Sharon Begley, author of “Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain” explains how training your thoughts actually changes the hard matter of your brain. She writes, “Something as seemingly insubstantial as a thought can affect the very stuff of the brain, altering neuronal connections in a way that can treat mental illness, or perhaps, lead to a greater capacity for empathy and compassion. It may even dial up the supposedly immovable happiness set point.”
In this video I demonstrate, as usual.
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Helpful idea, thanks.
thank you
i realized 2 days ago that ive been in a friendship with a manipulator for 4 years, who has used me and twisted my mind to suck and lure me in to a trap that is almost genious in its methods
I thought i was smart, she now has me feeling SCREWED, and very much a part of a sick game, Im having trouble dealing with this reality that I spent every minute with her as a victim of her “hunter and hunted” mindset
Now that I have confronted her with her sociopathic personality traits, she is using new methods to lure me back in, through facebook messages, things like quizzes asking ‘what dark creature are you’ and she is vampire and her description is
‘You seem sad allot you drift to corners solitude is the thing you crave most. (ha ha) People don’t realize how dangerous you really are. Not that you seem all sunshine and happiness by any means just that they think you’re faking… How annoying. You do have and aura that makes people slightly adverse to wanting your company but they are also curious. You could completely mess with their minds if you wanted to but you don’t…usually.’
she knows I was going to read this because she knows me better than I know myself, she knows that im going to go on her facebook and review my knowledge of her, but she wants the interest that im giving her right now, she knows that im spending time thinking about this.
Ive been trying to just move on and shake this but I just cant believe out evil she is, and how able she is to just very subtly express this, and have the rest inside of her and make herself seem so vulnerable and weak and ‘poor me’ so very sneaky and ive been had……. biiiggg timmmeee hadddd
Ive been trying to change my thoughts for the past 2 days but im really really upset, ill keep trying, thank you, please email me i need a professional
i feel like she is watching me, has my internet tracked, is FAR more intelligent then she makes herself out to be (she always says shes stupid), i think she has people following me, has a mic on me, knows EVERYTHING about me, is reading this message and plotting new ways to SCREW MY HEAD UP, it is her goal to get me, i know it, shes always made me feel so worthless when i know im so much more than her, god get her out of my head… I pray to god and i dont even believe in god
Excellent insight from your video Therese.
Matt, 1. turn off your internet, or do not visit Face book for at least a week. No texting either. Rent a couple funny movies, make your self some popcorn, and relax.
2. When I am feeling like you do, I drive to the country, the woods or the beach. I take time to escape from fabricated worlds and behold the beauty of the nature that surround us. Even sitting on the roof or backyard at night gazing into the stars make me realize how insignificant my problems are when I compare them to the wonder of nature.
3. Manipulators gain their power from their victims, in this case you. You are feeding the manipulative acts. Think of it this way, If someone offers you a gift, and you do not accept it, whose gift does it then become????
The answer is the gift giver retains possession of the gift. So if you refuse to accept the sarcasm, the manipulation, and anything else the moron is throwing at you, the abuse and manipulation stay with them. You do not have to accept their gift!
I was surprised to find that I was not the only one suffering with those type of ingrooved thoughts. Yes it runs through a well worn automatic circuit, the electrical thought travels well worn grooves habitually. All I know is I want desperately to be happy, to feel enjoyment….I try reprogramming with positive self talk and this helps but seems bandaide-ish. Its very uncomfortable to be miserable, its a shame so many people are suffering mentally. I think the lack of wholesome, nutritious food has something to do with brain hydroelectric conduction being out of whack. As for the stuck in a groove of negative, destructive thoughts, if we instead say the opposite: I feel great, I love life, I always succeed, I want to live, I want to live, I want to live….then we will run this new program on top of the underneath groove. Anyway so much for that, I am still battling but temporarily conquering or containing negativity. Again, I pity the human race and the suffering we experience.
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