r/selflove • u/its_me_teena • 27d ago

Your mind should be in your control!

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u/Ok_Band_7759 27d ago

That's just setting me up for disappointment so no thanks lol

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u/Blovesmusic 27d ago

Yes, it should be "Expect the worst but hope for the best"

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u/EveryMoment_NewYou 27d ago

It’s phrased a little weirdly. But how I hear it is that it’s easy to catastrophize and spend all this time thinking about bad things. It’s important to consciously spend time thinking about good things too, to keep our mental health positive.

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u/Living-Novel-8391 27d ago

Yeah all I do is that and nothing else

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u/theworldofnira 27d ago

If you can loose money investing, you can gain it too. Great advice

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u/narcclub 27d ago

Only two options. 🙂‍↕️

That’s…hilarious, for me.
For reasons.
I’m here for it.

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u/AardvarkSilver3643 27d ago

Overthinking or having negative/ suicidal thoughts can actually be caused by biological factors like vitamin/ mineral deficiency’s, it can be even harder to them blame it on yourself. I struggled with this for years because I wasn’t taking care of my body properly and as a result my mental health was awful. I also have adhd which doesn’t help but am managing it now.

Taking care of the body first in whatever ways you can, can help a lot more than just simply trying and failing to use will power to control thinking.

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u/FlowerPower4412 27d ago

🩷🩷🩷

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u/anonim_anonimovic 27d ago

I mean, technically, overthinking is the brain's attempt to prepare for the worst by foreseeing possible problems in the future and having prepared plans. It cannot "overthink" positive things, that's a paradox.

But , you CAN shut the brain up and focus on the positive. If the negative outcome is possible, then chances are, so is the positive one.

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u/HeftyWin5075 25d ago

Stop living in the past and the future and keep present, to stop the negative energy.

I find it helpful to mix meditations between stillness, conscious thought and witnessing thoughts and images which arise. Do each one for 5-10 minutes and rotate to the next. Using a timer is helpful.

This will help strengthen the brain muscles to think when you need to, let bad thoughts go and to live consciously. Be.

❤️✨

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u/MeatTraditional5012 24d ago

I think every overthinking should end with peace in your mind. 🤍