The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking - Albert Einstein.
Mr. Einstein, I rarely read. But, why did I thinking too much and sometimes berfikir sampai rasa mau muntah? Am I lazy? or. ..crazy?
Have you ever been in a situation where you think too much that makes life a bit miserable. I would said that my life is totally ruined now because of another hobby of mine : over-thinking. When I think too much, I started to worry. When I worried, I started to think ridiculous thing. Then I started to cari pasal which later makes everything much worse than it actually is.
And, I deserved this punch. A real punch. At least, I know I should stop it now. Stop thinking too much before it eats me. Before I lose people who care for me and before I lose whatever I had now. Life is never too hard if we know what we want. Maybe I don't really know what I want or maybe I wanting too much and being so impatient to achieve what I want. I should be more grateful with what I had and love what I do now.
I had this self-challenge for a week for not thinking unnecessary thing. I must do this cuz I almost lost control of my own life. Kadang-kadang rasa macam mau bunuh diri sebab terlampau fikir sampai tidak dapat cari jalan keluar. Saya harap saya tidak jadi macam tu cerita Inception.
Here's some tips on how to stop thinking too much.
1. Know when thinking becomes thinking too much. Thinking is something we need to do to survive, so it is hard sometimes to judge when we are doing too much of it (not unlike eating!). A good rule of thumb: you know you are thinking too much when you start thinking the same thoughts over and over again (ruminating).
2. Meditate. If you feel like you don't know how to stop thinking, you need to learn what it's like to "let go" of your thoughts, so that it's something you can do deliberately. Imagine that thinking is like breathing; you do it all the time, without even realizing it. But if you need to, you can hold your breath. Meditating will help you learn how to release your thoughts.
3. Put your thoughts down on paper. Thinking is a mental tool that is ideally used to analyze your options objectively. So on a piece of paper or on a computer, define a problem, write down your options, and list the pros and cons for each option. Seeing your thoughts in front of you like that will also help you stop cycling through them in your head. Once you can't think of anything more to write, your mind has done its job, and it's time to stop thinking. Next:
- Follow Your Intuition. If two or more options seem equally appealing, thinking more will not make things clearer. This is where you listen to something deeper.
- Ask for advice. You may have exhausted your own thinking power, but someone else might be able to offer a different perspective that makes the decision clearer.
4. Act. At this point, you've used your mind, you've listened to your gut, and you've gotten a second opinion. Now you must be bold. Odds are, if you think too much, it's because your fears get the best of you, and you don't want to mess up. But there comes a point where you have to "fish or cut bait"!
5. Live in the Moment. Once you've resolved the thinking process, and taken action, focus your awareness on the here and now. Your mind will be tempted to pore over your decision, making you doubt yourself and worry, but what's done is done. Stop Worrying and Start Living.
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I tried to follow these tips. Hope the idea of suicide will faded away. Saya tidak larat sudah.
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