Posted by Ritch on May 4, 2005, at 13:30:43
In reply to Negative Racing Thoughts, posted by D minor on May 4, 2005, at 1:49:20
> It seems like I have experienced uncontrollable thoughts that go round and round or just keep going on and on without my permission. They would fit the classic definition of racing thoughts, only they are all bad. All about how horrible I am and how I must have made mistakes a work, and past mistakes, etc, etc. What are these? What can I do to combate them?
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> Thanks,
> dm
I agree with b2C, try to do something distracting--especially something that involves your right brain more--something visual or "tonal". What I find REALLY helpful is to try to play some chords on the piano or guitar as a distraction. Just listening to music doesn't work that well.. Try something active and *spatial* to get your left hemisphere's verbal processor off high priority, and turn on your right hemisphere somehow. There is this doctor who is bipolar in Australia that thinks the illness has to do with your hemisphere's being out of synch or being STUCK on the left side (mania) causing the problem. I wished I had a link to what he's investigating. It's pretty interesting.
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