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minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 day agoJoke answer: don’t have them then. Serious answer: cognitive behavior therapy has helped me with unwanted thoughts, but a lot of people seem to do well with mindfulness/meditation. From CBT and what I can gather from meditation, it’s not about stopping the thoughts but addressing them and then moving on, not ruminating on them.
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Joke answer: don’t have them then.
Serious answer: cognitive behavior therapy has helped me with unwanted thoughts, but a lot of people seem to do well with mindfulness/meditation.
From CBT and what I can gather from meditation, it’s not about stopping the thoughts but addressing them and then moving on, not ruminating on them.