when I pray, sometimes I tend to use too much brain cells. tension is on head, sometimes I think it's not connecting me to the Lord/angels/saints. may natutunan ako a few yrs ago, u have to enable your heart tlga, not just pure brain is talking. you have to think with your heart, put the tension on heart not on head, it helps to calm, it helps connecting to God and the angel and saints. God is in our hearts, let the heart speak. and the intonation din ng voice kasi sa utak, pag high pitched, the tension is on the upper part, sa ulo, parang minsan stressful. u have to talk with lower voice just like how God talks sa mga movies, calm and gentle. thats when connection hits hard.
thinking a lot helps but sometimes it gets stressful.
and also, temptation sa utak e ang atake. so nagmimix yung sariling boses sa utak at ang temptation. emotion can be manipulated by the evil e so discerment tlga is crucial.
another one pala is about fear. when theres scary shits na your imagining like alone in the dark sometimes. when praying, what works for me is I imagine the angels and saints and God are behind me. kasi ang fear parang nasa likod e. u have to feel na ang mga anghel ang nasa likod mo protecting u and not those scary shits. thinking more about scary stuffs adds fear so dapat distracted ang thoughts on fruitful/productive things, something that helps u. but learn to balance. anumang sobra ay nakakasama