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Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?

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Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
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Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
October 30, 2015 at 11:33 am
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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
October 30, 2015 at 11:35 am
(October 30, 2015 at 11:33 am)Evie Wrote: ...
Does thinking all the time introspectively automatically eventually lead to anxiety and worry?
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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
October 30, 2015 at 11:41 am
No. Only if you don't periodically recalibrate your responses to the results of your introspection against external evidences of the effectiveness of the said response in mitigating the anxieties.
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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
October 30, 2015 at 11:44 am
Well I guess one has to stop introspecting for a second to go find aforementioned external evidences xD
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October 30, 2015 at 11:54 am
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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
October 30, 2015 at 12:02 pm
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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
October 30, 2015 at 12:08 pm
Quote:Does thinking all the time introspectively automatically eventually lead to anxiety and worry?

I'm afraid that if I consider this question too deeply, I'll have a panic attack.

So...yes.

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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
October 30, 2015 at 12:13 pm
(October 30, 2015 at 11:33 am)Evie Wrote: ...
Does thinking all the time introspectively automatically eventually lead to anxiety and worry?
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For me personally, yes
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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
October 30, 2015 at 12:32 pm
Same here Smile

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RE: Does excessive introspection necessitate eventual anxiety?
October 30, 2015 at 12:42 pm
(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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