Walking really helps me. Bikerides can be fun, too.
The exercise machine does NOT help because there's no incentive to pay attention to anything or avoid traffic, so much easier to obsess.
Just let yourself think of that other person. Let yourself obsess, and don't obsess about obsessing. It will only work for the opposite if you consciously TRY too hard to cease your thoughts.
It can help, though, to try to distract yourself with other things or cause some new drama in your life (try to make it good drama, or atleast inexpensive). Setting up a betta bowl is a good drama (oh my, what color of rocks to get). Setting up a saltwater tank is a BAD drama (the $98 fish!).
Getting involved with one of your friends' dramas is the best, though, becuase it distracts you and keeps the lonliness away until you've forgotten enough details and it's not such a compulsive thought pattern...
You might also want to avoid coffee for a while. Personally, it makes me more agitated and energized... to obsess about that person or thing!
2006-08-26 14:30:17
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answered by Jessie 5
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Sara, PLEASE stop thinking about me!!! JK -- hahaha
Seriously, what you're doing is letting another person rent space in your head.
Is this a love interest? Or just a person you want to get to know? You don't give enough information, but I'll tell you what I went through.
All my life I used to get OBSESSED with other people. I came to DEPEND on other people and needed their approval for my self-esteem. I would be so infatuated or whatever, I couldn't get them out of my mind. The last time it happened, it was a disaster. The person was my best friend, then we had a falling out. For about TWO YEARS I was so pissed and hurt and I couldn't get the thought of her (and hating/loving her) out of my head.
There was a lot more involved, I had a lot of personal junk and emotional issues to work out. Things are better now, especially since I removed myself from the situation. I have NO CONTACT with her or most of the people we were mutual friends with.
I also have had severe disappointments in my career, and that led to more obsession.
It hasn't been easy. I have had counseling, take anti-depressants, etc. But it overtook my life. I finally feel like I have my life back.
Love, Jack.
wpope64@yahoo.com
2006-08-26 21:31:38
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answered by Anonymous
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Basically get help for a mental disorder. This is exactly the same problem that religious people suffer from. They keep talking and thinking about God, but God not only doesn't exist, he obviously never thinks about them either. Firstly consider this ...
Today God is totally silent. The only thing we hear about God comes from people speaking on his behalf, namely cult leaders and followers, most of whom are lunatics and war mongers. If God genuinely existed, he would silence these people because they are an absolute embarrassment. Just check out some religious idiots who post on YA.
When you listen to these idiots trying to justify God’s love and existence, it takes very little commonsense to realise how imaginary God is. If God were real, he would speak for himself. The fact that God does not speak, and that he allows any lunatic who comes along to speak in his name, proves that God is imaginary.
If all you religious people who try to mentally saturation bomb gullible minds could see how stupid and embarrassing you are to the intellectual mind, perhaps you’d stop making fools of yourselves.
So, back to your question. Religion is a function of mental illness which leaves people "blisfully" mentally handicapped. The solution for them is repeated doses of commonsense, logic and science.
For yourself, forget what you are forcing yourself to believe, and use commonsense and logic to escape your troubled world. I hope this helps you.
2006-08-26 21:25:36
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answered by Brenda's World 4
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Yep, this is really hard, but you must move on and keep busy doing things you really enjoy to keep yourself occupied. I know it's difficult, been there done that about 100 times lol
2006-08-26 21:26:55
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answered by trainer53 6
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How do you know they never think about you?
Other than that you might try thinking about something totally gross every time you think about them. Do it enough times and you *will* quit thinking about them. Unless you're a masochist.:)
2006-08-26 21:25:34
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answered by Caillech W 3
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I don't know, I've been too busy thinking about the people who do think about me.
2006-08-26 21:27:24
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answered by Ananke402 5
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look for some one new to think about get in to more things think how rude they were think how they dont kare about you . the more you start to hate them the more you stop thinkin about them
2006-08-26 21:32:49
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answered by teen 2
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Find a new hobby.
Seriously!!
By starting something new, you will probably giving less thought time to this 'other' person.
2006-08-26 21:24:15
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answered by Molly 6
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seance you a girl find good looking man/girl that's like you and think about them
2006-08-26 21:28:17
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answered by betoba10 1
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Good question, tough answer. I try to focus on other things and people. (Not too successfully, sorry.)
2006-08-26 21:25:49
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answered by cj_justme 4
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