THOUGHT CHANGING AND THOUGHT CALMING

THE ROAD TO A CENTERED, PEACEFUL EXISTENCE

Although they sound similar, thought changing and thought calming are two very different processes, though they can be used in conjunction with each other.  Basically, if you do not change your thinking process, you'll always have to do a lot of thought calming.  Calming is for the moment, changing is for the long term.

You'll be referred into related items.  For instance, beliefs are a form of thought.  Negative chaining (under internal conversations) is a form of feeding one belief/thought onto another to produce a downward cycling.  And, of course, it is all part of our internal conversations, with a section on the actual revision of thoughts.

THOUGHT CALMING

Thought changing (see below) has a dramatic effect on having more calmness of mind.  Changing beliefs is also vital.  Thought calming tells the primitive danger reacting part of the brain that things are "safe", so it is less reactive - the brain actually changes its physical "wiring" so that it is also more automatic to feel calm and centered and takes little effort to maintain - this is scientifically proven.

METHODS TO CALM ONE'S THOUGHTS

Meditation

This is a vital skill and practice that "reconditions" the brain's wiring system.

Read the Meditation page, summarizing the key methods and emphasizing the 

simplicity versus what people think it is.  On that page it will refer you to   Meditation Resources for easy aids and more in depth opportunities.  Carefully study the list of Meditation Benefits and consider them.

Calming Self Talk And Intervention

Use the soothing statements and declaration contained in Dealing With Negative Thinking In The Moment. 

   

THOUGHT CHANGING

This is vital because if you don't do it, then you'll constantly be trying to cover it over, compensate for it, experience bad feelings, and battling it.  Cleaning it up only makes sense - and it's alot less effort than living with harmful and/or limiting thoughts.

                    INTERNAL CONVERSATIONS Section - Deals with this in some depth, on this site.

                    Thought Change Record - The process used by cognitive behaviorists, where you locate

                         your thoughts and emotions and address alternative ways of thinking. 

                         Note:  This type of thing can be kept accessible in the Reminders/Inspiration

                           notebook, so you can instantly correct your thinking if the same thing pops up

                           again.

                    Beliefs and Thoughts In Your Psychology - Change them and your world will change

                       dramatically.  (A site page.)