Do you like the way YOU think?

Question

Have you ever wanted to change your thought patterns?
Have you really been successful?Do tell!!!

thank you !!!!!
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Answer 1

thats kind of like trying not to be a jealous person when you are

Answer 2

At times I do. At times I don't. I guess I don't have a much specific thought pattern because my approach to things depends on what the situation calls for. I've had some thoughts that worked all right, and had some in which I had screwed up; the fact that what might work on one thing might not on another. But my way of dealing with people basically remains the same except for some "species" which are most difficult or almost helpless to handle. Sometimes I just let these "extra-ordinary species" roll over my nerves and rock themselves for all I care if I've tried every thought and effort to be nice and still be stricken and bitten at the back. My lesson?: "Some people aren't mean ,.. they're just meaner". But overall, I'm still fine with my head up,..even more friendly in my own little ways.
Successful? Well, I could somehow say yes. Little disappointments come with success. But my success, I should say, is not of material possession. It's of the spirit - having overcome the needs and the wants much much less necessary in life...having calmed the waves and turbulences brought about by those I exist with. I guess, the good thoughts have overwhelmed the bad...at the moment.

Answer 3

I do..the way I think now is just the result of many years of changing thought patterns..usually based on heuristic methods that have made up the sum total of what I know ..which is nothing..so instead of going back to square 1 again..I am content with what I know and what I don't know..of course I will always listen to other ideas..but...in the end,Who really cares..But you?..(Can't get beyond injustice though...).

Answer 4

I don't know if you believe in God but if you do (or even if you don't )ask God to help you change the way you think if that is what you are after. I know He can and will help you change. Once He has helped you change the way you think don't try and think back like you did before just to see how it works because that is like throwing away a precious gift.
It worked for my husband when he was an alcoholic and drug user and now he is not. He is such a different person the change in him is incredible.
I hope you find what you are looking for.

Answer 5

No I don't like the way I think. It is a very self destructive way of thinking. I am currently in therapy trying to change my thought patterns.

Answer 6

I like the way I think now, but I haven't always felt that way.

My previous thought process was too reactive instead of proactive. I assumed too much without knowing details to make a better informed decision. I wasn't open minded enough.

I have been able to change my thought patterns through meditation and counseling.

I now think in a much more positive way. I am proactive instead of reactive. I no longer assume things without knowing the facts. I no longer jump to conclusions.

Answer 7

That's a good question! The major thoughts of mine are pretty steadfast and I don't want to change them, or I've never come across any to convince me otherwise, but small things, like one said, jealousy, I've had to overcome realizing it did me or my spouse no good. Another realization came about 30 some years ago when my brother had a black friend and watching how some people bent over backwards trying to be so friendly to prove they weren't racist and he told me he felt by them doing that to him was actually BEING racist. Made me stop and think; just treat them as the equals they are. Otherwise, yes, I pretty much like the way I think!

Answer 8

I love the way I think it is totally out of left field and somewhat visionary....It has allowed for a very rich body of visual work and an unexpected academic career.It is frustrating at times tho' because at times I have a hard time explaining what I think to people or I am unable to get simple stuff....frustrates my hubby too

Answer 9

Yea, my thought patterns are changing. Damn teenage-hood! Really just sucks the common sense out of me.

Answer 10

I like the way I think most of the time. I've tried to make light of dim situations at times, chaning how I think towards those "bad" situations. Now that doesn't always work but sometimes it does and that is always a good thing, to turn around a bad situation to your advantage.

Answer 11

I think I can be a bit too analytical, but I haven't really tried much to change this. I've realized it, put it into practice while analyzing how I analyzed things too much, and then put it to bed to continue overexamining everything else...