Hey guys. I would say that running commentary is also a method of meditation mindfulness. What do you think?
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Sometimes I think life isn’t that bad. I think things could be worse. This helps me find comfort in my suffering. I think we all try to minimize our symptoms and life circumstances in an attempt to feel normal. I’m just an actor in this play called life. I try to make the most of it. But I know I’ve been dealt a bad hand. So I minimize my suffering to give myself a sense of normalcy. I find comfort in my suffering. Good things.
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I dont know alot about meditation …..but I think you are trying to reach a point of serenity through it. I’m not sure how running commentary would play into that.
I would think it, at minimum it would be distracting and make it harder to reach this state.
I guess if you are used to them, maybe not as much.
I dont know. I dont hear voices so I dont have any experience with that.
So I have little experience with meditation and no experience with voices.
Tell me again why I am commenting in this thread? I dont seem qualified 
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Lol no problem. Thank you for your input.
Mindfulness seems similar to running commentary. Not like deep meditation but being always aware of what you do or think.
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Commenting on actions that you do is not the same as knowing what one thinks.
Do you have running commentary as to how you think? i.e. I am thinking about a ‘certain book’ at the moment. I am thinking about its content.’ and then returning to the breath or nothingness again.
That would be a more real mindfulness method, imho.
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I think running commentary is not focused, is generalized and directionless. Meditation is usually focused and has a purpose, which results in purposeful thoughts aimed at achieving peace.
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