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Have you considered giving up but gracefully? Letting go of all resentment and sadness for that.
I'm in that process. I hope more men take this path instead of ending their lives or dating desperately. This book is helping me in this process.
Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins, MD (He also wrote Power vs. Force, a very good read if not a bit dense)
He balances neurology, spirituality, and psychology in a pretty epic way.
Letting go and giving up are completely different.
"didn't covey properly".. Maybe.. It's difficult stuff to understand. Even harder to explain. I'm no expert.
Here is an example of a piece to the puzzle.
Good luck. Take care.
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I recommend you instead of fearing the future, letting go, is a technique of eliminating negative feelings, I so simple and effective, I love it. Don't worry about being skeptical about if it works, results will show themselves, if you don't see for yourself, friends will tell you how much you've changed.
Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
Btw i'd love to have my boyfriend crying on my chest, not in a fetichist way but in a protective way, that means you trust something so important of yourself to your man. Feel free to discuss the book with me anytime. (me: 26 M)
I would not recommend this for someone interested as a beginner, no. This is such a hard question about recommendations. I just would hate to point you in one direction or another because there is so much material out there. The author did write one last book before he died and although I haven't read it, I have heard it is the easiest one for beginners to pick up. It's called "Letting Go" here is a link on amazon https://www.amazon.com/Letting-David-Hawkins-M-D-Ph-D/dp/1401945015/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1593152194&refinements=p_27%3ADavid+R.+Hawkins+M.D.++Ph.D&s=books&sr=1-2&text=David+R.+Hawkins+M.D.++Ph.D
Hey man, I want to recommend you a book.
Letting Go: The Pathway To Surrender by David R. Hawking
It's not to say this book will cure you, but it can be a good supplement to your therapy sessions.
I've been going through the same conflicts of self-consciousness for years, and this book has helped me start to peel back the layers of emotions that keep my anxiety on high. It does a good job of explaining what is the probable cause of your trauma and what you can do to decrease the emotional strain. I was recommended this from another sub, figured I'd pass the healing along.
Cheers!
- Get an r/fleshlight
- Try some new hobbies
- Spend more time with your guy friends
- Go out also meet some new chicks
- Try the Letting Go technique
I have a pretty high sex drive at times too. There have also been a few temporary periods where I experienced a low sex drive. And if I had my choice I'd much rather have too high of a sex drive than too low of a sex drive.
That’s the key, OP. Accepting that you can’t carry this burden alone. Finding help and support from people who will not judge you. Therapy is a godsend if that’s an option. There are a lot of people here who will listen and empathize with you.
For me, therapy has been a journey of looking inside myself to discover what unhealthy needs my pwBPD was filling in my life. Acknowledging and letting go of those little payoffs has allowed me to free myself from her. We have kids and are still together, and that’s hard in many ways, but I am healthier than I have ever been. I fantasize about being able to go NC, together with the kids, never having to deal with her again and finding a more peaceful situation. That time may come in a few years once the courts will allow the youngest to choose NC if she wants it.
In the meantime, this has become my favorite book. Life-changing. https://www.amazon.com/Letting-David-Hawkins-M-D-Ph-D/dp/1401945015
Hey Buddy, Sounds like you are having a hard time. Your situation sounds very similar to what mine used to be. The truth is, getting better "on your own" is basically impossible. No matter how much you want to beat this on your own, it's just not going to be possible. Use your friends as a starting point. Tell them about your problems, that you are feeling down. If they are good friends, then they will be there for you. And if they... well... start to judge you. Then Fuck them! Depression thrives on Isolation imo, the more you are on your own the worse it gets. Go outside, socialise, see people. Sometimes Professional help is not always the answer, at the end of the day your therapist will eventually deem it to be YOUR Choice.
Depression can be like an abandoned prison that you are locked inside off. You spend years and years in your cell without thinking to try the cell door because... well... your in a prison! One day you decide to try it, and by your astonishment it's open! All this time, only difficulty is finding this door :) Good luck, I wish you the best!
EDIT: Read this book It has taught me allot
Hey Buddy, Sounds like you are having a hard time. Your situation sounds very similar to what mine used to be. The truth is, getting better "on your own" is basically impossible. No matter how much you want to beat this on your own, it's just not going to be possible. Use your friends as a starting point. Tell them about your problems, that you are feeling down. If they are good friends, then they will be there for you. And if they... well... start to judge you. Then Fuck them! Depression thrives on Isolation imo, the more you are on your own the worse it gets. Go outside, socialise, see people. Sometimes Professional help is not always the answer, at the end of the day your therapist will eventually deem it to be YOUR Choice. Depression can be like an abandoned prison that you are locked inside off. You spend years and years in your cell without thinking to try the cell door because... well... your in a prison! One day you decide to try it, and by your astonishment it's open! All this time, only difficulty is finding this door :) Good luck, I wish you the best! EDIT: Read this book It has taught me allot
Check out this book, it might help you. It's helped/helping me slowly let go of my abusive past in a household where I felt like I wasn't loved and not worthy of being loved, among many other past traumas that I am slowly realizing that I have been carrying with me. I highly recommend it.
https://www.amazon.com/Letting-David-Hawkins-M-D-Ph-D/dp/1401945015
Good luck.
