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Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
(October 30, 2015 at 12:02 pm)Evie Wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMiPBy4Zwag

Exactly.

(October 30, 2015 at 12:02 pm)Evie Wrote: I enjoy introspection at times but sometimes I hear my thoughts say many things which is really just a noise and a distraction and less than helpful.

I would say that introspection is more about listening than it is asserting anything. If you're hoping to encounter new ground in introspection, it needs to be more receptive. It starts with realizing your own limits and dependence as a conscious mind. There is indeed more to realize than we often do consciously so it helps to become curious about what is going on pre-consciously.

But judging the unconscious by conscious standards doesn't help. So don't expect insight to be delivered in the voice of David Attenborough narrating a documentary .. though I'm sure it happens. The unconscious is more into imagery, symbolism and word play. So curiosity and an open mind will serve better than pre-conceived notions and high standards.

Getting into yourself is as good as getting out of yourself, so long as the self in question is not under your conscious dominion.
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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety? - by Whateverist - October 30, 2015 at 12:42 pm



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