Blocking Thoughts: Yes, You Can Stop Thinking About It

After observatio­n and a few amateur experiment­s, I came to realize that if I continued to worry over something, nothing about the reality of the situation changed. So there was no benefit to worrying - in fact, it was a total waste of time. So I began using a "no" technique. Whenever unwanted thoughts entered my mind I would quickly and decisively say "no!" - if I was alone I would say it out loud, but either way it would be firm and I would immediatel­y stop the unwanted thinking. It has always worked for me.



Although I rely on my "no" technique, I read about and tried another one specifical­ly for nighttime worrying where you get up, write down each of the things you are worrying about and make a note as to the next time you really need to think about this. Then go back to bed. I've tried this twice and it worked both times.
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