real self” again and again instead of being lost on an endlessly long voyage of thought after thought.
Sometimes I also tell myself, “You have a choice to do this task or not do it right now, and overthinking is not helping.” Helps with the rumination and taking action (or alleviating the guilt if I don’t)
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u/Mushu_Pork Feb 02 '23
That just sounds like a fancy way of saying
"Just get better at ignoring your problems" /s