By Sami Shields of Contemporary VA
When the thought spinner goes on overdrive it can drive you crazy and make you feel as if you are a pressure bomb. This is the situation when you are literally an explosive device waiting to be triggered at the slightest provocation. You are no less dangerous than a fully pressurized cooker still kept on the stove burning at the full capacity.

It is this situation that forces people to look for a safety outlet in shouting, throwing tantrum, smoking, drinking, compulsive eating, drugs or any other such act. All these are coping mechanisms that no one considers healthy, but even the wisest soul would find difficult not to fall for. Often people spend hours possessed by negative and destructive inner dialogues.

This neurotic inner broadcast wastes a lot of energy, time and attention. It is a destructive force that feeds itself. The more it engages the mind the stronger it gets and the weaker you become. It surely affects your behavior, judgment, and performance.

You can clear your mind if you develop mental detachment. You can learn to be detached from your mental conversation by practicing mindfulness that is the only way to switch off the mental broadcast. Learn how mindfulness helps you control mental chatter.

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