How To Stop Racing Thoughts (Life Changing)

Do you find that you can't stop your thoughts from racing round and around? Have you tried stopping them to only find they keep returning? In this video I show you one of the methods I've used to quieten the mind and I present part of the model of the mind I use to understand what is happening inside.
This video is my own opinion based on my own experiences and is not meant to be a substitute for professional medical help. If you are experiencing issues mentioned in this video and it is creating problems in your life please seek help from a qualified therapist.
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  • @ivannovoselac3518
    @ivannovoselac35187 ай бұрын

    Problem is early morning. Inthrusive thouts wakes up before you aware of it.

  • @sorenlampe951
    @sorenlampe9513 ай бұрын

    i like your model a lot. it overlaps with my expirience very well. We cant always control our thoughts - but we can control the way we react to them. 🙏🏻

  • @troutfish8590
    @troutfish85905 ай бұрын

    What a hidden gem. I have always had trouble meditating and the way you related meditation to observation really clicked the idea together for me. Awesome stuff.

  • @traciebrooks7498
    @traciebrooks74982 ай бұрын

    This totally makes sense! I struggle with racing thoughts all the time, and especially at night

  • @nax9924
    @nax9924 Жыл бұрын

    My friend, when I found your channel, I found a treasure.

  • @terris1958
    @terris195815 күн бұрын

    Thank you!! I just started practicing TM again, and was looking for something that might help with my looping thoughts. Your technique was very helpful. I will be back for more, and saving this one as well! 🙏🏼

  • @loveshreya
    @loveshreya8 ай бұрын

    I can fall asleep now, but I am unable to have a deep peaceful sleep, my sleep keeps breaking at night, and the time I get to sleep in that time, I'm dreaming something rational or irrational anything...

  • @funwithaiman
    @funwithaiman3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your persistent videos. They’re truly gems that can prove to be life-changing.

  • @davidhennen7045
    @davidhennen7045 Жыл бұрын

    My torment means everything to me, I have learned and grown a voice I never knew I had by reenacting it but it's come to it's fruitful end and dragging me in to, lol! 🎉🎉Gread video, "I'm free!"❤❤🧡🧡💛💛💚💚💙💙💜💜

  • @lloydnorval1989
    @lloydnorval1989Ай бұрын

    Your voice is relaxing which helps 😅

  • @dermaderma9112
    @dermaderma91123 жыл бұрын

    Helpful...carry on the good work..

  • @erinmargaretmusic4279
    @erinmargaretmusic42793 ай бұрын

    This is so helpful. I cannot thank you enough!

  • @stacyj4858
    @stacyj48582 ай бұрын

    This video was so helpful. I am grateful! ❤

  • @lev9432
    @lev94326 ай бұрын

    Bro omg where has this been all my life ... this mas had cracked the code. Thanks for this gem keep up the good work

  • @alexb8926
    @alexb89263 жыл бұрын

    I hope alot more people find your channel, best info on KZread. Thank you

  • @user-ov9qz6cu2o
    @user-ov9qz6cu2o2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @marybaker8061
    @marybaker8061 Жыл бұрын

    ❤ thank you, great explaining

  • @jngk24
    @jngk2425 күн бұрын

    I've done what you said and it definetely helps! I feel my mind is way calmer than before. The only problem I still have is being mindfull of my mind while i'm doing a practical activity. It's like I can either pay attention to my mind or to what i'm doing. Thank you so much for making these videos ❤

  • @sha3698
    @sha36984 күн бұрын

    Amazing, thank you so much :)

  • @LoriAnne808
    @LoriAnne80824 күн бұрын

    This is amazing. It made so much sense. This is what the world needs to hear vs a doc writing an rx. Treat the root problem. Don't slap a bandaid on it. ❤

  • @sekec3658
    @sekec36583 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are amazing. Thank you for the effort and help. Be so proud of your recovery and the clarity with which you teach.

  • @Peaceandlove358
    @Peaceandlove3585 ай бұрын

    My respect for your amazing skill in explaining to dim wits like me. Will practice observing the rattling thoughts, see if I can quiet them down a little. Phil.

  • @bubbagumpshrimp142
    @bubbagumpshrimp1427 ай бұрын

    I have racing thoughts 24/7 and its stuck on one thing all the time

  • @richdelaney9500

    @richdelaney9500

    5 ай бұрын

    I have that same issue as well. And it is a thought that I do not want to reoccur.

  • @bubbagumpshrimp142

    @bubbagumpshrimp142

    5 ай бұрын

    @@richdelaney9500 can you give me any advice what you do to make them go away

  • @grubsgrubsgrubs6735

    @grubsgrubsgrubs6735

    5 ай бұрын

    Any advice to help fix it?

