How to change your thought and change your body
Get very clear about the triggers of your thoughts and you will have the power to change your emotions and you health.
example: you've got a mental association between the alarm clock and the thought "i don't want to get out of bed"
you've worn a mental groove in your brain, so to speak, that instantly connects that trigger with that thought. so if you want to change that reaction, you either need to change the trigger of break the association with that thought.
Stuck in a traffic jam and feeling irritated and frustrated? The thought, "I can't stand traffic" will send signals from your brain to your body to speed up your breathing and tense your muscles. Whereas the thought, "I can't control this, might as well relax," will send the signal to your body to calm down.
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