i realized that i usually don’t think most of the time and maybe that’s weird. i’ll just kinda vomit out actions and words with no reflection like i’m doing right now.

  • FourteenEyes [he/him]
    ·
    1 year ago

    I never stop. It actually took great effort to teach myself to actively quiet my mind.

  • ratboy [they/them]
    ·
    1 year ago

    Constantly, all day long. I don't really have a moment to myself where I'm "mindful" and just vibing in the present. Practicing meditation was helpful in the moment when I did it but I don't know that it made a difference when I wasn't meditating. It's awful

    • edge [he/him]
      ·
      1 year ago

      Seems ironic that "mindful" is when you don't think.

    • JuryNullification [he/him]
      ·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, it never stops for me. I’ll be lying in bed at like 2 AM shouting “SHUT UP” in my head sometimes as I keep going over meaningless shit.

      • ratboy [they/them]
        ·
        1 year ago

        Ugh yep; it's the worst. Luckily it's not consistent that I'll not be able to sleep due to it but when it does affect me. That's the worst. I just hate being so exhausted all of the time from it

  • ElGosso [he/him]
    ·
    1 year ago

    When I was a kid I had real bad sleeping problems and I would just lay awake in bed and ruminate until I gave myself depression so I try to do as little thinking as possible

  • socialistbusdriver [he/him]
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    I'm not really sure what is really meant by thinking.

    Strategizing: Only when necessary

    Internal monologue: every moment of wakefulness

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
    ·
    1 year ago

    It's split, sometimes I'm constantly thinking and can't stop and can't act on my thoughts either bc executive dysfunction. Other times I just do things and don't have a single thought in my head for hours

  • MNByChoice@midwest.social
    ·
    1 year ago

    Is this a weird definition thing? Like thinking meaning a running inner monologue?

    OP, do you not plan out what you will type and editing it prior to typing?

  • macerated_baby_presidents [he/him]
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    Probably 10-12 hours, I think for work. My brain doesn't have to think about common tasks: Walking, cooking breakfast, speaking/writing conversationally, driving etc. I can be thinking about something else while I do those, or zoned out and not thinking about anything at all. I actively think when I'm feeling contemplative, about to go to sleep, meditating, and also when I'm reading/listening or doing something tricky like writing concise prose or figuring out a math or programming problem. Living alone it's fairly easy to spend a whole day going through the motions, but I try to avoid doing that.