Living in your head

This thing T makes me do is supposed to help me love myself. An accomplishment journal. I write down dumb stuff like "woke up on time" or "worked the whole day" alongside things like "helped a stranded motorist" and "made a new friend." She says the idea is to recognize that the things you do are worthy, even if you don't think they are. And eventually recognizing them causes you to praise them instead of belittling them.

For instance, what's so special about getting out of bed? Everyone gets out of bed. She said, "You didn't, for almost a year. Now you do, look how far you've come!"

Good, I'm very happy to hear that. That is great accomplishment.

For me, I can get out of bed. I do go to school and stuff so that's not much of an accomplishment. I don't think writing down my tiniest accomplishments will do anything for me. It's a waste of time

Feel free to continue choosing a new mantra to get you through each day. That must be working for you since you don't want to stop. I scoff at new ideas too. And for what it's worth, my meds are the reason I can get out of bed, not my will.

Hey, I am in college as well and your thread topic automatically grasp my attention! I have been living in my head since as long as I can remember.. I wish I was a good artist to illustrate all that goes inside of it. I started doing it when I was in middle school around the age of 13 and above, my parents were overprotective and I wasn't allowed to do much so I would imagine myself living inside my mind.

I think it's a safe practice and talking to yourself isn't necessarily a bad thing. It becomes a problem when it's all negative, for instance when I am nervous,worried,sad .. it just becomes goes downhill for me because all I think about are negative things. But, imagine if it became your happy place. A positive mind is hard to find. It's ok to live inside your mind, but also take some time to live out in the real world as well. A balance between the two.

You're a very thoughtful person, you mentioned you write which is great. Think of it as having a vivid imagination and use it to your advantage.

Look up mindfulness and start practising. It's about paying attention to something on purpose, without judgement. It has helped me come out of my head, not ruminate so much, not cling to thoughts, generally take more control of my mind, and notice judgements that effect my emotions. It's not all meditation and chanting! Lol it's about directing your attention to where YOU want it to go, whether inner or outer. It takes practise but it works x

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The STOP method is also good.
S- Slow down your breathing, slowly stretch each muscle group....
T - Take note. With a sense of curiosity notice your thoughts and feelings, what you can tadte hear smell etc. Notice your surroundings...what can you see.
O - Open up to your thoughts and feelings. Its ok to feel and think. Don't condemn but think "is this thought helpful or harmful. If it is harmful open your mind to positive thoughts.
P- Persue your values such as what is good in your life, what do other people see as goid in me and concentrate on them.

The good thing about doing mindfulness is you can do it anywhere in your mind....in the showrr at work wherever. Hense its value as a coping mechanism

Is the talking in your head more anxiety or depression or both do you feel? Cos when depressive people have negative critical self talk and dwell on stuff a lot too. Both anxiety and depression can make concentrating and decision making difficult too.