07/07/02: Visualizations
A few nights ago, while I was taking a shower, I witnessed a tiny roach crawling down the shower curtain in front of me.
I mentally freaked out, and started seeing giant 6 foot cockroaches everywhere. I knew logically that they weren't really there, but my visualizations are so realistic sometimes that there's always a miniscule bit of belief. It was really, really freaky. I had an immediate and strong impulse to turn off the water and go into the bedroom with my wife (who was asleep).
But I will never let my own mind get the better of me. It's a matter of pride and self-control.
I have this mantra that I recite whenever my imagination gets the better of me. "I trust my senses. I believe in reality". I started reciting this over and over to myself. After a couple of minutes, the giant roaches went away.
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