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| Vivid Boy |
| alright i decided to post this after i read Dmatrox's post...anyways ill get to the point...ever since i can remember i havent been able to really focus on anything...i mean nothing i do ,i really focus on..my mind swims i think constantly...of anything its not just lifes problems..i think of everything from life stuff to daydreaming to schemes to everything...which isnt a bad thing but its constant...i can never focus on anything ,im a chronic thinker... and honestly ive learned to control it a bit im not as bad as when i was younger but its still an ongoing problem...like thoughts just run thru my mind i analize every little thing....even when i speak to someone i bite my tongue more then 5 times a day because i analize the out of what im abt to say..if someone says something to me i analize the out of it....ill look at someone on the street andjust invision their life for an hour...everything....and its driving me nuts...and ive tried many things like reading books from makaveli to plato.. i thought maybe it was just my mind needed excersing.. i tried stimulating my mind and took school courses in night school which i got like straight 90 - 95's in...but it doesnt help at all...my mind still swims and after i read a book even ill go on for hours just analzing and going into ddeper thought abt it...but the thing is, even though its probably good its not something i should be doing, im busy 24/7 and should be focusing...i used to be a big clutz because of this too. many times i injured myself badly because i wasnt paying any attention to what i was doing i was just swimming in thoughts....ive thought abt going to doctors to psychiatrists but my pride keeps me from doing it...i was more or less wondering if anyone here had any suggestions as to what i could do or if anyone has the same problem...i mean it honestly drives me nuts and gets my nerves on ends....i thought of finding a hobby and venting all my mind power on that but i cant find anything thatll help out or thatll catch my attention enough to actually focus on it....the other thing ive noticed too is that i only really calm down when im out with a friend or two but when i get into huge bunches boom im gone...ppl wills stop convoserations with everyone just to ask me whats wrong.....any suggestions?? anyone have a similar problem? |
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| Vivid Boy |
oh ya i know half of u are gonna say smoke a blunt...but trust me that only makes my mind go into overdrive and i come up with ideas and things that blow ppls minds...lol...plus i stopped it because i started getting paranoid after everytime i smoked after 7 years of smoking weed
oh ya also it leads to alot of insomnia takes me abt 3-4 hours to fall asleep everynight...
rofl one more edit see this is what i mean too...i wanna throw in another example..like today i had a night class...the whole time i was there i analized the out of a song i was listening to in the car..i have the words mezmorized so i wrote down every word... then used sticks to count every syllable in every line marked down every word that rhymned and spent an hour and a half looking for a pattern...which i did...and when i was done that i just got up and left class cause i noticed i was just wasting my freakin time |
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| Omegasox |
Meditation. You need to train your mind. I used to have insomnia problems but after meditating I could just let my thoughts wonder at night without focusing on them. That way I can fall asleep in mid-thought. Your in a somewhat different situation, but I really think it would help.
You just need to let thoughts pass, instead of focusing on them so intensely. |
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| Dmatrox |
how bout a girl? do you have a girl? like a real relationship?
theres a root to the problem, do you know what it is thats driving you this way? |
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| tranceDJ |
I'm the same way when I'm high...I look at a person and I start envisioning their life, their job, what they do for fun and I have to stop myself and ask why I'm even thinking about that. I'm sorta that way when I'm sober but smoking makes me think even more.
I think it shows that you're a very thoughtful person and your brain is constantly working, a good thing IMO. I think a solution like you said would be to find a use for all this thinking, try to find a way to funnel it all into one thing...but like you said, that can be tough. Perhaps one day you're going to stumble upon something like this.
If it's really a problem for you then you should definetly see a psychiatrist...I don't see why this should hurt your pride. A lot of people go to them, you just don't hear about it. They're there to help you and could probably offer very good advice to you. I say at least try it and see if it helps. |
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| kevM |
| I tend to over think things alot, I kinda enjoy doing it, but I find it really hard to write essays cuz by the time I have something to write i've changed my mind or kinda forget where i started. i want to have the perfect sentence before i write anything and i always end up with crazy run on sentences because one thought just blends into another and then sometimes i think about how im thinking and then i think about thinking about thinking. sometimes i totally zone out like i'll be staring at someone and not realize it. |
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| sash |
| quote: | Originally posted by tranceDJ
I'm the same way when I'm high...I look at a person and I start envisioning their life, their job, what they do for fun and I have to stop myself and ask why I'm even thinking about that. I'm sorta that way when I'm sober but smoking makes me think even more.
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i often do that whilst sober too.. |
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| Vivid Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dmatrox
how bout a girl? do you have a girl? like a real relationship?
theres a root to the problem, do you know what it is thats driving you this way? |
i have a few relationships but nothing serious....actually i havent had anything serious in quite a while but i kinda like it that way...im actually been dating 3 girls for the past few weeks...but its more out of sport then out of wanting to be with someone...and thanks for all the tips and suggestions...the other problem abt going to see a psychiatrist is the time issue...i really have 0 time to do anything..well i do cause im on here quite often but i only really have time to sit down and post something maybe twice a night where i have a few free minutes... |
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| BTG |
i have the same problem.
i just think about random stupid stuff, all day long. |
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| jdjd |
ummmm.. ADD?
I actually have the opposite, I focus on one thing intensely for a long time and people always comment on how im spaced out... |
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| Orbax |
not that uncommon :D
I sometimes only get 3 hours or so of sleep cuz my mind starts looping or I just cant stop my mind racing from thought to thought to thought. The only thing you can do is try to think of important stuff, what youre doing tomorrow, what would make the day better, what you want for your birthday, just think of cool stuff hehe. |
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| anuneventrade |
I can't focus on anything for any length of time. It is horrible. I can be in the middle of a sentence and I will just stop talking, forgetting completely A) What I was talking about and B) That I was talking at all.
Thank God for the computer. Re-reading what I write reminds me and saves me a lot of hassle. :p |
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