Rerouting Your Mind
Early experiences shape our reactions and fears, often leading to negative expectations. By consciously choosing to replace these patterns with positive thoughts, we can rewire our mental circuits. Embracing the idea that people might say good things about us, rather than bad, serves as a powerful tool for fostering a more optimistic mindset. This shift is akin to building a new pathway in the brain, steering us away from negativity toward a brighter outlook.In this clip
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Related Questions
I'm interested in learning about the process by which people can change their default automatic thoughts, as discussed in the episode 210. Triggers, Pressure, and Stress: Addie Bracy, CMPC on How to Train Your Mind and the clip Overcoming Negative Thought Patterns.
Is that enough over time to weaken the connections of the original thought and establish the new thought as the default? How does that happen? Is it through long-term repetition, or by adding another thought immediately after the one you wish to erase or replace?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if a person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning? Am I right?