Interesting article tying rapid thought with happiness, mental stagnation with depression, and repetitive just-can’t-Let-IT-GO! thought patterns to anxiety. Much of this would be simple common sense, but the interesting thing here is the Cart/Horse (aka Chicken/Egg) conundrum. That is, does our mood affect our thoughts or do our thoughts affect our mood?
The advice: if you’re down, do a crossword and get the noggin noodling with something new.
I know that when I’ve got A.N.Ts. running up and down my brain (that’s Automatic Negative Thoughts, ‘natch) the best thing for me to do is drop to my knees and ask God for something else to think about. Most recently the answer was: “Just think about Jerry playing guitar.” So I did, and now I’ve got the opening riff of “Lovelight” wedged in my head. I think this is a blessing. It sure as hell works!
(… without a warning…. you broke my heart…)
Article via BoingBoing
