Like the bumper sticker, "Don't Believe Everything You Think," this new bumper sticker from ASDI reminds us that our thoughts often lead us in irrational and irrelevant directions that are not to be taken seriously--yet we do. We can be healthier by accepting that our thoughts are largely flotsam and jetsam floating through our brains rather than reacting to them as the litmus test of reality. As in mindfulness meditation, our worried, angry or self-critical thoughts can often be accepted as "just thinking" rather than Important Thoughts that must be contemplated fully until we feel miserable. Try to cultivate this healthier approach to the contents of your thinking.
If you'd like a bumper sticker like the one pictured above to remind you, send $3.00 with your name and address to:
The Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland
Attn: Andre Papantonio, LCPC
6525 N. Charles Street
Towson, Maryland 21204
ASDI: Serving the Baltimore Area & Central Maryland
Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of
Maryland:
Treating anxiety disorders and stress-related disorders in Towson,
Maryland, since 1978.