tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post6353202895198164556..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: Pre-final Update on Misery.Neal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-56439493683460814152016-02-13T14:43:07.311+00:002016-02-13T14:43:07.311+00:00This is what I eventually did, I stopped wallowing...This is what I eventually did, I stopped wallowing in my pain (Chronic physical pain as well as occasional depression brought on by constant physical pain), put it out of my mind and got on with life. Most often what I do is 'thought stopping', I trained myself to recognize when I was getting into a thought loop or just a negative thought, and simply thought of something else. I find it helps to keep my mind busy, lots of hobbies or focusing on a single hobby. Reading, listening to music, books, watching TV.<br /><br />The worst time is when I'm doing something that requires very little thinking, it's easy for the mind to wander to dark places. I tend to listen to podcasts, often upbeat or technical, or audio books.<br /><br />My day to day philosophy is: If I have a problem I should look for solutions and make changes to fix the problem. If I can do something about it, no problem. If I can't do anything about it there is no sense in worrying about. Put it out of my mind and get on with what I need to do.<br /><br />It's simplistic, but it does help most of the time.<br /><br />Good luck<br />Michael Daveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941763368626515469noreply@blogger.com