Often, we believe that if we THINK "I'm confident", "I'm good enough", "I got this" - then we will FEEL this way. However, thinking and feeling are two different entities, almost like two different languages. To understand your feelings, you need to feel these (hence why they are called "feelings").
🔸️We can do this by opening up to them,…
As humans, we love logic. We love to know why certain things happen. With our emotions, we may feel that when we understand the root of difficult emotions, we can stop that feeling, “fix” it, or know how to prevent it from arising again in future. However, this is not always the case.
Sometimes, the…
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We do not like to suffer. Our brains are pre-programmed to keep us alive, to avoid danger, to survive. Our natural human instinct is to seek out nothing but happiness, while trying not to feel anything unpleasant.
Underneath the desire to cling onto pleasant feelings, there may be an underlying fear of…
Sometimes, it is hard not to get caught up with rumination and over thinking, especially with the current global situation. It might help to understand why this happens to us and how our brains work.
The oldest part of our brain does not “think” too much but rather, operates from a “better safe than sorry”…
Often, we believe that if we think it, then it must be true. However, your thoughts do not define you. Here is a list of 5 things that may help you when experiencing unhelpful thoughts.
These can be useful to implement not just during challenging times, but also when you feel calmer. With such practice,…
With articles of “How to control your thoughts” and “How to stop negative thinking”, there is an abundance of information suggesting that you are 5 steps away from being the master of your mind. The reality is that our thoughts can be a very automatic response. It is not that you do not have any…