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Uh oh. I wish you the best. ♥️

@Buba Write about them on paper. Directly, or just make up a simple story, in which the character is feeling these sensations. Also, if there is any other method of creativity that is easier for you, like drawing painting, writing a song about sensations, etc, do that. Check out WinterKnight’s book too, imo. It’s very good and very clear and the writing about Metaphorization is right on. ?

@seeking_brilliance Holy shit.

@Buba You’ll just be sitting, experiencing emotions / sensations. Just sit and practice. Write out on paper what you’re feeling. From not knowing who we truly are, thinking builds a false set of beliefs about the self, in the spirit of protection. This limits our emotional connectivity to our source. As we go through life with this limited connection, misunderstandings compile. When someone or a situation brings this to light, the protective mechanisms are deployed - but unconsciously (we actually aren’t aware of what we’re doing and why). As we continue in the ignorance of who we really are, we practice (unconsciously) ignore-ance of the very emotions which are not actually suppressable. In misunderstanding our own emotions, and avoiding & suppressing them, we create what is referred to as, fear. This is actually not an easy task to keep up, so we thinking weaves in the past to justify the avoidance and we call this sensation anxiety. Thinking also weaves in the future to justify this veil, and we call this sensation depression. Neither fear nor depression are actual. They are misunderstanding we actually create ourselves. (The sensations are actual. What thinking says about it is not actual. Or, not pain, but rather, suffering)

From not knowing who we truly are, thinking builds a false set of beliefs about the self, in the spirit of protection. This limits our emotional connectivity to our source. As we go through life with this limited connection, misunderstandings compile. When someone or a situation brings this to light, the protective mechanisms are deployed - but unconsciously (we actually aren’t aware of what we’re doing and why). As we continue in the ignorance of who we really are, we practice (unconsciously) ignore-ance of the very emotions which are not actually suppressable. In misunderstanding our own emotions, and avoiding & suppressing them, we create what is referred to as, fear. This is actually not an easy task to keep up, so we thinking weaves in the past to justify the avoidance and we call this sensation anxiety. Thinking also weaves in the future to justify this veil, and we call this sensation depression. Neither fear nor depression are actual. They are misunderstanding we actually create ourselves. (The sensations are actual. What thinking says about it is not actual. Or, not pain, but rather, suffering)

Yes. All you’d have to do, is not look into who you are. If you do though, first make sure your lifestyle & psychology are disciplined & stable.

@Yahya First, do you believe this is possible for you? Then start from the most fundamental foundational aspects and work your way up...Write this out on paper so you can see it and gain clarity... How is your sleep schedule? How is your diet? How is exercise? How is your meditation? How much fun are you having regardless of what you’re doing in the moment? (How is your attitude in general) How are your relationships? (How is your esteem?) Do you have a support person? (a coach / someone who is helping you get disciplined) What does your time allocation schedule look like? How are doing with sticking to it? How is your focus vs overthinking (lack of concentration)? What resources are you using daily to develop positive effective psychology? How do you change your state / mindset, as needed? Why is it important specifically for you, for your specifically desired future goals, to do your best in school? What will a solid education and self improvement open up for you?

I hear ya. Totally seems like that is true. What is the apocalypse? (Pre-hijack)

See what it is. Liberate. Start with researching the original meaning of the word apocalypse. Then contemplate, what is the difference between a belief, and the truth. The Bible is best read awake. Same for The Quran, The Gita, etc.

@Ashleyy I think I called it.

@Buba Fear from avoidance of emotions. Just emotions. You’ll be fine. Suffering has a way of becoming willingness to practice.

@Ashleyy Trade those cards for meditation. Discover the light within you and shine it into the world. That’s what the dream etc is telling you. Odds of you listening, I fear, are very low.

@Pouya Yes. If you become enlightened, that will be the end of babies being born. Do what you gotta do though man.

@SQAAD That’s not pain. It’s not actually happening. That is thinking, overthinking. You’re in such a habit of fast thinking from avoiding emotions that you’re assigning the sensations (via thinking) to anything and everything. Stop being afraid. It’s just sensations. Tears, writing about feelings, and sensations. But that’s it. Nothing to be afraid of. The passed is passed. It done. Don’t spend another day running on this treadmill. Seize your life right now. Sit on the cushion, have discipline, keep your spine straight, relax head to toe over and over. Breathe from your stomach. When thought stories get your focus, just return to awareness of breathing from your stomach. Don’t believe thinking which suggests you can outsmart this discipline. Be aware of breathing from your stomach all day everyday. Give it a few days. You will have glimpses of how good your life is going to be. I guarantee you. You are incredibly worthy and completely deserving of a full happy life. You are as capable as anyone need be. Stop routinely underestimating the power of Nothing. Set alarms to meditate. Use a timer. Write reminders. Ask someone to get you started with some disciplines. Ask them to set a timer and call you to tell you to meditate. Write down why you want to, what you want out of life. Inspire yourself to be disciplined. This may sound wild to you, but you do not need to think you’re way to a happy fulfilled life. Matter of fact, that can not be done. You just have to meditate twice a day, to slow your resistant thinking, allow emotional purging. Thinking is getting in your way. Reduce it with meditation.

@SQAAD Yes. I completely understand man. That’s still thinking though. That is what needs to be put down for a while. You’re not really hearing what is being said here. Stop blowing off the discipline. Starting cleaning up your diet, get some exercise everyday, and meditate twice a day for 30 minutes. Do what you can until you reach that point. Write down how you’re feeling if you get overwhelmed. Do not write down thoughts. Write about how you’re feeling. Get in touch with yourself. Give thinking a break.

