how do i control my thoughts? or how can i filter thoughts i dont want?

Question

how do i control my thoughts? or how can i filter thoughts i dont want?

Answer 1

Beware of "filtering" thoughts when you're really "suppressing" them because that could potentially be more harmful subconsciously in the long run.



There are many meditation techniques that may help you develop concentration, so that your mind doesn't wander so much to thoughts you find undesirable.



Perhaps certain thoughts might keep coming up because you're trying to ignore or run away from them ("suppression"). Your body/mind might be trying to tell you something. In that case, you may want to just observe it, accept it, and let it pass naturally.



Through practice and mental exercises (meditation) you can learn to deal with those thoughts you "don't want" (See Vipassana Meditation for example).



There is a middle path between suppression and expression--just observation.

Answer 2

Controlling thoughts, huh? I believe there's a not-so-new thing called NLP which stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. And what I believe it does for you is change the way you see your thoughts and how you will remember them. If you don't quite like a memory, you can change the way you think about it with a bit of psychology. Check it out using Yahoo search.