Jonathan123
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My old friend and mentor said that in our mind we should have three drawers. The first one marked USEFUL/TRUSTED. Into this drawer go all the genuine and positive information that you know and understand as being helpful. Good sound advice. It may be books, articles or posts. You can dip into this drawer when you feel down and extract the good help given.
The second drawer is marked DOUBTFUL/KEEP. This one is for any suggestions or ideas we may be doubtful about but think there may be something in them. Looking at them later when we have more knowledge warrants keeping them. Because we may not understand something now we may later. As we gain information about our problems we may gain more insight as to causes.
The last drawer is marked RUBBISH/DISCARD. Now this drawer will fill up very quickly. It's full of negativity and useless and sometime dangerous information. Negative posts, time wasters and trolls. Self pity and 'the all is lost' messages. Keep it locked, and only open it to put the useless information in.
I found this idea useful. There was so much I didn't understand at first, but to discard it without giving it attention is not good. Understanding is a most powerful tool in anxiety. Respect your intuition. It will always tell you what is good or bad for you if you allow it to.
The second drawer is marked DOUBTFUL/KEEP. This one is for any suggestions or ideas we may be doubtful about but think there may be something in them. Looking at them later when we have more knowledge warrants keeping them. Because we may not understand something now we may later. As we gain information about our problems we may gain more insight as to causes.
The last drawer is marked RUBBISH/DISCARD. Now this drawer will fill up very quickly. It's full of negativity and useless and sometime dangerous information. Negative posts, time wasters and trolls. Self pity and 'the all is lost' messages. Keep it locked, and only open it to put the useless information in.
I found this idea useful. There was so much I didn't understand at first, but to discard it without giving it attention is not good. Understanding is a most powerful tool in anxiety. Respect your intuition. It will always tell you what is good or bad for you if you allow it to.