Thoughts Are Just Thoughts

Sunday, November 19, 2023

Thoughts are just thoughts. This statement is not meant to minimize the emotional impact that thoughts can have or to negate the factual information that can be associated with thoughts.

Posted by Corky at 03:32 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

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"It s natural to over-identify with our thoughts, amplifying them in our minds as "the truth."

When we become attached, or fused, with our thoughts this way, they become more powerful and can lead us to act unhelpfully.

Cognitive defusion allows unhelpful thoughts to arise without acting in unhelpful ways."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2023-11-18 11:33 PM | Reply

@#1 ... "It s natural to over-identify with our thoughts, amplifying them in our minds as "the truth." ...

At this point, I am not yet convinced that it is "natural."

It's that whole nature vs nurture thing.

Do some over-identify with their thoughts because of nature or nurture?

My view is that it is more of the latter, i.e., nurture.

Which may explain why Gov DeSantis wants to destroy education in Florida.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2023-11-18 11:39 PM | Reply

Fever Tree - Immitation Situation (1968)
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Lyrics excerpt...

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...
Lonely
Why are we all so lonely?
Lonely
Searching for gold that's only...
Imitation Situation
Imitation Situation
Imitation Situation

Where do you go?
Where do you go?
Where do you go when the lights go out?

What do you see?
What do you find?
What's in your mind when the lights go out?

Night after night
Your empty kiss
Night after night it goes on like this, so...

Where do you go?
Where do you go?
Where do you go when the lights go out?
...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2023-11-19 12:31 AM | Reply

Thoughts may just be thoughts. But when combined with prayers they apparently are a magical solution for mass shootings in America.

#4 | Posted by moder8 at 2023-11-19 05:05 PM | Reply

Why does my heart feel so bad?
Why does my soul feel so bad?
Why does my heart feel so bad?
Why does my soul feel so bad?
These open doors
These open doors
These open doors
These open doors

#5 | Posted by Tor at 2023-11-19 05:39 PM | Reply

I have a thought. It's called a happy place. I tell my mind to take me there when I'm overwhelmed. It works. Try it sometime and don't forget to thank the person in your thought for the memory.

#6 | Posted by Twinpac at 2023-11-19 06:58 PM | Reply

I think therefore I thought.

#7 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2023-11-20 09:43 AM | Reply

@#8

So... yet another new alias.

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2023-11-21 01:45 AM | Reply