I would recommend mindfulness and meditation. That way you will become more aware of your thought patterns and your behaviour. I would also like to recommend a book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
IMO a friend who you can open yourself to fully is just as beneficial as a counselor.
That's the best question I have ever read.
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Or a friend's advice "drink progressively less while trying to maintain the same state with each sip you don't take".
Bang on. For the longest time it was a trade I was willing to make until I couldnt anymore. There came a point where I couldnt smoke myself happy anymore. It was a 50/50 type thing where I'd either get happy and forget my problems or intensify them for the duration of my high.
I've been clean since December and it has been one of the most challenging things I've taken on. I dont know your story but if its anything similar to mine, then you might be running/ignoring/supressing/avoiding some type of problem/issue/situation. If you are, read Letting Go. It has helped me out quite a bit.
Ive read bits of this and it seems the author know his stuff it talks about the actual mechanism of letting go and how to get there. Shit, I'm gonna sit and read some more of it right now...
Edit: reporting back after reading and I must say I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book. I'm only at the beginning but so far there is great insight into the causes of stress and internal conflict.
My psychiatrist has me on Prozac, Buspar, and Lamictal. We're still getting the dosage figured out (I've only been on medication since July), but I'm seeing great improvements.
EDIT: I thought I'd go ahead and add that the techniques in Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by Dr. David R. Hawkins have really helped me a lot, and might be worth a read while you wait for your appointment.
You put into words exactly what I've thought for years. Two book recommendations based on your post:
>Is weed just a giant lesson about letting go?
I've actually said this exact phrase. I feel like weed taught me to surrender to life. I really liked the book Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins.
>I realized that there was more to life than being a "person identity" because I started noticing that I wasn't "me" when I was high. It's the thing that got me to obsess over the "who am I?"
This reminded me of the book Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle. Here are some quotes:
"In you, as in each human being, there is a dimension of consciousness far deeper than thought. It is the very essence of who you are."
"When you recognize that there is a voice in your head that pretends to be you and never stops speaking, you are awakening out of your unconscious identification with the stream of thinking. When you notice that voice, you realize that who you are is not the voice–the thinker–but the one who is aware of it."
I would recommend the book Letting Go by Dr. David Hawkins. Here on Amazon (audio, hard/soft cover/digital). Letting do explains in detail how to give up your attachments and aversions to feelings to help you along your spiritual path. A Course In Miracles, the workbook specifically might be another book to consider. ACIM book
God bless you.
I understand where you are coming from, I first came out the closet as bisexual and later as gay, which I can attribute to the lack of representation, I've never felt more at my place that being bi (now at my 26yo) even when I look for a long term relationship with a man only since my sexual and romantic attraction only happens towards men and women only romantic. You asked an important question and what I can observe is that you are looking for validation externally (or an external solution), and that can only come from the inside, more precisely by changing your subconscious mind into a more positive framework for your existence, what happens out there would be completely unimportant as long as you are accepted and love from your unconscious mind. In doing such inner work is how I stopped permanently having the so called bi-cycle, now I understand myself, and I don't need other people to be a certain way to feel happy about my self . I've used since I was 21 Psych-K and the letting go (book) technique from David Hawkins.
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On a side note I enjoy talking with you this is my second time doing so
I recently bought the audiobook version of “Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender”. I am half through and find it very useful to let go of negative thoughts and feelings.
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Nah. Go ahead and let it out, but also take the time to let go of those emotions when you need to. Try this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Letting-Go-The-Pathway-Surrender/dp/1401945015
The issue for me has always been believing both the good times and the bad times will last forever. Neither do; the universe is in an unending state of transition. We are not immune or exempt from that change but dammit if we have a hard time realizing that when we are riding the dopamine high. Once it wears off, however, it feels like we will never experience it again.
You will.
"You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it will make you less miserable now."
- Abraham Lincoln
I highly recommend Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins. When I was at my lowest of lows (fresh out of the ward), a very good friend told me this was the first and most valuable book they read after their husband decided to leave this world by his own hand. Hawkins teaches you how to break down what you are feeling and how to navigate from complete hopelessness to complete hopefulness.
It ain't easy, I can tell you that much. You very much have to surrender yourself to whatever sorrow, pain, anguish, grief, depression, or apathy you may be fighting. It may scare the living sh*t out of you but I promise that if you throw yourself in to it, we will see you on the other side a more powerful spirit.
In the meantime, give this song a listen. I recently ran across it and boy does it ever speak to me.
You got this.
