Hi,
It sounds like your mind is quite turbulent at the moment (we have all been there), and a calm mind is necessary to sort things out, either mundane or supra-mundane:
Key to Calming the Mind – The Five Hindrances
… and of course we know that the more purified the mind the more calm it is. There is a whole section on meditation about that:
It is important to get started — first with smaller things to give the motivation to keep going, as pointed out in #6 of this post:
3. The Second Level – Key to Purify the Mind
The meditation-related posts mention frequently the BIG EIGHT, which are:
Killing pānātipātā
Stealing adinnādānā
sexual misconduct kāmesumicchācārā
lying musāvāda
gossiping, vain talks samphappalāpā
slandering pisunā vācā
harsh speech parusā vācā
In my own experience, cutting down just samphappalāpā (vain, idle talks) — at least to start with — already brought some relief.
Best wishes to you.
