Brain Space

I hate it when something bothers me or angers me or annoys me and I can't stop thinking about it. For all intents and purposes, it's healthier to stop thinking about those little niggling problems if there's nothing you can do about them at the moment. But oh, so very difficult. Should have said, would have done, might have been... all these things spin around and around in my head. I usually just want to move on, think about other things, but I find that the angry bitter thoughts are often the ones that are easiest to hang onto, and the happy things fall by the wayside.

I shouldn't let these things occupy so much space in my mind. Problems often don't reach a resolution right away, and sometimes it's best just to step back from it and return later with a clearer head. Except my brain keeps coming back to it. It won't let me step back. It's so difficult for me to turn away from a problem when I know it hasn't yet been resolved.