The Autopilot Trap: How to Stop Living in Your Thoughts!

Hello, my friends. Today’s video is a reaction to a Tik Tok I saw by whatsonvisface (Vi Lai) about her brain being blacked out for the last 5 years due to anxiety and depression. I wanted to shed light on the issue of being stuck living on autopilot that too many people are experiencing and how to get out of that state so that you can live your life to the fullest like you deserve. Although you may feel like you’ve wasted many years, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Now that you have awareness of being stuck in your head all the time, you can start to snap out of it more often and back into this present moment. Over time, you will begin to reprogram your brain to be more clear, focused, and present.
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[rebeccajones]

My therapist taught me grounding techniques and it does help calm anxiety. She says to find 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can touch, 2 things you can smell and 1 thing you can taste.

[onelove]

I’ve been living in my head for years now and I’m trying to get out of this prison. Just glad to know I’m not alone

[ferdinandkasangati]

That what happen to me, always in my thought, i can go take a walk but I'm just in my memory, and when im back home, i just find myself like i didnt even go outside.

[vanshbatra]

Happend with me and now i am in present, , it feels so good being here. You dont critize yourself, you feel gratitude, problems does not feel like problem. I took Many Suppliments and improved my gut health. IT REALLY HELPS

[julianp]

This is what happens to me every day. My mind races through thoughts all the time and not allowing me to live in the moment. I have negative thoughts and constantly think others are judging me and making a fool of me. Sometimes I feel disassociated which gives me blurry vision. I talk to myself a lot and have brain fog most of the time. I'm tired of living like this, it's super exhausting and I'm at my breaking point. Therapy didn't really work, and I'm not sure if it's my fault or not 😫

[oogbank]

this started happening to me around the end of last year and because i talk/think to myself alot, i have also become aware of this. This habit has really ruined everything for me. My grades have deteriorated because my thoughts distract me from everything im supposed to do. like i'll be listening to my teacher and i start thinking about something (most of the time i happen to remember something) next thing i know i was distracted for so long i've completely lost track of what the teacher was explaining.

Another thing ive noticed is that i'm either always thinking about the past, or im planning some sort actions/interactions for the nearest future that will never happen. And i talk to myself ALOT. to the point where it used to be about others but now its just about myself and how i really should snap out of it. I never thought i would find a video like this or people i could relate to. So thanks alot for making this video! i will try to replace this habit with a healthier one. ❤

[decoyhardstyle]

I can relate to all of the things you said so much. My goodness, Ive never felt so heard before. I even have it when Im in a conversation with someone, its so bad. Thanks for putting the problems I have into words.

[AndroidTrades]

God gives his toughest battles to his toughest soldiers.

[mindfuleats]

You want stop the mind wandering- that what minds do. What you can do is practise NOTICING when your mind has wandered. Gently, and with kindness, bring your attention back to the present moment. Repeat. This is mindful awareness and it is the antidote to autopilot

[MariyamSiddiqui-um]

I am literally crying watching your video. It feels like you are just saying what i wanted to listen 🥺

[solomondalata]

Thank you, am very grateful coz of 2 things; there's always somebody out there with solutions and am not the only person suffering of auto pilot mindset. I have never done anything in my life in a conscious mind.

[scalzysparkz]

I'm practically in my head at all times, even when I want to be observant.
I took a 16 personality quiz and I came out Intuitive, so I imagine the past/future and build my Intuition off of that.
Right now I'm trying to be on the lookout, say for a friend or a lucky penny even if I know I probably won't find them there, it allows me to be aware of my surroundings and gives me an excuse not to dive deeper into things I notice cause I'm on a mission.

[amethystfen]

That TikTok video really resonated with me also. It’s scary. Thanks for the helpful video, Sierra! These are always worth watching, I know they help so many people. 💗

[forest_surferr]

This happened ever since my concussion I don’t know why but I used to live in the moment 24/7 and now I feel like I don’t know what emotions I’m feeling and I don’t know how to feel about things. Also I’m not enjoying surfing and skating and living, I used to enjoy every detail even the bad ones and I could turn happiness on like a switch. Now I don’t know how to find the switch anymore because it got knocked out and I can think of what it was like before I got knocked out, but then I realize that I’m thinking instead of living in the moment and it repeats and repeats and repeats over and over and I feel like I’m idk.

[CodeKokeshi]

I've been experiencing this for years. Everything is boring, like I'm looking out of another person's eyes. Questions like "Did I really do all of that?", "How did I get here.." and "What am I doing?" started to pop up like my body moves on their own, everything just feels like a dream. Though this help me in a lot of ways like I don't feel nervous on doing things I've never done before. It just gives me uncomfortable feeling when I started to think deeply about it, like it doesn't feel like the way I used to feel things and experience things, it just feels weird, off and different.

[VictorCos]

I am turning 32... I remember listening to you on TedxTalk. I'm back and listening now.

[olivialisnichy]

I literally have been feeling like this for quite a while. I am so glad that I am not alone because I thought that I was gonna go insane 😅 great video ❤

[RIZZY_SIXX]

stumbled across this after realizing "i'm in a conflict with my mind"

[JanJanInfinity]

I had told my Psychiatrist that I’ve been living on autopilot which was impacting me negatively and unfortunately he didn’t seem to understand that I was trying to say I wasn’t happy. Worse I told him I was depressed and he said I didn’t look like it. All in all it has been hard to get to tell him anything deeply sensitive as to me he seems insensitive. I thought Psychiatrist’s were supposed to empathetic.

[burnardt]

THANKYOU so much! This is the start for me but honestly everything u said spoke volumes to me