How To Stop Racing Thoughts (Life Changing)

Do you find that you can't stop your thoughts from racing round and around? Have you tried stopping them to only find they keep returning? In this video I show you one of the methods I've used to quieten the mind and I present part of the model of the mind I use to understand what is happening inside.
This video is my own opinion based on my own experiences and is not meant to be a substitute for professional medical help. If you are experiencing issues mentioned in this video and it is creating problems in your life please seek help from a qualified therapist.
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[@ivannovoselac3518]

Problem is early morning. Inthrusive thouts wakes up before you aware of it.

[@nax9924]

My friend, when I found your channel, I found a treasure.

[@sorenlampe951]

i like your model a lot. it overlaps with my expirience very well. We cant always control our thoughts - but we can control the way we react to them. 🙏🏻

[@traciebrooks7498]

This totally makes sense! I struggle with racing thoughts all the time, and especially at night

[@troutfish8590]

What a hidden gem. I have always had trouble meditating and the way you related meditation to observation really clicked the idea together for me. Awesome stuff.

[@loveshreya]

I can fall asleep now, but I am unable to have a deep peaceful sleep, my sleep keeps breaking at night, and the time I get to sleep in that time, I'm dreaming something rational or irrational anything...

[@LoriAnne808]

This is amazing. It made so much sense. This is what the world needs to hear vs a doc writing an rx. Treat the root problem. Don't slap a bandaid on it. ❤

[@funwithaiman]

Thank you for your persistent videos. They’re truly gems that can prove to be life-changing.

[@jngk24]

I've done what you said and it definetely helps! I feel my mind is way calmer than before. The only problem I still have is being mindfull of my mind while i'm doing a practical activity. It's like I can either pay attention to my mind or to what i'm doing. Thank you so much for making these videos ❤

[@davidhennen7045]

My torment means everything to me, I have learned and grown a voice I never knew I had by reenacting it but it's come to it's fruitful end and dragging me in to, lol! 🎉🎉Gread video, "I'm free!"❤❤🧡🧡💛💛💚💚💙💙💜💜

[@lloydnorval1989]

Your voice is relaxing which helps 😅

[@lev9432]

Bro omg where has this been all my life ... this mas had cracked the code. Thanks for this gem keep up the good work

[@TheoFrank]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 thank you. Well presented answers. I was taught very similar techniques long ago and successfully used them. So much so that the night mind racing completely stopped. But now, all these years later, they returned due to a new circumstance. I just couldn't remember exactly how i broke out of the night thinking loops before. Also, i have a loved one who could benefit from this knowledge. I appreciate you.

[@terris1958]

Thank you!! I just started practicing TM again, and was looking for something that might help with my looping thoughts. Your technique was very helpful. I will be back for more, and saving this one as well! 🙏🏼

[@alexb8926]

I hope alot more people find your channel, best info on KZbin. Thank you

[@erinmargaretmusic4279]

This is so helpful. I cannot thank you enough!

[@AdamOBrien29]

This sounds a lot like ACT, great video man

[@stacyj4858]

This video was so helpful. I am grateful! ❤

[@sekec3658]

Your videos are amazing. Thank you for the effort and help. Be so proud of your recovery and the clarity with which you teach.

[@marybaker8061]

❤ thank you, great explaining

[@user-ov9qz6cu2o]

Thank you so much!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@Peaceandlove358]

My respect for your amazing skill in explaining to dim wits like me. Will practice observing the rattling thoughts, see if I can quiet them down a little. Phil.

[@dermaderma9112]

Helpful...carry on the good work..

[@sha3698]

Amazing, thank you so much :)

[@bubbagumpshrimp142]

I have racing thoughts 24/7 and its stuck on one thing all the time

[@richdelaney9500]

I have that same issue as well. And it is a thought that I do not want to reoccur.

[@bubbagumpshrimp142]

@@richdelaney9500 can you give me any advice what you do to make them go away

[@grubsgrubsgrubs6735]

Any advice to help fix it?

[@grubsgrubsgrubs6735]

I had trouble sleeping, I'd only breathe with my nose but I've found breathing with mouth and nose works much better 😁💯

[@bubbagumpshrimp142]

@@richdelaney9500 what did you do you make your thoughts go away. i have ocd as well

[@luminousdark0]

Mashallah your videos are different from many others who produce similar content out there. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Keep it going. I hope your get more subscribers....

[@mangalagowri3170]

Very help full sir

[@magicpowerofhealing444]

Amazing info thank you, always a good feeling to see another human having awareness in todays world lol😂

[@tonidelarge737]

Great, thank you so much

[@pattif192]

This has been so hard for me. Thank you for your channel. :) 6:20

[@sheilalawrence54]

Ever since I started to live alone after my son moved out I have been having racing thoughts that I dont like living alone.

