You wouldn't neglect a crying child, yet we all neglect our negative thoughts, which are the mental equivalent. If an obsessive thought is a cry for help-and it is-bring the help that's asked for. Let's look more closely at the five choices that will help you take the mental rock out of your shoe. They have no consequences until you choose to make them important. Thoughts are just fleeting mental images. Psychologists have asserted for decades that there is a huge difference between having a negative thought and turning it into action. It's not the thoughts that are making you miserable it's the lack of a viable strategy. The first step is making a decision, one that only you can make: to walk away from the false solutions and futile tactics that have kept you stuck in your mental misery. The pain the rock causes is only asking for a remedy. It's not reasonable to ask the rock to quit hurting you or to see it as your enemy. These thoughts are like having a rock in your shoe. A part of you is calling out to get your attention. Repetition is a sign that you need to change. Every day unwanted thoughts enter our minds: "What's wrong with me?" "I keep doing this to myself," "I'm stupid," "I'm all alone," "I never get a break" and "How will I ever get out of this?" Our minds are vulnerable to negative thoughts, causing us doubt, worry, anxiety-and frequently, it's the same negative thoughts that return over and over.
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