“But still, I need to come up with pleasant things with which to force out those Bad Thoughts other than imagined sense-pleasures I’ll never experience.”
Yes, Eric. That is very important.
Just thinking about those things is harmful. Most people do not realize how addictive this “day dreaming” is.
In this particular case, you may want to try to stop minor ones that can be stopped quickly. That may give you an incentive to work on bigger ones.