Our brains have the ability to store information Neuroscience has shown that our brains have the ability to store information. For example, if we’ve never seen a tennis ball, we may be unable to identify one. However, after learning what a tennis ball is, we’ll be able to recognize tennis balls for the rest of …
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In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which is an evidence-based therapeutic modality for reducing anxiety, core beliefs are thought to underlie automatic thoughts. Interestingly, I’d argue that beliefs are thoughts we’ve decided to “install” in our brains to help us process life. Julie Simmons, a licensed therapist, explains this point below: As such, beliefs are thoughts …
Another way to put this: Why does it feel like anxiety takes over or just happens to us against our will?
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. After self-reflecting on why they get emotional The individual identified and dropped the belief that they should …
Using science and a real-life counseling session of mine you’ll see that we get anxious because we unknowingly or knowingly think we should be anxious about whatever we’re anxious about. Note: This article is not speaking on anxiety that has physiological causes like low blood sugar.
This post is for parents, caretakers of children, and people who want to protect themselves from being influenced in non-obvious or difficult to detect ways. It contains a short summary of a gripping Hulu documentary (short clip is at bottom of page) on manipulation and takeaway insights from that documentary.
What the documentary is This documentary breaks down how marketing industry leveraged psychology to create a consumer culture that gets people to use material things to satisfy emotional needs. This way of being can make someone add an unconscious layer of stress by striving for things one incorrectly thinks he/she needs to feel satisfied with …
Plus a short story of how a pastor used his influence to have sexual relations with a woman who reportedly didn’t want to comply.
This post would likely be of interest to: single people uncomfortable with their singleness, people that want to leave a relationship but fear doing so, people that think being in a relationship is “better” than being single….this isn’t an exhaustive list so there may be other audiences interested in this content
Insights for leveraging the power of glamour to improve self-awareness and avoid its dangerous ability to pull one away from intrinsic goals and objectives
