LPT: Distractions don’t solve stress - they just hit pause…
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LPT: Distractions don’t solve stress - they just hit pause on it.
I spent years as an overthinker and stressful person. Whenever things got hard, i always tried to escape. I would watch a movie or go out with friends etc.. just to get away from my head for a bit. It felt like i was managing the stress but i was really just hitting pause. The second the movie ended and something went wrong in real life, the stress was just waiting for me.
I finally realized stress isnt an external thing. It's an internal reaction.
Obviously you need skills to handle the outside world, thats just practical. But skills won't stop you from suffering when things get messy. *I realized i was giving the control of my peace to my job and my home and every random problem.* If things were chaotic outside, i was chaotic inside.
I stopped looking for temporary exits and started a consistent shaambavi practice for inner stability. I didn't really care about the science or why it worked, and nothing happened at first anyway. I just stayed consistent and did it every day.
After a while something shifted. My outside situations haven't changed, actually things are way more hectic now - but my mind isn't looping or stressed like it used to. The noise is still there but it doesn't break me anymore like earlier.
The point is stop looking for distractions. They are just temporary exits. When you fix how you function on the inside the outside stuff stops being a threat to your peace.
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I spent years as an overthinker and stressful person. Whenever things got hard, i always tried to escape. I would watch a movie or go out with friends etc.. just to get away from my head for a bit. It felt like i was managing the stress but i was really just hitting pause. The second the movie ended and something went wrong in real life, the stress was just waiting for me.
I finally realized stress isnt an external thing. It's an internal reaction.
Obviously you need skills to handle the outside world, thats just practical. But skills won't stop you from suffering when things get messy. *I realized i was giving the control of my peace to my job and my home and every random problem.* If things were chaotic outside, i was chaotic inside.
I stopped looking for temporary exits and started a consistent shaambavi practice for inner stability. I didn't really care about the science or why it worked, and nothing happened at first anyway. I just stayed consistent and did it every day.
After a while something shifted. My outside situations haven't changed, actually things are way more hectic now - but my mind isn't looping or stressed like it used to. The noise is still there but it doesn't break me anymore like earlier.
The point is stop looking for distractions. They are just temporary exits. When you fix how you function on the inside the outside stuff stops being a threat to your peace.
#entertainment
source
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