how to stop:

in the ego psychology,
all the defense mechanisms
are "unconscious",
meaning
the defense mechanism
are used
to aavoid feeling the unpleasant
without
mindfulness.

but there is one ego defense
which is done
consciously
or mindfully
and that is called
SUPRESSION.

i like to think
Freud borrowed that
from Buddhism.

in Buddhism
in dealing with
unwanted thoughts
or unwanted emotions
there is a method
that is used
to stop it
as
recommended
by the Buddha.

that is
simply
saying STOP
to the thinking
or to the emotion
or in the case of Freud
to the conflict in question.

i recommended
this method
to people
who have addiction
or a pateern
of behavious
like in personality disorder
and
that is simply
to STOP
the dysfinctional bahviour
consciously
mindfully
and
with much effort
with in Buddhism
is called
the right effort.

palms together
deep bows,

des/boo-ngoh