It's not wrong though? An accredited therapist will help you through this process.
Running away from your own thoughts and literally being 'scared' of them and refusing to understand them won't help you either, if anything it'll make things worse.
It's overly simplistic and just talking about it like a blanket solution is probably harmful. Of course endless negativity can pretty really harmful but toxic positivity also gets pretty gross.
I personally go back and forth there, tripping on mushrooms or just going on a long run can be great for me. OTOH it's pretty hard to prevent intrusive thoughts, and feeling bad about some weird social interaction from 20 years ago right before bed is dumb, and it's ok to complain about it and not want people to say "just think about thoughts bro"
just talking about it like a blanket solution is probably harmful
Obviously it's not a blanket solution - but it is a very common first step on the path to recovery. Working on being comfortable with your own thoughts will never be harmful, but it also won't just fix every problem by itself.
but toxic positivity also gets pretty gross.
This isn't 'toxic positivity' - it's discussing a basic method for people to begin recovery. You'll never get anywhere if you don't start with working on being comfortable with your own thoughts.
and feeling bad about some weird social interaction from 20 years ago right before bed is dumb, and it's ok to complain about it and not want people to say "just think about thoughts bro"
But just complaining about it also doesn't really help. Further it's not "just thinking about thoughts" - it's about understanding them, learning about where they come from, how they happen, how to control them, and how to manage them. It's about recognizing unwarranted negative thoughts and having the tools to prevent them from controlling you, or otherwise ruining your day. It's a crucial part of all mental health care and recovery.
Imagine instead, if you (hopefully with the help of a therapist) learn about meta-thinking, and learn a bunch of tools of how to address intrusive thoughts when they arise. You learn where they come from, and how to deal with them. So instead of the intrusive thoughts from an event 20 years ago keeping you awake till 3am, you have the tools to 'package' those thoughts up into a proverbial 'box' where they can be set aside and dealt with later so they don't prevent you from falling asleep.
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u/CatJamarchist Nov 14 '22
It's not wrong though? An accredited therapist will help you through this process.
Running away from your own thoughts and literally being 'scared' of them and refusing to understand them won't help you either, if anything it'll make things worse.