Digital Mentor Duckie Posted July 11, 2023 Digital Mentor Share Posted July 11, 2023 11 hours ago, Hawthorne11 said: I'm awesome right now, I just ran 12 miles in 3 days and am completely exhausted! But it feels good Leaves on a Stream is basically where you imagine this stream with a tree on the banks. It can look like whatever you want, it doesn't even have to be a tree, it could be a bush or a flower, just something with leaves, or the stream could be a big river or something. But this tree or whatever is losing leaves, and every time you have a thought, a leaf falls off into the stream, and you imagine the thought written or an image from the thought on that leaf. Then you imagine the thought floating away on the stream. It's not as effective if you don't have a strong imagination, but as I do it's very calming and works extremely well. Hi @Hawthorne11 Oh wow, well done you! Honestly physical exercise is an underrated form of mental health intervention! That sounds like a really powerful visualisation! I'm definitely going to try that! Thanks for sharing it with us. There is something really mindful about letting things go and, even if it's imaginary it can absolutely help to visualise something disappearing out of sight. What have you been "writing" on your leaves? Only share if you feel comfortable doing so :) MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorne11 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Gwen. MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Mentor Duckie Posted July 17, 2023 Digital Mentor Share Posted July 17, 2023 22 hours ago, Hawthorne11 said: Gwen. HI! How do you feel since having done this? Are you OK? MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorne11 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Annoyed. It's not working. This is the only time it hasn't worked. It's very irritating. Just sleep deprived lol MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Mentor Duckie Posted July 18, 2023 Digital Mentor Share Posted July 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hawthorne11 said: Annoyed. It's not working. This is the only time it hasn't worked. It's very irritating. Just sleep deprived lol Hi @Hawthorne11, I'm sorry to hear that you're sleep deprived. Has something been keeping you from sleeping lately? The thing about visualisations is that they can be incredibly powerful the first time you hear about them. And then they might start to "wear off" as you go along. It might be worth exploring another one. There are lots of helpful guided visualisations on YouTube and even on Netflix. Would you consider trying another one? MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorne11 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Just some rather interesting dreams and a person. Maybe? I don't know. I think that the reason it isn't working is because I am thinking about it so much, almost all the time. It's kind of hard to stop thinking about something when all you want to do is think about it, you know? MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Mentor Duckie Posted July 18, 2023 Digital Mentor Share Posted July 18, 2023 44 minutes ago, Hawthorne11 said: Just some rather interesting dreams and a person. Maybe? I don't know. I think that the reason it isn't working is because I am thinking about it so much, almost all the time. It's kind of hard to stop thinking about something when all you want to do is think about it, you know? Hi, I completely get that. You felt like this visualisation really worked for you, so you kept using it until it stopped working. There's nothing wrong with that. Would you like to talk about the reason for using these? MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megs- Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 wen I get penic attaks I use the 54321 methord. 5 things u can cee. name 4 things u can touch. 3 things u can here. 2 things u can smell n 1 thing u can taste. hope tht helps. MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorne11 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 20 hours ago, Megs- said: wen I get penic attaks I use the 54321 methord. 5 things u can cee. name 4 things u can touch. 3 things u can here. 2 things u can smell n 1 thing u can taste. hope tht helps. I do that sometimes. It works pretty well. MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorne11 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 20 hours ago, Duckie said: Hi, I completely get that. You felt like this visualisation really worked for you, so you kept using it until it stopped working. There's nothing wrong with that. Would you like to talk about the reason for using these? ahh not really thank you though. MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megs- Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Just now, Hawthorne11 said: I do that sometimes. It works pretty well. thts gd <3 alwys here MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_melanie_ Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, MiraculousLB2004 said: Hi, Im new here wanna talk im bored YAS GIRLIE/BOI/ whatever you prefer<3 MultiQuote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.