Mind over body

[Peace]

All day yesterday, I struggled to keep up with my mind. My thoughts were flying so much faster than my body was able, that I was always two steps behind. Having such a disconnect caused a delay which resulted in my not accomplishing much, and my running behind in everything I did. Everyone in my life was left waiting, including myself. Last night, as I was falling asleep at my computer, my mind was going a hundred miles an hour. I finally went to bed, but laid there for almost an hour. When my body finally gave out, I slept. This morning, after only five and a half hours, My mind sprang from it's sleep and continued right where it left off.
My mind was clearly in control, although running wild, and my body was just being dragged along for the ride. I felt as if my body was just a vehicle to carry my mind around in.
Anyone else out there that can relate?

 

[clg114]

All day yesterday, I struggled to keep up with my mind. My thoughts were flying so much faster than my body was able, that I was always two steps behind. Having such a disconnect caused a delay which resulted in my not accomplishing much, and my running behind in everything I did. Everyone in my life was left waiting, including myself. Last night, as I was falling asleep at my computer, my mind was going a hundred miles an hour. I finally went to bed, but laid there for almost an hour. When my body finally gave out, I slept. This morning, after only five and a half hours, My mind sprang from it's sleep and continued right where it left off.
My mind was clearly in control, although running wild, and my body was just being dragged along for the ride. I felt as if my body was just a vehicle to carry my mind around in.
Anyone else out there that can relate?

I have a very active mind, always thinking about some thing. Not always some thing complex or important, just stuff. At times I try to think of things that are relaxing, mostly when I'm trying to sleep. Some times I catch my self just staring off into space, deep in thought. This seems to get worse with age. Maybe my heads getting full? I'm not complaining, my mind is my main source of entertainment.

 

[Harrison]

All day yesterday, I struggled to keep up with my mind. My thoughts were flying so much faster than my body was able, that I was always two steps behind. Having such a disconnect caused a delay which resulted in my not accomplishing much, and my running behind in everything I did. Everyone in my life was left waiting, including myself. Last night, as I was falling asleep at my computer, my mind was going a hundred miles an hour. I finally went to bed, but laid there for almost an hour. When my body finally gave out, I slept. This morning, after only five and a half hours, My mind sprang from it's sleep and continued right where it left off.
My mind was clearly in control, although running wild, and my body was just being dragged along for the ride. I felt as if my body was just a vehicle to carry my mind around in.
Anyone else out there that can relate?

I was sent for scans last Feb when this happened. Felt like my body was 1sec behind my mind, freakiest thing ever. I'd look at something and my eyes would slow-mo over to it. Couldn't find anything wrong although I was laid off driving for a week until my GP was happy I was fit for work.

As a Taoist I actually believe the body is just a vehicle that 'I' drive around in but it was a wierd experience being out of synch.

 

[Peace]

Yes it is. Welcome to my life.

 

[DogwoodTree]

This thread showed up in the "Similar Threads" list at the bottom of a page for me...just so you know it's not like I'm digging through old threads looking for stuff to resurrect, lol.

But this is a very familiar experience for me! If it's bad enough, I get to where my mind wants to do EVERYthing, but my body just canNOT keep up. Eventually, I collapse from exhaustion and get depressed for several days and sleep all the time.

I assumed it was a bipolar pattern. Sometimes I'll have really fast cycling, sometimes much much slower, sometimes to extremes, and sometimes more manageable. Then there are super-cycles, too, like I'll have a lot of the same kind of cycle in a row for a while, then a lot of another kind in a row for a while. Does that make sense?

 

[icesyckel]

This thread showed up in the "Similar Threads" list at the bottom of a page for me...just so you know it's not like I'm digging through old threads looking for stuff to resurrect, lol.

I have this same issue - site "recommends" threads, which I read, and then just as I am about to comment (or shortly after) only to learn it's a year old. I wouldn't mind if it wasn't so taboo to "resurrect" old posts. Personally, I don't care if folks resurrect old posts so long as they have something new to say/add to the discussion. Most threads only die off when the people involved run out of discussion points. If you can breathe new life into an old thread, then I say - why not? But that's me.

 

[DogwoodTree]

Good point! I don't know why I get so embarrassed about posting on an old thread. It's like when you "get" a joke 10 minutes after everyone else has moved on...

My new goal on forums...don't be "offended" when someone renews an old thread, lol.

That said, it's annoying when someone posts a response to the OP without reading the rest of the discussion and realizing that it matured way beyond where it started. Hmm

 

[icesyckel]

That said, it's annoying when someone posts a response to the OP without reading the rest of the discussion and realizing that it matured way beyond where it started

Yeah - I agree with that. It's fine (by me) to raise and old post from the grave so long as you're adding something new to the discussion. It's tedious when people do it just to get their post count up and rehash everything that's been discussed to death already.

 

[AsheSkyler]

Or resurrected by those of us who just have to put our two cents in with everything. I'm bad about doing that.

 

[wyverary]

I wouldn't mind if it wasn't so taboo to "resurrect" old posts.

It certainly isn't (at least in my view). Sometimes it can spark fresh discussion on the topic, and saves the member from creating a new thread on a topic that is otherwise perfectly addressed in an older one.