jimmy jamesStinking Thinking
June 24th 2008 19:12
Sometimes our thoughts consume us to the point where we don’t even realize that they are taking us to a place that only the subconscious knows. A place where time has stood still. We run these story lines through our head and things become bigger than life. The story runs in a negative direction and we can become delusional. That’s the way we can fool ourselves into thinking that things are a certain way. Because what you might think it is, it might really not be. That’s the game our thinking patterns play on us. And it always seems like we are the last to know. It is easy just to “sleep” and let our thinking go to places where no man has ever gone before. That is a very dangerous place to be, especially if you have depression or substance abuse. Negative thinking patterns are a normal human reaction, but it runs rampant in those that suffer from mental illness. It is a big part of the illness.
The term “Stinking Thinking” sounds real corny. It may bring back memories of the Saturday Night Live character, Stewart Smalley. Those that recall the silly self help character will remember his saying of, “Cause I am smart enough, good enough, and doggone it, people like me”!
The stinking thinking is a great example of how some of us can get. It can however turn some of us off and cause us to shut down. I know I did for years. Sometimes just the way something is presented can turn me off and the mind begins to close. It all depends upon how people “Bring it”!
But our thinking can be our worst enemy, sabotaging our lives and depriving ourselves of the good things in life. Relationships, jobs, and even a sense of hopelessness that can paralyze us. One way to get to understand the thinking is becoming aware of it. It will always be there, but with a little effort and perhaps a little counseling, we can get to a point where our thinking doesn’t run our lives.
The stinking thinking is a great example of how some of us can get. It can however turn some of us off and cause us to shut down. I know I did for years. Sometimes just the way something is presented can turn me off and the mind begins to close. It all depends upon how people “Bring it”!
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