This is great if you are in real danger but being constantly in the fight or flight responses isn't what our bodies are designed to do.

Constant triggering the fight or flight response leads to: 

• Dementia 
• Stroke 
• Heart diseases 
• Digestiv...

Though issue arises when the mind only sees the negative. 

The term for this is called Negativity Bias, Negative experiences have a greater effect on us than positives experiences. This means we give more importance to the negative. 

Meaning we have a tendency to high...

Encouraging negative thoughts leads to subsequent stress, which produces a hormone called cortisol. 

Cortisol has the effect of shutting down the prefrontal cortex in our brains which is in charge of feelings such as:

• Logic
• Problem-solving 
• Empathy 

Studies show that depression is a result of habitual negative thinking. 

This is important as people who have major depression are: 

• Twice as likely to suffer from one or more chronic diseases
• Three times as likely to suffer from pain-related diso...