Half of my life, since the age of 13, has been DOMINATED by negative thoughts

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by Clintone

Trimac: I read the book "The Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff. It's a short introduction to the ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism. It describes Winnie the Pooh (a mildly retarded stuffed bear from children's cartoons and books, who screws up most things he comes into contact with) as one of the world's greatest Taoists, and explains why. It's one of the few self help books I didn't think was utter B.S. You might consider getting and skimming it if you have time and access to it. It's kind of funny too, in case it's useless insofar as assisting your dealing with your dilemmas. It may be more relatable if you know what Winnie the Pooh is though. I don't know whether or not they've ever had that show or those books in Australia.

How could you conceive of the possibility I'm not familiar with the bear of 100 acre wood? lol

I guess that's why he talks in such a dreamy manner, his mind was up in the clouds with Lao Tzu and all those Taoism philosophers.

I think a philosophical treatise on the narratives of famous Walt Disney films would be interesting. What about Snow White, Dumbo, Pinnochio, Fantasia?

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by Doll Eyes

Same here. Violent nightmares that play out like movies since teen years. You can't do nothing about your dreams.

I think you sort of can. Thinking of good thoughts before you fall asleep sometimes helps. I find that my sleep greatly affects how my day will be. Bad dreams usually precede emotional greyness.

[Nerys52SoSilver]

to the OP are you still having this ?