[@RaviSingh-mk4rf]

Thank uuuu for making such a beautiful content😊😊😊

[@RaviSingh-mk4rf]

Sir does this method dissolve thought aur images that stays in sub concious mind also...can eliminate then....plzz reply would be great help

[@soundhealingbygene]

helps my over thinking or repetitive thinking and intrusive thinking

[@user-wk8ei8ch7u]

really clear video and thanks a lot for this video. I have a question I have had a problem with Racing Thoughts for 3-4 years, I thought this was normal but now I understand that it is not normal because I have really bad Racing Thoughts when im trying to sleep in bed and when i wake up. do you have any solution or idea? whats wrong with me because this has been going on for a really long time and what's the best way to stop it forever and start focusing on sleeping. this gives me insomnia

[@rick4946]

thank you,

[@beastbabe9690]

Thank u so much .. 🌻

[@deniserenewashington8559]

Thank you❤

[@PK-se2jh]

Thank you :)

[@sudarsanan6700]

Thinking more about something is like adding drop into a pool of water , however this only worsens the situation ,but if there is a problem how can we not think (actively) of solving it. i mean how can you always keep observing mind ,thinking is must and that is the problem whenever i start to think that's where the problem keeps on coming That doesn't mean i should stop thinking. Because if i don't think how will i get solutions for my problem? So how how should i not think and get solutions?

[@klaricegovender8473]

I have racing thoughts trying to listen to this 🙄

[@marjiehullm728]

Love your advise how long did it take you? I have anxiety and insomnia and i go periods of time when i feel ok. Until something sets it off. I can see i need to do these in times that iim feeling ok. When it rares its head it can be rough. I know its my thoughts. Though i take medication ii like holistic approaches more Thank you❤

[@rashidahismail3691]

I came here because i can't turn off a music in my mind when i have to deeply think about something

[@kshri4417]

Best thing to get out from racing thought is to watch this video immediately when racing thought disturbs. Because panic mind need instant relief to convince one self.

[@baba_q5848]

I use to think that’s normal. But I’m realising this is tiring and I need to fix it

[@hj9237]

My problem has been occurring for 2 to 3 years and I solved it completely in May 2023. However, since about 10 days ago, I have been having trouble sleeping properly, and it has affected my schedule. I usually go to bed at 12 p.m., but I get up at 2 p.m. or 3 a.m., so I cannot go to college the following day. In September, I only went to college 2 days out of 12 and i have to start from the basics of working with my brains and solve the issue and keep on doing meditation on a regular basis.

[@Tejuxx]

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[@mwizachavura8399]

To say im not my thought is correct but I think my thoughts are a subset of who I am, otherwise they wouldn't be in me

[@Ragnar_raj]

100% true

[@natashaj9169]

I have this in the mornings!!!! It's so debilitating.... I have tried putting on brown noise when I remember to do so. It's nothing I am controlling though.

[@henryalohfabian6686]

sometimes we then to do what we think of even if its passively how do i deal with that

[@ThatgirlLondon.]

My thoughts are racing while I’m watching this ! :/

[@Magic.movie.1]

😂

[@danijeanes5078]

What if its songs constantly playing and never stopping. Its extremely loud and keeps me awake all night. Its not a worry, its not a life problem im trying to work out. Its just songs on repeast alll day and all night. Its very distressing.

[@Estherwasherelol]

My mind has been racing. Ever since my mom shamed me for being a lesbian, Now I’ve been thinking of this guy I know I don’t like him but I’ve been thinking of girls too. and my mind has been racing that I’m straight even if I’m not. like I’m sure I’m still confused

[@mayaj4846]

Well you could be both 😏 🤷

[@Weezy10580]

Lol

[@mayaj4846]

Every night I wake up with horrible thoughts 😕

[@AvaiBanadiya]

How do I stop judging it's almost automatic..?

[@homemakingministrieswithta6869]

So how do we not think. I don’t want to think or not obsess.

[@honestlygio7830]

Thumbs up. 1. A true and practical solution 2. Not too overly scientific 3. Pleasant voice. 4. Good simple definitions. Please tell me your IG/Whats app or other contact info if you have one I would like to talk one on one. Thanks.

[@natashaj9169]

Why do passive thoughts happen?

[@vincentolivieri4468]

The only problem with this is i can count and have passive thoughts at the same time. Its like a light switch 1, active thought,2, active thought,3 active thought etc. I need to count faster i think

[@sorenlampe951]

you can also try to add more brainpower. For example count and also imagine the number visual aswell. Watch the number come and imagine some special effects.

[@camillodimaria3288]

How do you know which thoughts are active & which thoughts are passive ?

[@MentalHealthPower]

When you are reading text, that is an example of you creating active thoughts. You are purposeful creating the thoughts. Or if you were to calculate something in your mind, this is another example. There are many others but it's when you are manually using your mind to create thoughts. With enough meditation practice, you can more easily recognise when it is you manually creating thoughts and when it is your mind automatically doing it. As an example, sometimes I may have music pop into my mind and it is playing that music for a bit, that's something my mind created on its own and I didn't purposefully do that. Or I may notice random comments it makes about things but I didn't actively create those thoughts. At least this is how it is for me so I assume it's similar for others.

