Have you ever felt as though your mind is like a rollercoaster, with highs and lows of chaotic thoughts and intense emotions? Our hectic lives, with all our work and personal responsibilities, often results in us overthinking, causing stress and making it difficult for us to find peace.
In pursuit of inner peace, many people seek change through new experiences, or even a change of environment. Yet the key to inner peace lies within you, not outside; everything depends on how well you manage to transform your inner world.
It is important to understand that we perceive the outer world through the five senses, whereas the inner world can only be perceived by developing the sense of psychological self-observation.
To achieve self-observation, it is essential to practise it daily, for although it is a simple technique, it is profound. It will allow you to stop overthinking, to know yourself and to bring about deep change in the way you think, feel and act, creating an environment of peace and harmony wherever you are.
Would you like to learn how to do it and put it into practice? Here’s your chance!
Self-Observation: An under-used power to stop Overthinking
Self-observation is an internal process of observing oneself, where we seek to become fully aware of our own thoughts, emotions, and actions. It is a powerful and transformative practice that, despite its benefits, is often forgotten in everyday life.
With all the activities and commitments that we have to juggle, it is easy to overthink in response to the many demands of daily life, which in turn creates stress. Self-observation is the key to learning about the workings of your mind by examining your thoughts and emotions, allowing you to identify what it is that triggers feelings of sadness, anxiety, frustration or anger at any given moment. This process of self-observation allows you to perceive yourself objectively with a sense of curiosity rather than criticism, helping you to stop overthinking and achieve inner transformation. To understand how to go about it, think of a scientist in their laboratory. A scientist observes his subject with objectivity and curiosity, investigates, collects data and works towards achieving the desired results.
How Self-Observation helps bring about Mental Wellbeing
Self-observation is a powerful tool for improving your mental wellbeing. Let’s to look at how it helps in stopping overthinking the problems of daily life.
One of the benefits of self-observation is that, through it, we can identify the thoughts or emotions that most often appear in our mind. By recognising them at the moment they appear (for example, irritability or fear), you will gradually be able to transform them.
Self-observation offers you the opportunity to address your problems without reacting impulsively to emotions like anger or anxiety, and to make decisions in a more conscious way. It will improve your self-control, stop you from overthinking problems, and, as an added bonus, give you greater empathy for those around you.
Peace of mind comes when we stop overthinking, and achieving this depends on how much we practise self-observation.
By doing it you will understand yourself better, you will know what lies behind your thoughts, motives and desires. You will feel more balanced and you will improve your relationships with yourself, those around you and the world as a whole.
The Key to Calm: How to Put an End to Overthinking
If you want to stop overthinking your problems and truly want a profound change in your life, the only way to achieve this is through consciously observing your thoughts, emotions, and actions as they arise each day. Don’t judge them as ‘good’ or ‘bad’, simply become aware of how you think, feel, and act. By practising this you will develop self-control and achieve a level of mental wellbeing that will bring peace into your life.
So how to do it? In your daily life, ask yourself regularly, ‘Where is my mind right now?’ You will notice that memories or worries often appear in your mind and these prevent you from living in the present moment (the here and now).
If someone is rude to you, what do you think? How do you react? It might be to respond angrily to their insults, either out loud or mentally. But if, instead of reacting instinctively, you were to pause, breathe, focus on controlling your breathing? By doing this, you can bring about an inner balance in that moment that allows you to let it pass without it affecting you.
Meditation is another powerful tool that will enable you to reflect on the beliefs that lead you to overthink problems or situations that upset you. Through meditation, you can uncover the root of where those thoughts come from. By understanding your own psychological processes, you will naturally experience increasing calmness and inner peace.When you lack self-mastery, the voice in your head that drives you to overthink is in control. To prevent this, you have to become aware of your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. Remember, before acting, pause for a few seconds and observe what is happening inside. This will enable you to make the right decisions.
The Wisdom of Gnosis: A Practical Path to Self-Knowledge
Self-observation is a practice that dates back to ancient times. In the 5th century BC, the Greek philosopher Socrates encouraged the quest for self-knowledge through the famous inscription on the temple of Apollo at Delphi: “Know yourself”. Self-observation is therefore considered the foundation of wisdom through self-knowledge.
In Gnostic culture, self-observation is a fundamental tool for achieving deep and radical transformation. Through it, it is possible to identify and understand the psychological aspects that hinder our spiritual development.
Gnosis guides you step by step in how to pay attention to your thoughts, emotions, motivations, and behaviour in a conscious way. If you decide to, you can transform your life from the inside out and achieve a connection with your own Being.
FINAL THOUGHTS: The Power Lies Within You
This hectic world leads us to overthink the problems and situations of daily life, which produces stress, worries, and anxiety. Through self-observation, you will be able to achieve inner peace and mental wellbeing.
Whatever the circumstances we may be facing, if we look within, we can take a conscious step through the transformative power of self-observation.
Take some time to look inside yourself, and you will discover that the power to transform your life lies within you. You only need to make a start and consciously choose how you wish to live. Try this powerful tool—it’s up to you!
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