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Treating Thoughts Like TV Channels

  • Though thoughts are about real things, they themselves are just thoughts, sensations and hallucinations with no substance. 
  • We don’t need to engage with every thought and get carried away to the next associative thought, drowning in the thought spiral.
  • It is a good idea to treat thoughts like TV noise coming from a different room, something you can easily ignore
  • Do not act or get emotionally attached to the constant stream of thoughts all the time, giving your mind some rest.

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