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Why Constant Thought Monitoring Becomes Exhausting

I can catch negative thought patterns quickly now but I feel exhausted from constantly monitoring my mind and I just want to think naturally again.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Hypervigilance toward mental processes can create a split between the observing self and natural mental flow, generating its own form of suffering.

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