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Greetings!
This post is about LIMITING-BELIEFS, or as me and my brother Matt now call them, Old Thought Thoughts - OTT.
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This post will most likely not appeal to many people, because I am writing about our beliefs that we have about life and ourselves, that we all have had for much of our life.
Our beliefs are personal, and yet oddly the 'same' as well.
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There is a school of thought that teaches us that when we identify the OTT i.e. I am unlovable.
Relate to the OTT, rather than from it.
We can then release the attachment to the OTT, as well as the aversion to the OTT.
For example -
A child is told that they are no good, useless and worthless, every other day.
-sadly, this is a story often told, by many.
As this child grows a set of OTT have been programmed into the mind-body of the now grown adult-child.
I am no good.
I am useless.
I am worthless.
etc etc etc
The adult-child now has an attachment to the OTT.
But also you would see an aversion to those OTT as well.
I am no good <- the attachment.
And, I hate that I am no good <- the aversion. The judgement for having the OTT in the first place, keeps us attached to the OTT.
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Not all beliefs are limiting.
All beliefs are fluid.
They are mutable - liable to change, as all things in existence are!
But...
How do we release the OTT?
Thats what we're most interested in!.
I am going to share a few things of how I am learning to release all of the OTT that once ruled my life, and would love to read yours as well!.
1) Refer to the OTT being in the past. If we keep on affirming the OTT in the present moment, it stays in the present moment. By writing and talking about the OTT being in the past, youre correcting the memory. REWIRE!
2) I AUGMENT positive memories. Whatever they are, whenever they happened. This is why I actively look for things to be thankful and grateful for. Appreciation, heals! And thats now science...if youre interested in the research about this, let me know!
3) I have learned to ask for help, and to RECEIVE it graciously, whenever it comes to me. And, it always does.
4) I SMILE and LAUGH more. Theres research for this too!
5) I have changed my eating habits. I EAT WELL now. I am now on the Guts and Psychology Syndrome foodplan GAPS. I used to be obese. No more.
6) I EXPRESS in healthy ways - dance, music, write..
7) I take time out to LOVE - my family, friends, my dog bundy, nature..
REMEMBERING to LOVE is a biggie!.
And, whatta 'bout you?...
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Dear Kaitoa~
I've been meaning to tell you but I've only just tracked down your thread.
We were talking about S&S books as comfort reading.
I have another favorite author, I don't know if you know him already;
The Magic of Recluse L.E.Modesitt Jr
This is the start of the Saga of Recluse series - he has several others series from fantasy to SF
Précis written up in Wikipedia
Like you I keep rereading and gaining pleasure - whisked away to other worlds.
Have a great NY
Croix
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Hi, I've read through some of this thread. I don't know what I can contribute ATM but think it will be helpful in the future ie when I'm made to feel like a useless idiot again. For now I'm controlling this thought because I know the person who tells me this has the issue, not me and I'm not letting him control my thoughts for now.
cmf
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MuchMuchMuchLove everyone and Happy New Year.
I am well.
All is well.
Will post a proper update for youse all soon...
LoveYouAll
Kaitoa
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Happy New Year to all
The trip was okay...difficult at times but I made it..Didn't even have to cook!!
Still experiencing some anxiety but new med level is not yet entirely kicked in.
My support network reached out to me even while OS, I am amazed that good friends care so much..
More details to come..
Shred out - due to exhaustion (still not sleeping night through)
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Hey Kaitoa
I hope you have a really good 2017. Happy New Year
Great to see your smile back on line 🙂
Hugs
Paul
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Hi all
I am afraid coming home has opened up some OTTs for me.Just wish I could sleep!
Talk more later
Shred
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Good Evening All, and Well Met!
What an amazing adventure this life is.
For real.
Where do I start?
I am now in Byron Bay, for the moment.
Bundy is still in Brisbane...that's another story, for another time.
On the 23rd of Dec, I took a bus, train and then taxi to Woodfordia .
When I arrived at Aya Superfood, where I was cooking, I was greeted by Carolina - gorgeous Italian woman, who looks like a young Sophia Loren.
We hugged.
I felt a strong bond with her straightaway.
Carolina and her partner, Rafael, run Aya.
Rafael is the brainchild behind Aya, and creator of this amazing not for profit, social enterprise.
He greeted me with a warm hug as well.
Rafael is a handsome and strong Israeli man.
I feel love flowing to me, through me, and from me.
From that moment on, I knew that my 'Woodford Experience', was going to be a memorable one.
And, it truly has been.
An experience that has changed my life, for the better, forever.
I feel so thankful, appreciative and grateful of every single nano-second that I got to share with such an amazing bunch of beautiful weirdos.
I have found my tribe.
I feel so incredibly empowered, and yet humbled by Love...yet again.
Refilled to overflowing by Love...yet again.
I am in-Love with Life...yet again, and it feels good.
I danced - Egyptian dance classes and Bollywood dance classes, I danced barefoot on the dance-floor until I was merrily out of breath.
I sang...and I freed up my voice once again. Now...I'm busking, and loving it.
I healed and offered up myself as a conduit of Source Energy and I healed others too!.
I found myself again.
I bawled my eyes out listening to Paul Kelly.
I made friends of strangers and talked philosophy, solved all the world's problems and then saw the New Year in, atop a great hill with didgeridoo playing.
I taught meditation in a tepee.
Blessed memories that I will treasure and cherish forever.
How was everyone else's Christmas and New Years?
I really do hope that you're all as happy and as healthy as you can possibly be, but, if you aren't, just know that there are people out here that accept you just as you are, we hear you and we feel you...this is a mad, mad, mad, mad world that we live in.
Remember, you are loved.
We can learn how to get whatever we need to say off our chest by managing the message and ourselves in a way that is always kind, friendly, loving and compassionate.
I will discuss this more tomoz!.
MuchLove&Kindness.
KaitoaWolfe.
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Kaitoa! Big hug! Welcome back gorgeous one. What an amazing experience you've had, thank you for sharing it with us. I wish I'd been there. I love the beautiful weirdos of the world too (like to think I am one, well I'm weird anyway LOL).
You sound so up and happy, that's wonderful. So good to see you my friend.
Kaz
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