Nancy Colier

As Colier suggests, we’re addicted to our thinking and believe we can’t enjoy life without identifying with the endless stories the mind churns out.

We may even have an allegiance to our suffering because we believe we need to atone for the mistakes we’ve made, shoulder the legacy of family pain, and learn the lesson it’s trying to teach us.

Replaying and rethinking the same problems I’d been replaying and rethinking for years; I was down the rabbit hole of thought.

At last, I could really hear my thoughts, distinctly—and recognize how bad they made me feel.

She is trapped inside a repetitive negative thought loop.