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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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we know that your thoughts can influence the neurotransmitters in your brain.
So, if you throw the covers over your head, and that triggers other thoughts such as "I'm tired," "I can't get up," or "Life is hard," complex interactions in your brain may send signals to other parts of your bod...
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Scientist would argue first that the thought you had was not spontaneous and random. instead, your thought was likely a reaction to something around you.
In this case, it might have been an alarm clock, checking your phone to see what time it is, or hearing something like the garbage truck ...
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The first problem with describing what happens in your body when you are thinking is that not everyone agrees on what constitutes a thought.
For example, this morning while lying in bed you might have had the thought, "I don't want to get up."
Is the thought "I don't ...
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The brain operates in a complex way with many parts intersecting and interacting with each other simultaneously. So, when you have that thought in the morning, it's likely that all these different component of your brain (prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, neurons, neurotransmitters, etc.) are all i...
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Whenever you have thought, there is a corresponding chemical reaction in your mind and body as a result.
this is important to realize because it means that what you think can affect how you feel.Β
If you accept the scientific view that your thoughts are physical parts of your ...
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