  • @grubsgrubsgrubs6735

    @grubsgrubsgrubs6735

    5 ай бұрын

    I had trouble sleeping, I'd only breathe with my nose but I've found breathing with mouth and nose works much better 😁💯

  • @bubbagumpshrimp142

    @bubbagumpshrimp142

    4 ай бұрын

    @@richdelaney9500 what did you do you make your thoughts go away. i have ocd as well

  • @TheoFrank
    @TheoFrank6 ай бұрын

    👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 thank you. Well presented answers. I was taught very similar techniques long ago and successfully used them. So much so that the night mind racing completely stopped. But now, all these years later, they returned due to a new circumstance. I just couldn't remember exactly how i broke out of the night thinking loops before. Also, i have a loved one who could benefit from this knowledge. I appreciate you.

  • @mangalagowri3170
    @mangalagowri31702 жыл бұрын

    Very help full sir

  • @pattif192
    @pattif192 Жыл бұрын

    This has been so hard for me. Thank you for your channel. :) 6:20

  • @magicpowerofhealing444
    @magicpowerofhealing444 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing info thank you, always a good feeling to see another human having awareness in todays world lol😂

  • @luminousdark0
    @luminousdark02 жыл бұрын

    Mashallah your videos are different from many others who produce similar content out there. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Keep it going. I hope your get more subscribers....

  • @soundhealingbygene
    @soundhealingbygene8 ай бұрын

    helps my over thinking or repetitive thinking and intrusive thinking

  • @tonidelarge737
    @tonidelarge7378 ай бұрын

    Great, thank you so much

  • @AdamOBrien29
    @AdamOBrien2925 күн бұрын

    This sounds a lot like ACT, great video man

  • @rick4946
    @rick4946Ай бұрын

    thank you,

  • @sheilalawrence54
    @sheilalawrence545 ай бұрын

    Ever since I started to live alone after my son moved out I have been having racing thoughts that I dont like living alone.

  • @RaviSingh-mk4rf
    @RaviSingh-mk4rf8 ай бұрын

    Thank uuuu for making such a beautiful content😊😊😊

  • @RaviSingh-mk4rf

    @RaviSingh-mk4rf

    8 ай бұрын

    Sir does this method dissolve thought aur images that stays in sub concious mind also...can eliminate then....plzz reply would be great help

  • @deniserenewashington8559
    @deniserenewashington85598 ай бұрын

    Thank you❤

  • @beastbabe9690
    @beastbabe96902 жыл бұрын

    Thank u so much .. 🌻

  • @user-wk8ei8ch7u
    @user-wk8ei8ch7u9 ай бұрын

    really clear video and thanks a lot for this video. I have a question I have had a problem with Racing Thoughts for 3-4 years, I thought this was normal but now I understand that it is not normal because I have really bad Racing Thoughts when im trying to sleep in bed and when i wake up. do you have any solution or idea? whats wrong with me because this has been going on for a really long time and what's the best way to stop it forever and start focusing on sleeping. this gives me insomnia

  • @PK-se2jh
    @PK-se2jh9 ай бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @klaricegovender8473
    @klaricegovender84734 ай бұрын

    I have racing thoughts trying to listen to this 🙄

  • @sudarsanan6700
    @sudarsanan67005 ай бұрын

    Thinking more about something is like adding drop into a pool of water , however this only worsens the situation ,but if there is a problem how can we not think (actively) of solving it. i mean how can you always keep observing mind ,thinking is must and that is the problem whenever i start to think that's where the problem keeps on coming That doesn't mean i should stop thinking. Because if i don't think how will i get solutions for my problem? So how how should i not think and get solutions?

  • @hj9237
    @hj92378 ай бұрын

    My problem has been occurring for 2 to 3 years and I solved it completely in May 2023. However, since about 10 days ago, I have been having trouble sleeping properly, and it has affected my schedule. I usually go to bed at 12 p.m., but I get up at 2 p.m. or 3 a.m., so I cannot go to college the following day. In September, I only went to college 2 days out of 12 and i have to start from the basics of working with my brains and solve the issue and keep on doing meditation on a regular basis.

  • @Tejuxx

    @Tejuxx

    4 ай бұрын

    Get Neurolink by Brain MD . It is caused by neurotransmitter imbalance .

  • @baba_q5848
    @baba_q584811 ай бұрын

    I use to think that’s normal. But I’m realising this is tiring and I need to fix it

  • @marjiehullm728
    @marjiehullm728Ай бұрын

    Love your advise how long did it take you? I have anxiety and insomnia and i go periods of time when i feel ok. Until something sets it off. I can see i need to do these in times that iim feeling ok. When it rares its head it can be rough. I know its my thoughts. Though i take medication ii like holistic approaches more Thank you❤

  • @kshri4417
    @kshri4417 Жыл бұрын

    Best thing to get out from racing thought is to watch this video immediately when racing thought disturbs. Because panic mind need instant relief to convince one self.

