A Daily Dose of Mindfulness

I am back to comment on 'mindfulnes', hot topic that is relavent to the mind accoss many areas....it's not EASY..to develop the process,..breath deep is so easy to say and so hard to do when the head is wrong.

so my pont is..when you need the mindfulness hit in a time of need whots the process ????

HI @Matt12

It's great to hear you are inspired and commited to your journey of mindfulness.

Looking at your question you are pondering on, when you need the mindfulness hit in a time of need what's the process? Interesting point to ponder...... For me it's stopping what I am doing and getting myself back in touch with my body. I find it most effective to do this by connecting myself to nature. I walk with bare feet, sit and feel the earth, touch a tree etc. For me this is an almost instant way of grounding myself and getting me to a space where I am able to access mindfulness. I am yet to find my way of being able to access that point proir but am happy with my progress and enjoy connecting with nature so for the time being this feels enough for me at the moment.

What's your process @Matt12

This thing or state of mind "mindfulness' does not pay the bills or sove issues within, it's a tool monks use that have no resbonsilities or understanding of reality, as the reality is not meditating to think all is well as I have connected with nature, nature wont fix things, money helps if you have it as it buys the best sopport.

the reality of mindfulness at my end is all fluff and real solution when in needed is open to comment as I dont have the anwsers, but will continue to look as we are all doing on this site.

Hi all, back again on this topic “Mindfulness” really finding this hard, need real direction not a load of fluff..

I have two distinctly different mindfulness experiences. Before my trauma and after my trauma.

I am not sure if this is insight @Former-Member is asking for but I will post it anyway.

Prior to my trauma I was almost to a point of being naturally mindful. I believe it helped keep my thinking clear, my self awareness at a high level, assisted in my ability to critically think and make much better decisions. I am also convinced it allowed me to be highly intuitive. It never steered me wrong. I even started to write a thesis on how it worked and gave it a unique name. I believe it is linked to a "sixth" sense a shift in perspective and perception.

That was when I could do it. That was before my life turned to hell.

Post Trauma, I now suffer an inability to concentrate at the level required. I now know there is a paradox. Concentrating at a high level quietens the mind and gives a feeling of serenity and tranquility because the minds is so clear, so aware, so mindful. I used to feel at peace with the world, dare I say the universe.

Now,, I just suffer turmoil and confusion and have an inability to quieten the storm in my head. I can't even think through it or suppress it. I now use the techniques to try to grab just a few precious minutes a day. It enables me to imagine a glimpse at what I used to attain, and even that has taken years of working through fog to get back to.

There needs to be studies into how practicing mindfulness can help MI, to what degree and how successful it can be.

Although I find it very difficult to attain the clarity and quietening of my mind I once had, I do believe the more I strive to retrieve that, even a few minutes a day, it will aid in my eventual recovery.

Hi @Former-Member,

I was just wandering around the forums and fell over your thread. I was actually talking to my psychologist just last week about my experience of mindfulness. I super like it - it helps me to feel super calm. The thing is...I find it extremely easy to do and it used to puzzle me when people would talk about how much they struggled with it. I think I've now figured out that the reason I find it so easy is that focusing my whole attention on something (e.g. my breathing, the sounds of the birds, walking, doing the washing up) is my natural way of being...which is why I feel so utterly overloaded most of the time in the everyday hussle and bussle of life. I could sit in the garden and listen to the birds all day long without getting bored. I realise now that my optimum level of sensory imput is extremely low and so I am perfectly happy doing that which other people get bored of. I can readily become totally absorbed in an activity like doing the washing up whereas from what I hear, others find it hard to stay focused and their attention wanders.

Interesting thing” mindfulness” it’s everywhere and the new go to position for all concerns, just connect get into the grove and all is well. What about the reality of life…!!!!!!!!! It’s not that simple unless you have cash to burn…