Learn How to Get Out Of Your Head (A Short Comedy Film)

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Learn How to Get Out Of Your Head (A Short Comedy Film)

by The Mental Level

Rated

4.7

Type

talks

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

666

Inspired by The Untethered Soul, this short comedy film (written and directed by The Mental Level), you'll get a glimpse into what the voice in your head would look like if it came to life and became your literal roommate. With some simple insight on how to relate to it differently, we can have a profoundly smoother relationship with ourselves -- and our roommate.

Anxiety Self Compassion Mindfulness Overthinking Inner Voice Anxiety Management Mindful Presence Overthinking Management

Meet your Teacher

The Mental Level

New York, NY, USA

Meet your Teacher

The Mental Level

New York, NY, USA

Transcript

Good morning! Relax. Don't stress, You got this. Don't let that anxiety be your startup. Oh, I shouldn't have mentioned. Oh, But seriously, We gotta get going. Check your phone. Make sure you don't miss a thing that happened overnight. Oh, Especially that bank cap in case there was credit card fraud that happened and we didn't catch it. Oh, It's nearly nine. Oh, I need coffee before your nine o'clock Zoom call. Let's go. Andele. Don't cross right now. There's that rickety ass gas folding in with our luck. We're going to end up on the six o'clock news. Walk near the edge. That building is lined with window aces everywhere. You know how easy to slip and fall and it can kill us. Don't walk too close to the edge. A cat is going to jump the curve. Don't you dare think about jaywalking. Wait at the light. Wait! But who waits at a light in New York City? I might as well get you a sign that says, Look at me. I'm a freaking tourist, Huh? Is that the second black cat we've seen today? And to say we're not living in a simulation. Oh my god. This is so boring. Can we please, Please get out of this dead end job? I mean, It's work from home and all, But big whoop. Why aren't we out there doing something we're actually passionate about? I mean, We don't really know what that is yet, But how are we going to find out if we don't do something? Oh, Jobless things. A great start. Wait, Shit. That's your work laptop. You know they can track everything you search on there, You idiot? Now, You're gonna get fired. And to be frank, We could both kind of know you do not have the credentials for anything better. Oh, Coffee? I like the way you think. Let's go. You're really out of oat milk though. Oh, On second thought, Don't you have that date tonight? Coffee's gonna stain your teeth and make your breath smell like shit. So I wouldn't. . . Okay, Work sucked today, But this date might be amazing. Who knows? You may even get married. I mean, Not right away or anything, But maybe they're your partner for life, Eh? No pressure. Ooh, My stomach is so tight thinking about that. Why do we think that? We're always thinking too far ahead and never being present to enjoy the moment. But how can we, Huh? We're always talking to ourselves! But we gotta stay calm and take deep breaths. There's no point in getting angry. If silence has gone on for way too long, You got to say something before it gets awkward. Oh, I know. You should say that thing about sunsets we saw the other day on planet Earth, But do it in the David Attenborough voice. That way you're going to stop intelligent, Charming, And funny. This gorgeous sunset is actually a refraction of the sun. The Earth's atmosphere bends the sunlight, Which allows us to see it. But by now, It's already dipped deep into the horizon. So actually, You're seeing nothing but an illusion. We're gonna be alone forever. I mean, We work from home, We never meet someone, And we have so much acne at the age of 30. How is this ever gonna work? And you're so anti-social. So, You're having trouble sleeping. Do you have a voice in your head that never stops talking? Almost like a roommate who lives in there with you. That voice can ruin your sleep and even your life if you mistake it for who you are. So let's start with this question. Have you ever actually stopped and watched it talk without reacting to it? Go ahead and try it right now. Why did you take your headphones off? Don't be looking at me right now. You have so much to think about. And you have to go to bed early. I mean, I don't even know how you're gonna, I mean. Come on. What are you? Come on, Hurry up. You got to go to bed early. First, You got to. . . AHHHHH! Good morning again. Another day of checking messages. We can't miss a thing again. Hey, Where are you going? What are you doing? Hey. Bye. You Look, Look, Look, We can't do it! We have to wait for the light! That doesn't make sense. That's wrong. No, No, No. Don't worry. I just move this from here to here and then we're good. And then when I flipped a pancake, There was another pancake hiding beneath it. And I still don't know the answer to the mystery. I know, It was absolutely crazy. And I'm still trying to figure out. When they're here, You can watch them. Put your hand on your heart to reassure them and appreciate them for what they're trying to do. But whether they're here or taking a break, You can choose peace, Presence, And joy regardless of what they're saying. It takes practice to form the right relationship with your roommate, But it all starts with observing them without reaction.