Thank you for your incredibly insightful website  
After searching for years with therapists and self-examination to understand my crippling lack of self-esteem, your writings are a revelation to me. I'm …

Worry About The Unknown 
Wonderful website. Thank you for taking the time to put it together. I have a problem I call "worried limbic system". I'm often anxious without knowing …

Persistent Underlying Sorrow 
My father died 2011, in June. I bought a guitar in january 2011 hoping to learn to play with my husband, so I could play for my Dad. The day he died I …

WOW - I am in LOVE with your site . . . 
. . . and your Beautiful Mind. While there are, perhaps, no accidents, I "accidentally" tripped upon your site doing some non-WordPress web …

Procedural muscle memory 
Excellent site and appreciate your efforts to bring in so much stuff here. I would appreciate if you could give me a clarification. Now, muscle memory …

Struggling to Control Emotions
My Past is to Blame 
Hi I am working as a trader in the financial markets and I have been having a lot of problems controlling emotions such as excitement fear and panic. …

No Thoughts At All? 
If one is in a sensor deprivation chamber and after a while emotions are ended, would that lead to having no thoughts in the brain? My view is that …

When Fear Defies
Common Sense and Logic 
Intuition, common sense and logic: I really agree with your theories. What is the solution when paralyzing fear makes it impossible even to get the most …

I am so confused about my future 
HELLO, i feel so lonely.. i changed country after marriage. but it feels parents of my husband don't like me. i often saw regret in their eyes for choosing …

The Despair Of A Working Mother 
Hi, I am Susan.... turning 40 this year. I am a working mom. My work environment is boring. Sometimes I don't have any paperwork, so I just sit. Of …

Forgetting what could have been 
Hello, I thought I'd share one of my concerns on here. Its about girls and specifically getting over them. I know it sounds petty, but one thing i cant …

Mind and God 
In controlling the mind, it is very important to know that if all thoughts from the mind have gone off or have vanished, how can the brain understand commands, …

Thought Control 
The Buddha described a method of controlling distracting and unwholesome thoughts in the discourse, Vitakkasanthana Sutta: Essentially, we need to …

A bereaved father in great distress with a tremendous feeling of guilt  
I am a bereaved father. My son was coming home after completing his 4th Sem Engineering Exam. He lost his laptop in the Bus. When he informed me about …

I find difficulty in controlling my mind and my emotions.  
Problem: The girl who used to talk to me a lot now a days scolds me whenever i call her. i want to avoid her but after every two days i feel like calling …

Rage Triggered by Noise 
First of all, I am so happy to see a site that offers optimism and hope while still being anchored in what we know of reality. Your website is rich with …

Mysterious Energies 
Thank you for your website. I have read many books and articles of renowned authors but your writing was the most effective I have yet encountered. There's …

Don't You Need To Will Yourself To Change? 
Does one not have to 'will' themselves to change? Your website seems to favor emotional awareness over thought awareness, however do not automatic negative …

Determinism Contradicts Self Improvement Potential 
I find this topic very interesting but I feel that your section on free will vs determinism rather contradicts any potential for self-improvement, at least …

Is It Emotion Based Mind Control? 
I see that your website deals with the topics of behavior modification through emotion-based mind control. Not emotion based, but emotion stilling …

How Can I Control My Emotions 
From Bangalore: just one month back I got engaged to a girl. We both are working as well as financially independent. I am facing some issues.. she hurts …

Focusing On A Feeling Helpful 
I found what you said about focusing on the feeling helpful – thank you - its like the fear of a feeling is what makes it a problem, but once I go ahead …

Losing Motivation and Hope in Life 
I am an independent female, 36 years old and single. I always feel depressed and lonely in my life, although I have some friends around. However, since …