  • @mwizachavura8399
    @mwizachavura83995 ай бұрын

    To say im not my thought is correct but I think my thoughts are a subset of who I am, otherwise they wouldn't be in me

  • @Ragnar_raj

    @Ragnar_raj

    23 күн бұрын

    100% true

  • @natashaj9169
    @natashaj91692 ай бұрын

    I have this in the mornings!!!! It's so debilitating.... I have tried putting on brown noise when I remember to do so. It's nothing I am controlling though.

  • @henryalohfabian6686
    @henryalohfabian66865 ай бұрын

    sometimes we then to do what we think of even if its passively how do i deal with that

  • @mayaj4846
    @mayaj4846 Жыл бұрын

    Every night I wake up with horrible thoughts 😕

  • @rashidahismail3691
    @rashidahismail36918 ай бұрын

    I came here because i can't turn off a music in my mind when i have to deeply think about something

  • @Estherwasherelol
    @Estherwasherelol3 жыл бұрын

    My mind has been racing. Ever since my mom shamed me for being a lesbian, Now I’ve been thinking of this guy I know I don’t like him but I’ve been thinking of girls too. and my mind has been racing that I’m straight even if I’m not. like I’m sure I’m still confused

  • @mayaj4846

    @mayaj4846

    Жыл бұрын

    Well you could be both 😏 🤷

  • @Weezy10580

    @Weezy10580

    3 ай бұрын

    Lol

  • @AvaiBanadiya
    @AvaiBanadiya10 ай бұрын

    How do I stop judging it's almost automatic..?

  • @homemakingministrieswithta6869
    @homemakingministrieswithta686916 күн бұрын

    So how do we not think. I don’t want to think or not obsess.

  • @ThatgirlLondon.
    @ThatgirlLondon.2 ай бұрын

    My thoughts are racing while I’m watching this ! :/

  • @Magic.movie.1

    @Magic.movie.1

    2 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @danijeanes5078
    @danijeanes50782 ай бұрын

    What if its songs constantly playing and never stopping. Its extremely loud and keeps me awake all night. Its not a worry, its not a life problem im trying to work out. Its just songs on repeast alll day and all night. Its very distressing.

  • @vincentolivieri4468
    @vincentolivieri44684 ай бұрын

    The only problem with this is i can count and have passive thoughts at the same time. Its like a light switch 1, active thought,2, active thought,3 active thought etc. I need to count faster i think

  • @sorenlampe951

    @sorenlampe951

    3 ай бұрын

    you can also try to add more brainpower. For example count and also imagine the number visual aswell. Watch the number come and imagine some special effects.

  • @honestlygio7830
    @honestlygio78302 жыл бұрын

    Thumbs up. 1. A true and practical solution 2. Not too overly scientific 3. Pleasant voice. 4. Good simple definitions. Please tell me your IG/Whats app or other contact info if you have one I would like to talk one on one. Thanks.

  • @natashaj9169
    @natashaj91692 ай бұрын

    Why do passive thoughts happen?

  • @henryalohfabian6686
    @henryalohfabian66865 ай бұрын

    pls how do i know whether or not my thoughts are active or passive

  • @MentalHealthPower

    @MentalHealthPower

    5 ай бұрын

    Imagine the word "cat" or bring up the image of a cat in your mind if you can. When you hear yourself in your mind say "cat", you purposefully created that thought. I would call that an active thought because you took the purposeful action to create it. We do the same when we are for example trying to solve a maths problem, we have to sort of manually put thoughts together to figure it out. Sometimes our mind creates thoughts and images automatically without us actually manually creating them, this is a passive thought. Because everyone uses their mind a bit differently, I can't get more specific and it may take some practice and time in learning how your own mind works with this - e.g when I read a book, in my mind I am purposefully creating the words so I hear it in my mind, but then my mind passively creates the images, it does that automatically, but if I need to think about something a bit more I might manually bring an imagine up into my mind. Some people say they do not hear a voice in their mind and it is not as easy for them to notice their own thoughts so again - it depends on the person and for some people it may be about practice.

  • @camillodimaria3288
    @camillodimaria32882 ай бұрын

    How do you know which thoughts are active & which thoughts are passive ?

  • @MentalHealthPower

    @MentalHealthPower

    2 ай бұрын

    When you are reading text, that is an example of you creating active thoughts. You are purposeful creating the thoughts. Or if you were to calculate something in your mind, this is another example. There are many others but it's when you are manually using your mind to create thoughts. With enough meditation practice, you can more easily recognise when it is you manually creating thoughts and when it is your mind automatically doing it. As an example, sometimes I may have music pop into my mind and it is playing that music for a bit, that's something my mind created on its own and I didn't purposefully do that. Or I may notice random comments it makes about things but I didn't actively create those thoughts. At least this is how it is for me so I assume it's similar for others.

