Ways to manage obsession
- Distract yourself at varying intervals. Find something attractive and pleasurable to distract you from your obsession. Do something that takes you out of your own head like reading a book or starting a new habit.
- Accomplish a task that helps put your obsession behind you. Often taking a solid step forward in some way frees you to walk away from an obsession temporarily to recharge your batteries. And when you do, turn back to something else in your life you've been neglecting
- Finding and embracing a mission in life will defend you against the sense your life is meaningless.
- Adopt a practice that grounds you. Do something physical in different surroundings to engage a different part of your mind that's interested in other things besides your obsession.
- Allow time to pass. With time, many obsessions gradually lose their flavor.
- Listen to what others tell you. If your close friends and family express concern over your being obsessed, they're probably right. Be open to these messages.
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