[@homemakingministrieswithta6869]

@@MentalHealthPowerso crazy. Our minds are different from ourselves then yes? They’re their own people.

[@henryalohfabian6686]

pls how do i know whether or not my thoughts are active or passive

[@MentalHealthPower]

Imagine the word "cat" or bring up the image of a cat in your mind if you can. When you hear yourself in your mind say "cat", you purposefully created that thought. I would call that an active thought because you took the purposeful action to create it. We do the same when we are for example trying to solve a maths problem, we have to sort of manually put thoughts together to figure it out. Sometimes our mind creates thoughts and images automatically without us actually manually creating them, this is a passive thought. Because everyone uses their mind a bit differently, I can't get more specific and it may take some practice and time in learning how your own mind works with this - e.g when I read a book, in my mind I am purposefully creating the words so I hear it in my mind, but then my mind passively creates the images, it does that automatically, but if I need to think about something a bit more I might manually bring an imagine up into my mind. Some people say they do not hear a voice in their mind and it is not as easy for them to notice their own thoughts so again - it depends on the person and for some people it may be about practice.

[@shirellelamartz9902]

Sorry but ur first options actually makes it worse for me. I overthink death all the time and it can’t stop racing through my head. If I focus on breathing it will make me think One day I won’t be!!! How will that feel??!!! Will it hurt?? I’m claustrophobic I can’t be buried Omg it can happen now . Just crazy thoughts and I imagine the worst hurtful death. I hope this helps someone but I guess I need medication

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[@yusufhabib1141]

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[@colinlavery625]

Actually that is positive feedback rather than negative feedback.

[@JimmyBeamerBear]

Racing Thoughts and Rumination are different. You just described rumination; not racing thoughts.

[@youtubeuser8241]

This made me feel worse.

[@sontosh007]

Sometime frustrated mind look for quick solutions, it needs to be calm down.

[@anandbala1]

I thought it said stop racist thoughts

[@heytherenordic7230]

It’s torture and they’re even there when I try to masturbate, which is impossible due to this and my anxieties. I’m suffering and Idk what to do..

[@davidhennen7045]

What's there? There's nothing there, it's just a thought, the people who show up in your mind are somewhere else cleaning toilets or something. Listen to this guy and reprogram yourself, lol!🏝🌇🌻🌴

[@jngk24]

How long did it take for you to start seeing effects? I've been meditating everyday for the past 2 weeks it feels like my mind is the same🫠

[@MentalHealthPower]

A few weeks, to a few months, but it's best to not have expectations while doing it, the real benefits happen outside of meditation. Also there are other types you can try, like body scanning and concentration based meditation

[@ehsanahmadyar2681]

really clear video and thanks a lot for this video. I have a question I have had a problem with Racing Thoughts for 3-4 years, I thought this was normal but now I understand that it is not normal because I have really bad Racing Thoughts when im trying to sleep in bed and when i wake up. do you have any solution or idea? whats wrong with me because this has been going on for a really long time and what's the best way to stop it forever and start focusing on sleeping. this gives me insomnia

[@MentalHealthPower]

Daily meditation practice was the solution for me. I never skip a day. I have been doing either concentration based meditation or mindfulness based meditation for 6 years. I started getting good results even after a few weeks of doing it. The key is to just keep doing it daily and to not look for results, as the positive effects gradually build up. Meditation re-trains our mind and how we relate to it and our thoughts. I can recommend starting with guided meditation videos or apps that will get you started. When you are comfortable with that, start meditating without any guided audio. It is like going to the gym - it takes practice and dedication to see results. Also the racing thoughts for me were a symptom of anxiety, stress and trauma, so I was working on reducing those too. I talk about this more in my other videos.

[@ehsanahmadyar2681]

@@MentalHealthPower I'm the kind of sensitive person who really worries and get stressed about almost everything, and this also caused me anxiety and insomnia. Do you think that the best medicine would be meditation every day? do you think 10 minutes a day is enough? and what if it gets missed sometime? is it always better to do it in the morning or in the evening?

[@MentalHealthPower]

@@ehsanahmadyar2681 I cannot say if meditation is the best solution, but from my experience and if you look at research on it, it shows it helps many people with stress and anxiety. Another thing to do would be to work with a therapist to resolve the underlying issues. Yes just start with 10 mins a day or even a few minutes then gradually build it up over time, even if you miss one day or two its ok just be as consistent as possible. You will need to experiment with when its better to meditate but if insomnia is an issue try in the evening. The goal is just to observe your thoughts, feelings and sensations and over a longer period of time they have less control over us. It is better for you to research more into it to find a way of meditating that works for you.

[@MM-ux4ju]

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