  • @homemakingministrieswithta6869

    @homemakingministrieswithta6869

    16 күн бұрын

    @@MentalHealthPowerso crazy. Our minds are different from ourselves then yes? They’re their own people.

  • @shirellelamartz9902
    @shirellelamartz99027 ай бұрын

    Sorry but ur first options actually makes it worse for me. I overthink death all the time and it can’t stop racing through my head. If I focus on breathing it will make me think One day I won’t be!!! How will that feel??!!! Will it hurt?? I’m claustrophobic I can’t be buried Omg it can happen now . Just crazy thoughts and I imagine the worst hurtful death. I hope this helps someone but I guess I need medication

  • @alfredoaguilar243
    @alfredoaguilar2432 ай бұрын

    Dear viewer with raving thoughts. 1.25x speed is your friend

  • @yusufhabib1141
    @yusufhabib114116 күн бұрын

    15:00

  • @colinlavery625
    @colinlavery625 Жыл бұрын

    Actually that is positive feedback rather than negative feedback.

  • @JimmyBeamerBear
    @JimmyBeamerBear5 ай бұрын

    Racing Thoughts and Rumination are different. You just described rumination; not racing thoughts.

  • @youtubeuser8241
    @youtubeuser82412 ай бұрын

    This made me feel worse.

  • @sontosh007

    @sontosh007

    Ай бұрын

    Sometime frustrated mind look for quick solutions, it needs to be calm down.

  • @anandbala1
    @anandbala1Ай бұрын

    I thought it said stop racist thoughts

  • @heytherenordic7230
    @heytherenordic7230 Жыл бұрын

    It’s torture and they’re even there when I try to masturbate, which is impossible due to this and my anxieties. I’m suffering and Idk what to do..

  • @davidhennen7045

    @davidhennen7045

    Жыл бұрын

    What's there? There's nothing there, it's just a thought, the people who show up in your mind are somewhere else cleaning toilets or something. Listen to this guy and reprogram yourself, lol!🏝🌇🌻🌴

  • @jngk24
    @jngk242 ай бұрын

    How long did it take for you to start seeing effects? I've been meditating everyday for the past 2 weeks it feels like my mind is the same🫠

  • @MentalHealthPower

    @MentalHealthPower

    2 ай бұрын

    A few weeks, to a few months, but it's best to not have expectations while doing it, the real benefits happen outside of meditation. Also there are other types you can try, like body scanning and concentration based meditation

  • @ehsanahmadyar2681
    @ehsanahmadyar26819 ай бұрын

    really clear video and thanks a lot for this video. I have a question I have had a problem with Racing Thoughts for 3-4 years, I thought this was normal but now I understand that it is not normal because I have really bad Racing Thoughts when im trying to sleep in bed and when i wake up. do you have any solution or idea? whats wrong with me because this has been going on for a really long time and what's the best way to stop it forever and start focusing on sleeping. this gives me insomnia

  • @MentalHealthPower

    @MentalHealthPower

    9 ай бұрын

    Daily meditation practice was the solution for me. I never skip a day. I have been doing either concentration based meditation or mindfulness based meditation for 6 years. I started getting good results even after a few weeks of doing it. The key is to just keep doing it daily and to not look for results, as the positive effects gradually build up. Meditation re-trains our mind and how we relate to it and our thoughts. I can recommend starting with guided meditation videos or apps that will get you started. When you are comfortable with that, start meditating without any guided audio. It is like going to the gym - it takes practice and dedication to see results. Also the racing thoughts for me were a symptom of anxiety, stress and trauma, so I was working on reducing those too. I talk about this more in my other videos.

  • @ehsanahmadyar2681

    @ehsanahmadyar2681

    9 ай бұрын

    @@MentalHealthPower I'm the kind of sensitive person who really worries and get stressed about almost everything, and this also caused me anxiety and insomnia. Do you think that the best medicine would be meditation every day? do you think 10 minutes a day is enough? and what if it gets missed sometime? is it always better to do it in the morning or in the evening?

  • @MentalHealthPower

    @MentalHealthPower

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ehsanahmadyar2681 I cannot say if meditation is the best solution, but from my experience and if you look at research on it, it shows it helps many people with stress and anxiety. Another thing to do would be to work with a therapist to resolve the underlying issues. Yes just start with 10 mins a day or even a few minutes then gradually build it up over time, even if you miss one day or two its ok just be as consistent as possible. You will need to experiment with when its better to meditate but if insomnia is an issue try in the evening. The goal is just to observe your thoughts, feelings and sensations and over a longer period of time they have less control over us. It is better for you to research more into it to find a way of meditating that works for you.

  • @MM-ux4ju
    @MM-ux4ju Жыл бұрын

    15:00