Doubt

If you think about it, doubt is a tendency of human beings that should have been left behind somewhere in the plane of our evolving. What is doubt? Doubt is something that arises when we are unsure of our own ability or that of others. It leads to endless chains of negative thoughts that only drive the person who is doubting further and further down emotionally and also further and further away from the desired result. Basically, doubt has absolutely no beneficial use to us, it is purely an evil state of mind that only impedes our progress. One may say that doubt is a natural occurrence due to people being "realistic" and having analytical minds and thus it can not be controlled let alone eliminated. This however is ultimately a false statement, the way to change anything is to introduce a new way of going about something that is simply more beneficial. In this way, any logical person can gradually, overtime make the conscious decision to make the change and benefit from it. In my eyes, doubt in it's evil form can be defeated by analyzing the situation instead of simply making brash mental claims that ultimately only torture your mentality. By first taking a step out of the pool of negative thoughts that you were sinking deeper and deeper into, you are able to look at the situation as it is as opposed to what you've made of it with all these doubts. A good way to calm yourself down when being consumed by thought is to simply observe the breath. The breath and emotions are connected in such a way that when we become distressed emotionally, our breath immediately responds and we start breathing very quickly. If we simply take slow deep breaths our mind naturally calms down and allows us to take that step back, into a position in which we can observe a situation as it is. Once we are able to do this we can make progress in our thinking and ultimately realize that we have little control over an outcome. What we can control is how we react to it and that ultimately is what makes you who you are, the choice. If you'd like you can chose to continue doubting and getting worked up over a situation. The more beneficial thing to do is, with a calm mind analyze the situation for what it is, not what you make it. In this state of mind we can develop a more clear and positive view of the world around us and can begin to understand how big an effect our state of mind has on the way we view a situation. Anything in this world can be taken away from us when we least expect it, we have no control over these external things; cars stop working, houses burn down, people get sick all at what seems like random. The fact is that the only thing we do have is our independence and free will,if you're not using it to the best of your ability, you're only another person trapped by the illusion.