ABSTRACT
The phenomenon of the unhelpful, negative and deceptive voice in the head is almost universal; according to Eckhart Tolle (2006) "Almost every human body is under a great deal of strain and stress, not because it is threatened by some external factor but from within the mind." The voice in our heads is not even really ours; it is the voices we heard in childhood – parents, teachers, people in the media etc. It tells us about the life we have and the situations we are in. Unconsciousness is the problem, lack of awareness of the unobserved mind. When we are looking the other way and not tending to our mind our thoughts take control and they are usually not constructive or pleasant. Stepping aside from thoughts involves letting go, or at least clinging less tightly to our ideas, words, labels, beliefs, and illusions about ourselves – and not trying to think about and protect "us".
