Help The cycle of epiphenies

[arrythmia]

Through the past few years and especially the last 3 i have been in a "cycle of epihpenies" i cycle where i spend a lot of time thinking about myself and my mental issues and get an epihpenies an understanding a realisation and than i do nothing. It gotten so bad that the "epihpenies" are just things I've already known and thought about before.
I feel stuck and i sorta became addicted to this pattern of thinking. I feel a sense of control and relief upon my "epihpenies" that quickly fades away and than I'm faced with my own issues once again.
I'm exhausted from all the thinking if i can just act, just live in the present moment I'll be better
How do i get out of this loop? How do i act?

 

[CosmicError]

you get out of this loop by acceptance followed by action.

 

[arrythmia]

you get out of this loop by acceptance followed by action.

I know, i swear i do, it's just that i can't act

 

[Forever Sleep]

I suppose you try to apply your ideas to life. I can only think to answer as it applies to me. My major epiphanies were- I suffered from limerence (obsessive crushes on people) and, I was on the borderline of eating disorders- from binging to being utterly obsessive aboug healthy eating.

Regarding limerence- I recognised it was doing me more harm than good. So- then and now- when I find myself falling for someone- I remind myself it's limerence again and I'm very strict with myself- to stop myself fantasizing about my fairytale life with them.

Regarding binge eating- there are certain foods I simply can't trust myself with. I also need to be strict with myself to not give in to that impulse to binge because- when I do, I struggle to stop.

It depends really- what you've identified in yourself- as to then what you do with that. Maybe it's a matter of being kinder to yourself when you find certain things difficult. To maybe better prepare for things you know you'll struggle with. To avoid certain situations if it feels likely the condition you believe you have will make you likely to act in a way you don't like. To be wary of certain thought patterns.

I found that knowing it was likely limerence again- made it easier to step back from and manage. Before, I'd just be swept along with all the emotions- convincing myself I was in love and how glorious it was- until it wasn't.