@Peter124 Peter I got a lot of love for ya, but no more thinking. It’s not gonna work. You got a lot to let go of. Commit to meditation. Twice a day. You can do this man. Don’t waste days. Start tomorrow. At the very least write in down several time through out the day. Make a habit of it before you even make a habit of it. If there is one thing you do not think abuot, please make it meditation.

@Peter124 Great to hear. Lot of emotions need to surface, so relax for the marathon. Don’t score keep sprints. No double thinking and doubting yourself. Get on the cushion twice a day. No thinking your way out of it. You’ll never beat your cleverness. Ever. Surrender, on the cushion, twice a day. Take a long media / screen break. Meditate instead. Master it.

@Buba It will always be now. Repeat that when you think happiness could be in the future. It will always be now. Let go. Also, cry it out. Embrace all of now. Embrace your sensations. Let it out.

They see a bike accident. That’s it. Mom’s hip is pain. All the rest is your suffering. Meditation is for this. Start meditating. Twice a day for 30 minutes. You’ll change your whole life.

@SQAAD Hey, I just want to point out that starting with the SANS website reference, through the post, you’re picking & choosing and spinning a narrative. From emotional suppression you are experiencing overthinking and limited emotional connection, resulting in chronic fear which is causing you to see things in a overly limited way. You need less thinking, and more emotional release. Do this every way you can from meditation & writing about what comes up, to reiki, psychoanalysis, etc. Maybe start simply with googling how to relax and seeing what works for you. And develop tenacity. Like a boxer always gets up, you always notice when you left stomach breathing.

@Peter124 You’re not wrong, but you certainly aren’t right. Prioritize being happy over being right. Your dad lived from his head, suppressed his emotions. You don’t have a model for one who is vulnerable & loving, connected with emotions; inspiration, passion, joy, love, inner peace. Can you see however, he did his best? Just like you. Just like me. We’re just doing our best. This never ‘fit’ with you, never actually made sense. Now you’re trying to use thinking to make sense of it. If there’s one thing you definitely do not need more of, it’s thinking. What you need is a disciplined daily routine which includes healthy eating, exercise, and meditation Thirty minutes twice a day. Keep returning attention to breathing naturally from your stomach, and keep relaxing every muscle head to toe. Shit will surface. Write it down, write about how it feels. Return your attention to stomach breath. Thought stories will arise attempting to suck you into thinking again and again and again and again...RELAX......just return the attention to breathing from your stomach. Your emotions will actually correct your thinking. Let the thinking go. You don’t have to be good at everything, if you become a great meditator, you will see how it is that people create their own problems right under their noses. Because you become aware of this, you won’t do it. Your perspective of yourself, and survival in the world will completely flip. Take advantage of any and all resources available to you. If you’re honestly willing. Read The Six Pillars Of Self Esteem. Start therapy. Try Reiki, yoga, or look into meet ups for more specific interests. Do this and your life will change in ways beyond your imagination today. Better than you could even dream, from the state you’re in today. Make that connection with the stomach breath, see how with practice, it calms the mind. The more days in a row you practice twice daily, the quicker the purging, and the quicker you get to a quite mind. Fail easily, gracefully, do not beat up on yourself. Start again the next day. It’s not an overnight results kind of thing. You will see though, if you do this, that you’ll be able to calm your mind completely, and you will actually live the rest of your life in an abundance of peace, love, and happiness.

@SQAAD You have no shortage of intelligence. You have overthinking. This post is just another in a series where the topic / content changes, while the cushion remains empty. When will you start the cure for overthinking? Tonight? Tomorrow? A decade?

@Shaun Write down the facets of the life you want. Start simple. Read it every morning. Add to it. You are simply repeating a story, an inner monologue, that you don’t even want. No one is making you look at things in this way, you are choosing to. Your own perspective doesn’t even feel good to you, yet you persist in it with ferocity. Initially, it will feel rough because you’ll see this is true. You’ll realize you’re blaming people, a past, Leo, his videos, etc, etc, etc. No one is coming to change your mind. You - are a Creator. You can choose. You can choose to pretend you can’t choose. You can choose to pretend “meaning” is some kind of problem. You answer to no one. You pretend you do though. Stop pretending. Start choosing. @Paul92 In a world of virtually unlimited options & choices - you cling to this thread to co-miserate. You can do, have, or be anything you want. You can help anyone, anytime, if you choose to. You can pretend this is not true, ohhhh but it is and you know it is. Your current narrative is conceptual meaninglessness & nihilism. So you’re experiencing conceptual meaninglessness & nihilism. You to can choose anything you want, and you can want anything you choose. Decide to stop picking & choosing facets to weave a victim story. It’s simply not working for you. Try something else. Anyone can take any teaching, any information, and use it as an excuse. No one suffers when you do this, but you. Anyone can meditate. Anyone can purify. Love is Unconditional. So unconditional indeed, it will allow anyone to choose misery, to refute it’s own existence.

@CreamCat Let meditation tell you the root and resolve of the neck & back discomfort. Bring awareness into every single part of your body. Bring love & healing. Posture, diet, thinking patterns, a relationship perhaps, an over-repeated body movement, tension mind displaces in body, lack of utilization of resources available...something. Body must balance itself, this is key. Don’t tell meditation, listen. Use a thicker cushion. Get an exam from a chiropractor, see the issue, correct it on the cushion.