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Hi, this is just my opinion, and I think a lot of marriage counselors would agree because I've really studied their opinions since it is such a personal issue.

Well, I'm a daughter in law that is despised by both my in-law's for being independent, etc. The situation is extremely complicated, and my ...

Sometimes if I'm having an obsessive episode I have to get myself back into the frame of mind that the thoughts don't bother me. You just have to kind of let them be there without trying to force them out of you're mind. But you get this feeling that because the thought isn't bothering you so much ...

What a great weight lifted from my shoulders. I've had obsessive thoughts for years now and ever since we had our boy about three years ago the obsessions have been about my family. Through this program and research that I've done on line it's much easier to deal with than it was at first. For some ...

First let me say I am not a therapist nor do I have any training in this at all.....I'm probably wrong most of the time. This is just my opinion from life experience and what I've observed.

You said you have 3 children....are you a stay-at-home mom? I have seen this very common with women once ...

Hi ShiningTime,

I have not read any of Avatar Adi Da Samraj's writings but it sounds like from that quote from Allen Watts that maybe I should.

Tom, I know i've gone on, I want to share more, but time is pressing and work will come early in the a.m.

Please do share more when you get the chance ...

posted by BeatAnxiety07:
Going back to the breath is just a way at attempting to prevent the mind from focusing on other thoughts-- although, turning your focus onto your breath did require a thought... This is what makes mediation so hard.. its attempting to not think and simply be.


Hi John ...

Posted by Missouri gal:
Tom -
You asked if I can recommend any good reading on Zen. A great book is "Buddhism Plain and Simple," by Steve Hagen. He was my teacher for 10 years in Minneapolis. The book has helped a lot of people; it's a basic introduction.


Hi Missouri gal, thanks for the ...

Hi Missouri gal,

I also found the program to be very helpful. I actually wasn't a practicing Buddhist at the time that I bought the program. I had read books about Buddhism before but mostly just as an intellectual endeavor. The program helped me to recognize unrealistic negative thoughts. Shortly ...

In continuing our conversation about how Eastern thought relates to obsessive thoughts and anxiety I thought I would quote a couple of paragraphs from a book that I read that has probably helped me more than any other book I've read. The book is "Turning The Mind Into An Ally" by Sakyong Mipham. It ...

Posted by BeatAnxiety07:
Tom,

Very nice. That is a very good quote.

I was thinking to myself the other day about some discussions that have been going on in here and how they relate to obsessions. I recalled a good quote while reading a book on advaita, the author says something like - "Imagine ...