I don't know how to edit so I just wanted to add..... It's important not to argue with the beast, it seems like some people on this thread still do. I see comments about knocking the beast out and talking back to it and letting him have it, etc. I think I did that a lot too. But I think we should approach the beast more like thoughts during meditation, just notice them and which part of the brain they are coming from and set them aside.