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*Beth* · Dec 09, 2022, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty

I've never been good at controlling my thoughts.

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We are taught in my religion to take every thought captive

I have no idea how to do that. I have no thoughts. No one believes me. They say I am just thinking too fast. Maybe but it doesn't feel like racing thoughts to me. It feels like the thought is trudging up some snowy hill, eventually gets to the door and then pops out of my head.

I have Schizoaffective Disorder. I didn't always have this problem with thoughts. I think it's the meds. It also leads me to paranoia about my thoughts being "taken away." I can very easily meditate and get to that zen state because no thoughts are bothering me. Occasionally my voices start bothering me. But that's a different post altogether. I know the medicine can cause problems like I am having with my thoughts. I don't know if this helps you at all but just thought I would put my experience out there.

HUGS if wanted, Kit

HUGS to you, too, Kit It's good to see you, been a while.

Thanks for your post. It's intriguing to me. I don't understand what it means to "take every thought captive," either.

The way you describe your thought process sounds to me like an excellent description of what may be your brain processing thoughts while on medication. Your description sounds very familiar to me. So does the way you can easily meditate and get to that Zen state. Medication allows for some interesting short-cuts. I used to see those short-cuts as problems, but you know what? I'm starting to see them as advantages. Altered mind states can be very special things if used well.

If you want to talk about your voices on this thread, go for it. I didn't post any rules when I started the thread Hearing voices are one aspect of our thought process, after all.