Posted by undopaminergic on April 21, 2008, at 4:15:32
In reply to Re: morning » SLS, posted by iforgotmypassword on April 18, 2008, at 11:36:43
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> do you know the brain regions and chemical activities associated with regret, dwelling, cannot focus your mind off of past humiliation and regrets. i find my unshakable hesitance strongly adds to paralysing me, especially socially.
>A good dose of stimulants would solve that temporarily. The question is how to achieve it more consistently. I've taken psychological approaches to dampening the intensity of any pasts regrets, embarrassments, etc., eventually resulting in the total or near-total disarmament of those memories. Rationalisation is one part of it: convince yourself that any action taken by you, or any situation you found yourself in, reflected the person you were then and the realities of that time, and have no bearing on your current status as the centre of the universe, and so on - you need to develop some narcissism. Also, try to identify exactly what you found humiliating or what you regret, and analyse is rationally, and you'll soon find that it's complete folly to let it bug you. Furthermore, remind yourself that what's past is past, and no amount of obsession about it will ever change a thing. Etc...
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