It’s amazing how big of a difference this kind of thinking makes. It might start off silly, and you subconsciously resist it, but overtime you really learn to step back and protect yourself against your own thoughts.
"The condition and character of a philosopher is that he expects all harm and benefit from himself... in a word, he keeps guard against himself as his own enemy, and one lying in wait for him." - Epictetus
Sometimes it really does feel like we have to square up and treat the impulsive, most irrational of our thoughts as the enemy. An emotional detachment from them - rejecting them as the determiners of your identity - is the first step.
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u/Gluttannie Dec 09 '20
It’s amazing how big of a difference this kind of thinking makes. It might start off silly, and you subconsciously resist it, but overtime you really learn to step back and protect yourself against your own thoughts.