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Hello, my name is Susana. I'm 21 years old, trilingual, and still learning more languages—I’m a huge language enthusiast. This year, I’ve truly connected to God as part of my self-discovery journey. I’ve been praying before every meal with gratitude for everything, and having these mind-opening conversations with myself and God. I’ve never been happier... but I also struggle with understanding who I truly am. I feel I’m someone easily influenced, like a chameleon that changes with every connection. I consider myself a very empathetic person; to me, there’s no strict right or wrong, and I know human beings are naturally contradictory. But often, I change my own conceptions or ideas after listening to someone or even after watching videos online. It’s as though my own ideas aren’t strong or convincing enough for me. I don’t really like this idea of being ā€œnot authenticā€ or ā€œnot myself,ā€ and I wonder if I’m people-pleasing—though it doesn’t entirely feel that way either. Does anyone understand what I’m trying to express? Is it wrong to be easily influenced? I’ve been writing a lot about my own ideas and trying to form a clearer concept of what I believe. But I still have this feeling that maybe the things that Im writing are not really myself.. maybe I’m not really myself. šŸ¤” (maybe iam overthinking)
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You're on to something. Don't believe any thoughts, they don't actually reference anything real. You can absolutely live without thinking. Keep asking the question "Who am I?" In meditation and you'll start to see through the illusion of self and move toward the real Self. The road can be difficult and will eventually require shadow work but keep at it. Google or youtube some of the things I'm pointing to here if you want to explore more deeply. If the question "Who am I?" appeals to you look up Ramana Maharshi and go into that material. God bless.
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My dads side of the family all had acne growing up, it was a phase and it eventually went away in their late adult hood. I myself break out everywhere at times and have been dealing with skin issues since I was a teenager, and I’ve tried everything in the book to cure it once n for all, eating healthy not eating processed foods and exercising, balancing my hormones etc, etc these actions help, but it’s never truly gone away fully. I sometimes wonder if acne is a generational curse or I wonder if maybe acne is just a manifestation of suppressed feelings? There is more to acne than just acne. people tell me It is just genes and some people just have ā€œthe acne geneā€ but I don’t believe that’s true. Anyone else have any ideas on what causes this? I don’t want a topical cure I’ve tried all… I need a spiritual cure
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You may be identified thoroughly with your thoughts and you would be surprised how much one can hold onto a thought or belief so tightly that you are literally holding tension in your body because of it. This may cause the skin to tighten up around certain areas which are prone to break out in acne. Try doubting all your thoughts, understand that thoughts are a very poor representation of what they're trying to represent and that they are so far off from the reality of it that it might be better to just do with away with all of them. You can absolutely live without thinking.
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@Cece C From my own experience I would say it's better to let go of literally every thought. Thoughts are like fireworks, they are neat they look cool they are flashy and bright, but they don't really serve any "purpose." Really nothing has to serve any purpose and there isn't any objective "better" or "worse" but in the context of trying to overcome suffering look to thoughts for the reason you are unhappy and let them go.
I felt like i was truly authentic and awaken but i fell back in to the illusion a couple days after
Ive been working on being as authentic as possible and not take actions thru insecurity, or fear or anger or thru trauma ive issued with before. 2 days ago i felt like i clocked it, that i understood it i almost felt like crying, i had no social anxiety going to the near by shop talking to people on the way, showing love to my loved ones, didnt get angry when i lost playing video games, i had no fear of the cops pulling me over etc, it was like heaven on earth truly. Fast forward couple days later i find myself falling back in to the illusion, i hear a doubt i my mind ā€what if you did not come over your traumasā€, ā€do you even remeber what you learntā€ etc, my question is how can over come this? And is it even possible? Is this the game that god has laid out for us? Im sure its sounds familiar to someone here, i would love to hear how have you dealt with it. Peace and love, dont forget to be real🫔
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I've been doing the same thing for many many many years and it took a lot of investigation and trusting teachers but also discerning which teachers and methods were most effective for me until very recently I started to doubt every thought, including thoughts of doubt. I started to see how every thought was referencing another thought and how none of them were anywhere near true in an absolute sense. I started to see how almost every thought is referencing a thought of "I" "I wonder how this will go", "I think they hate me" or time like having "vivid" memories of past events, many of which were painful, but now through sitting with all the thoughts, good bad or whatever, and just feeling everything I had been running from for so long, I started to see how empty they were and how little they actually applied to anything. Try some shadow work and really really really don't believe your thoughts. You can absolutely live without thinking.
All I want for Christmas is Enlightenment
But when you get it the box is empty because everything is empty and you've been enlightened the whole time
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