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Originally Posted by sigh.ko.blah.grr
I hate to disabuse anyone, but while this may be true for the originator of the thread here in particular, it appears to be a myth in general. This was the notion behind "thought-stopping" a pseudo-psychotherapeutic technique used 30 and more years ago in early cognitive psychotherapy.
Research demonstrated, however, that while thinking of "something else" blocked conscious awareness of whatever it was one was attempting to block very briefly, the processing of the original material actually continued in the background. Today, we use "thought-questioning" rather than thought-stopping to break up the (il)logical feedback looping that fuels obsessional thinking.
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You are probably correct. I have never used tantras and have a rather low opinion of Hindu/yoga thinking and teachings. In my own case, when trying to get off a subject at night and go to sleep, I create an imaginary drama which I people with no one I actually know and involving scenarios that are rewarding without being sensual. Often, I go to sleep immediately and have to carry on the plot from night to night with very little progress going on in it each time.
