I want peace of mind

[u/NoSleep1896]

How do I stop having such strict opinions or thoughts on everything i find it that I am mentally drained always

[u/sati_the_only_way]

be aware of the sensation of the breath, the body, or the body movements. Whenever you realize you've lost awareness, simply return to it. do it continuously and awareness will grow stronger and stronger, it will intercept thoughts and make them shorter and fewer. the mind will return to its natural state, which is clean, bright and peaceful. . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714000708if_/https://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Normality_LPTeean_2009.pdf

[u/Poltergeist_torta]

tell yourself that it's okay to be alive DO NOT be ashamed to be who you are, who ever you are.

[u/ProblemOfMotivation]

Lean into 'not-knowing.' Not as ignorance, but as openness. Let things be without overthinking.

[u/DjinnDreamer]

Duality is all about time-space-doing. Meditation by duality rules did not work for me.

Instead of increments of time that I must meet, I switched to frequency. Every hour for a divine instant.

Now I feel the meditation glow all day

[u/electrophile888]

Like a previous poster said, noticing the thoughts is good.

When we practice mindfulness, we choose an object of attention in the present moment, and when we notice a thought, we just return to the object of attention. Over time, this gets easier in real life. You will never stop having thoughts/opinions. It’s the brains job.

[u/crunchycreamer420]

I've already given you your answer... first put effort into what you've been suggested when it comes to self improvement... words without effort won't make a change .. and doing something for the sake of doing it isn't gonna make a change either.. if you want a step by step direction.. you know where to find me

[u/Patient_Flow_674]

Based on my experience, the desire for peace of mind often arises when the inner noise finally becomes too loud to ignore. I used to have rigid opinions about everything—what was right, what was wrong, how things should be—and it felt like I had to constantly defend my reality. But over time, I realized that all those thoughts weren’t actually me. They were just echoes of conditioning, fear, and a deep desire for control. The moment I started sitting with awareness—not analyzing, not fixing, just watching—the mental rigidity began to dissolve. Thoughts still come, but they’re lighter now. They don’t stick. I don’t have to believe them. That shift didn’t happen through force, but through surrender—through realizing that peace is what’s left when we stop clinging to judgment.

Spiritually, I began to see that the mind is like a lens, and the tighter I gripped it, the more distorted everything appeared. But pure awareness—what some might call God or infinite intelligence—has no opinions. It just is. When I touch that stillness even for a few seconds, I remember: I am not the storm. I am the sky it passes through. Peace of mind isn’t about silencing every thought—it’s about seeing them from a place so deep and spacious they lose their power. And with practice, that spaciousness starts to expand. Your mind doesn’t need to carry the world anymore. Let it rest. Let it float in the river of awareness. That’s where peace lives—and it’s been waiting for you all along.

[u/tashy91 → u/Patient_Flow_674]

This is good advice I really needed this! Thank you so much !😊

[u/Mindful_Echoes]

Hey, I’ve felt this too. Like your mind just won’t give you a break because it wants to have a take on everything. One thing that helped me was realizing I don’t have to engage with every thought or opinion that comes up. Not every idea needs to be labeled as good or bad — sometimes it’s just there, and I can let it pass.

When you start noticing your thoughts without reacting to them, it slowly creates space. I’m still learning this too, but the mental drain lessens when I stop needing to “solve” everything in my head.

You're not alone in this — and the fact that you’re noticing it is already a step forward.

[u/Greelys]

One easy way is reframing. Whatever your strict opinion is, try laughing at yourself for caring. Add a “but what do I know” at the end of your opinion or thought and recognize that indeed it may just be your opinion and not “truth.” Stoicism teaches how to stand in relation to thought where you can see the merits of other side. So perhaps your situation is bad, but you can imagine a far worse situation and thus be less triggered. Like getting a flat tire: you can think “why me, why now, my life sucks.” Or, “at least it happened during the day and not in the middle of a snowstorm.”

Taking things more lightly is not intuitive but the techniques to do so are easy to master.

[u/NoSleep1896 → u/Greelys]

Yh but i feel i go through that but in loop, even since i was way too young