I usually associate that more with anxiety, which I don’t have, because I can sometimes short circuit the bad thought spirals by switching to the latest hyperfocus. Like playing through doom levels in my mind’s eye.
I play music to do this. As in, I perform it on my guitar, sometimes while singing. Performing music uses your entire brain, so if you’re doing it right there’s almost no room for anything else while you do it. Feels like a cheat code for my brain.
Yeah using your “entire brain” is definitely the key. If you can still have a little thread going in the back of your head, then you need to up the intensity.
Exercising while listening to a video game podcast is a fav of mine.
Obviously these aren’t solutions or cures, but it’s a cope that can give you a break.
For me it’s not anxiety (although I have certainly dealt with that). My brain is just always on as long as I’m awake. Shifting from topic to topic. And if something is on my mind, even if it’s not bad or anxiety inducing, it just doesn’t go away until my subconscious decides to move on or I find some way to distract myself.
The only thing that stops this is weed. I gives me some peace and quiet inside my head. It’s p. sweet.
I usually associate that more with anxiety, which I don’t have, because I can sometimes short circuit the bad thought spirals by switching to the latest hyperfocus. Like playing through doom levels in my mind’s eye.
I play music to do this. As in, I perform it on my guitar, sometimes while singing. Performing music uses your entire brain, so if you’re doing it right there’s almost no room for anything else while you do it. Feels like a cheat code for my brain.
Yeah using your “entire brain” is definitely the key. If you can still have a little thread going in the back of your head, then you need to up the intensity.
Exercising while listening to a video game podcast is a fav of mine.
Obviously these aren’t solutions or cures, but it’s a cope that can give you a break.
For me it’s not anxiety (although I have certainly dealt with that). My brain is just always on as long as I’m awake. Shifting from topic to topic. And if something is on my mind, even if it’s not bad or anxiety inducing, it just doesn’t go away until my subconscious decides to move on or I find some way to distract myself.
The only thing that stops this is weed. I gives me some peace and quiet inside my head. It’s p. sweet.