Will this thought serve you?
Will you gain anything from it?
What is its purpose or function?
Will it be beneficial to hold onto this thought?
When you ask yourself these questions, be totally honest. You may have the misperception that the thought is going to benefit or reduce risk. You may think that because it crops up so often that its ‘normal’.
Your brain can tell you alot of things, some of which are lies. Some that lead to mistrust, pushing loved ones away, or causing harm to yourself.
Mental illness is invisible. Its not like you can’t see suicidal thoughts when they’re processing. You can’t know by looking at someone that they have been suffering for weeks with mood instability…
Thought processes can be rewired… retrained. Actions that hurt you, or have negative impacts also come with alternatives. The choice you make comes from you alone. Choices and actions and behaviours all come after a thought. Although situations can feel impulsive, a thought always comes first. And that means there is a choice being made whether its negative or positive. Life will continue. Actions and behaviours will take place, but everything is influenced by how we engage after a thought.
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