Remember about neuroplasticity. Find some cheap and simple things to do even if they seem boring at first, then you can always tune out any learnt cynicism or defeatism by doing them.
You’re going to die and can’t control that, so your mind has to find a way to cope with what might seem meaningless. It can get quite angry about that injustice, so have a look at your approach to that. How that anger manifests can be subtle or extreme, so this is worth a read as well as. https://www.choosingtherapy.com/repressed-anger/
This is a gem, and you can download the audiobook. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Letting-Surrender-M-D-David-Hawkins/dp/1401945015
This one Letting Go?
The Pathway of Surrender https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1401945015/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_SDNTGKMCH0RRDG6YGBC9
It’s hard but can be done. Try different things. Some suggestions are:
- Work with a good therapist (good ones have to be looked for - Dr. Ramani is excellent and is on YouTube)
- Try reading books. Two that comes to mind are Letting Go: The Pathway to Surrender and You Can Heal Your Life
- Meditating
Never stop asking for help and never give up and you will be successful.
Currently reading. I also recommend Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401945015/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_7H5V7ZWFY8VRZGTM7T1A
“My suffering serves a higher purpose” seems like a trick or your ego to keep you depressed.
Read this. Will heal you if surrender.
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Read this: https://www.amazon.com/Letting-David-Hawkins-M-D-Ph-D/dp/1401945015
While Power vs Force gives the overview, that book is the practice.
For every thought, there is an emotion attached to that thought. If you feel through the feeling, it will transform into a higher awareness (a better feeling). Feel all parts of the feeling.
I'm actually writing a book on feeling good. Or I've started writing a book rather. If you have any questions lemme know. I can give direct advice or just a reference.
Take it from an Enlightened Bodhisattva who was also a Clinical Psychologist.
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There is a very, very simple meditative technique that he teaches that will solve 90% of your problems.
Perfect technique for you. :)
(A bodhisattva is a person who is enlightened who uses their wisdom to help people instead of just chilling out in nirvana lol).
The book letting go is fantastic for this, I would see it's even more powerful than ACIM for me compliments it quite nicely. https://www.amazon.com/Letting-David-Hawkins-M-D-Ph-D/dp/1401945015
Read. Books. Be curious. Learn about people who are inspiring
Check /r/Stoicism /r/Meditation
I don't mind profiteering if it is good content, the problem is this: Tolle and other modern teachers give dogmatic generalized advice. What I mean is, they give blanket advice which they try to apply to everyone in society.
The problem is, each person's cognition and thereby personal growth direction is intrinsically different. Some people will thrive with affirmations, visualizations, etc. Other people will resonate much more with different meditation styles. And these same people who have unique differences in learning style will at some point converge and be open to other things.
The problem with Tolle is he tells people to 'stop thinking'. The practice of no-mind is what I would consider a practice for advanced practitioners. Telling someone with no experience to just 'stop thinking' can not only be misleading but actually detrimental.
Another issue with Tolle and other spirtual/religious teachers is their indulgence in absolutism. For example, When you have a thought, it is just a silly idea that is meaningless. When they have a thought however, it is a revelation of higher truth from the divine. This point is nuanced, but it personally set me back for possibly an entire year, until I learned to stop listening to these guys and start figuring things out for myself.
As critical as I am of Tolle, atleast he genuinely practices what he teachers. Deepockets Chopra is the worst:
I am being quite subjective right now in this posts, but the truth is these characters set me off my path for quite a while by prescribing advice that did not apply to me at all or for the stage I was at. On a more uplifting side, I also think new age spirituality is discredited as 'less than' Buddhism or other practices. The truth is there is some valuable content out there in the new age movement - any of these traditions, including new ageism, when committed to 100% can lead to habitually living in very high states of mind.
Not exactly meditation per se, but my favorite modern teacher of self-actualization is Anthony Robbins. My favorite book for self-realization is Letting Go by David Hawkins. Both these authors take the starting point of the student in mind. Hawkins other books are questionable but "Letting Go" is deff high value.
TLDR; Tolle and other teachers are good in very specific areas but very bad at prescribing advice to a general audience.
Meditation does not in of itself cause permanent character change. The insights you get from meditation cause permanent character change. Except for the rare occasions, meditating without changing your habitual thoughts is like putting a bandaid over a wound - in my experience anyways.
You need a tool for inner exploration. In my experience, the best tools are Letting Go by David Hawkins and finding/destroying limiting beliefs best pioneered by Anthony Robbins.
Tony Robbins is entirely overlooked in the spiritual community because he is more self-improvement focused than spiritual focused. I have to say though, besides Hawkins, I don't think I have ever found content that requires a higher degree of self-awareness than Tony's. On the surface it looks goal-oriented but there is actually a lot of depth in it. I recommend his Personal Power program.
I would recommend those 2 resources in addition to your current meditation practice. When I started getting involved with these tools both my level of worldly success and internal fulfillment skyrocketed. Hope they are of help to you. Good luck!
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