Illustration of how & why we get emotional

Illustration: Before self-reflection – These are a few reasons why a particular person may get anxious

Note: The individual may not know they think in this manner and that this way of thinking (these beliefs) can be changed.  

• Causes of Anxiety/Fear in this person
  • If I don’t know the answer to something that someone thinks I have the answer to then that’s a reason to be anxious
    • Belief format: If I don’t know the answer to something that someone thinks I have the answer to then I should be anxious 
  • If people don’t care about my opinion during a brainstorming session, then that’s a reason to be anxious
    • Belief format: If people don’t care about my opinion during a brainstorming session then I should be anxious

After self-reflecting on why they get emotional 

The individual identified and dropped the belief that they should be anxious if they don’t know the answer to something that someone thinks they should have the answer to.

• Causes of Anxiety/Fear in this person
  • If i don’t know the answer to something that someone thinks I have the answer to then thats a reason to be anxious 
  • If people don’t care about my opinion during a brainstorming session, then that’s a reason to be anxious

*There is still inner work to do to identify and get rid of the second reason why they get anxious.

Stimuli: things in the universe we can be aware of

This post is a follow-up to this article:

 A Potential and Often Overlooked Cause of Emotions – Our Beliefs