1FinickyOne Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 If you have a big problem in one sphere of your life, can you keep it separate from the rest of your life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sipi Posted January 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2022 Yes. I stole a pack of chicken stock cubes from the shop when I was 7 thinking they were lollies, and after eating one I vomited all the way home. I learnt my lesson. I've never told anyone until now, but thankfully it hasn't affected the rest of my life. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xylophone Posted January 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, sipi said: Yes. I stole a pack of chicken stock cubes from the shop when I was 7 thinking they were lollies, and after eating one I vomited all the way home. I learnt my lesson. I've never told anyone until now, but thankfully it hasn't affected the rest of my life. Apart from the feathers growing under your arms!!???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyami Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 easy when you arrive in swampy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Yes but keep forgetting the damn password ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stocky Posted January 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2022 If you mean compartmentalise my thoughts yes. I do so with problem solving, shut down stuff that I can't do anything about and concentrate on the things I can. But primarily I need it for work, as a consultant I often have several very different projects running concurrently, so in switching from one to another, I need to mentally box one up, and unbox another. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerslife Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Isn't this what we do when dealing with bereavement? We throw ourselves into our work or something else to distract us from our grief and sense of loss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangless Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 With a question like that I wonder what you use your brain for, if anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, fangless said: With a question like that I wonder what you use your brain for, if anything! many things - but you are surely not the type who would want to know... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Does this have relation with drinking excessively? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 40 minutes ago, zzaa09 said: Does this have relation with drinking excessively? no... someone close dealing w/illness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 5:12 PM, 1FinickyOne said: If you have a big problem in one sphere of your life, can you keep it separate from the rest of your life? I think mostly I can. I learned something about problem solving a long time ago. I am sure there is a name for this procedure: - What is the problem? - Is it important? - Can it be solved? If not, then there is nothing to think about. - If it can be solved: What can I do? - Do it! I think the most distracting thoughts are about things where we see a problem somewhere and we have not really defined the problem. What is the problem? Like: It's cold and dark outside. No that is likely not the problem. The problem might be that I feel uncomfortable because it is cold and dark. It's important to really define that problem. And if we know the problem and there is no solution then we should accept that we could think about that for weeks or month but there is no solution. If we accept that then we can still see that there is a problem, but we can leave it alone. And coming back to your question: We can separate things a lot better if we know what to separate and if we know if there is a way to make it better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) Compartmentalise your brain? Lobotomy is not something for which self-medication is recommended, but I would be interested to know how it went. Edit: Did you work with a mirror, or purely by sense of touch? You would want to do some checking to make sure you didn’t accidentally anesthatise yourself half-way through. Thaivisa - your first stop for helpful hints Edited January 8, 2022 by StreetCowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Not all brains are the same ... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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